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Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-T2B) vs Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B)

Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-T2B) pickup
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Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B) pickup
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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-T2B), the Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B) has lower output, a brighter top end and scooped mids.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-T2B)Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B)
DC resistancediffers21.4k18k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)7.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs5 / 106 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6 / 104 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 104 / 10
Slotbridge Tele pickupbridge Tele pickup
Traitshigh output, noiselesshigh output, dark, noiseless

How close on each spec

100 means identical on that spec. The score weighs these, and counts anything we couldn't compare as a typical difference. How scoring works

Output
75
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
36
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale

Videos

Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-T2B)

Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B)

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What players and reviewers say

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Full reviews

Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B)

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