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Seymour Duncan Hot (SSL-3) vs Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Staggered (SSL-7)
Seymour Duncan Hot (SSL-3)
Strat single-coil
82 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Staggered (SSL-7)
Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Hot (SSL-3), the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Staggered (SSL-7) has scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Hot (SSL-3) | Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Staggered (SSL-7) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 16.4k | 14.8k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 4.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 4.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, tight lows | high output |
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
85
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
75
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
50
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
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