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Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tube for Strat (SLS-1) vs Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1)
Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tube for Strat (SLS-1)
Strat single-coil
78 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1)
Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tube for Strat (SLS-1), the Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1) has hotter output and a brighter top end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tube for Strat (SLS-1) | Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 4.3k | 6.5k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 2.63 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 9.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 10 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Slot | Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | vintage output | vintage output, bright, scooped mids |
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
40
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
82
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
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Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tube for Strat (SLS-1)
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