Seymour Duncan Little 59 Review (SL59-1B) How well does it fit into a Strat?
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Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) vs Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
neck Strat single-coil
80 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
neck Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1), the Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4) has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) | Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.86k | 9.62k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.40 H (measured, 2 readings) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 5.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 5.7 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | neck Strat single-coil | neck Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, tight & aggressive, noiseless | high output, 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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
95
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
Fender Stratocaster - Seymour Duncan Little '59
Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
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What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
“In this particular guitar, the little 59 is hollow sounding, bright and lacks output..”
“I like the 59 too, but the SL seems to punch the mids out there a little more, and it's still slightly warmer, maybe due partially to the nickel cover.”
Full reviews
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
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