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Seymour Duncan Vintage '54 Lead (STL-1) vs Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B)
Seymour Duncan Vintage '54 Lead (STL-1)
bridge Tele pickup
90 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B)
bridge Tele pickup
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Vintage '54 Lead (STL-1), the Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B) has a darker top end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Vintage '54 Lead (STL-1) | Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.2k | 7.6k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 8.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart) | 3 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 9 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Tele pickup | bridge Tele pickup |
| Traits | moderate output, bright, tight lows | moderate output, mid-forward, tight lows |
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
92
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
84
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
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What players and reviewers say
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