SUHR THORNBUCKER™ - FIRST IMPRESSIONS - BY PETE THORN
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Suhr Thornbucker vs TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
Compared with the Suhr Thornbucker, the TV Jones Starwood Humbucker has an Alnico magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Suhr Thornbucker | TV Jones Starwood Humbucker |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.2k | 7k |
| Inductancediffers | 3.61 H (measured, 1 reading) | 3.69 H (compiled) |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 3 kHz (Suhr's own test load) | — |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output | vintage 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
97
measured inductance
Magnet
95
Alnico 5 vs Alnico
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Suhr Thornbucker
Suhr Thornbucker Pickups, demo by Pete Thorn
TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Suhr Thornbucker
“Clean amp options are fun with this pickup, as series mode has an opulence and split/parallel options have some glassy chime.”
“I seem to hear a broad footprint across the mids that give that growl in the low mids as well as a snarl in the high mids.”
Full reviews
Suhr Thornbucker
TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
None collected yet.