Closest match
no spec differences found
No output figure to compare; brightness from the maker's resonant peak.
low confidence
EMG
EMG SA
Clear and balanced.
- Alnico magnet: grade not published, so we place it mid-scale
- Active: the output comes from its preamp
Specs
- DC resistance
- not published
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico
- Coil
- Single coil
- Resonant peak
- 3.7 kHzEMG's own test load
active
From EMG's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
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“"The EMG-SA pickup combines the attributes of the early Strat* sound but with an added midrange response and higher output, giving it "bell-like" ringing harmonics and increased sustain.”
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