Closest match
Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother
Output compared on measured inductance; no tone chart to compare.
medium confidence
Fender
Fender Deluxe Drive Strat
Hot, warm and smooth.
Hotter than 63% of the 153 neck Strat single-coils we have
- Alnico 3 magnet: a weak pull: airy and open, with a soft attack
Like the Fender Deluxe Drive Strat, but…
- More biteLollar Special SAlnico 5 magnet · similar output82 match
- HotterDiMarzio Red Velvet+29% output · Alnico 5 magnet70 match
- Less hotTone Hatch Fullerton Premier−13% output · Alnico 3 magnet81 match
- No humDiMarzio Area 61hum-cancelling · similar output71 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 10.6k
- Inductance
- 3.00 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Alnico 3
- Coil
- Single coil
moderate outputsoft & warm
From Guitar Pickup Database ↗ (opens in a new tab), a compiled database — we haven't read these from the maker's own site. Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the neck of a Stratocaster or HSS Strat.
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Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother
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Compare →medium confidenceAlnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
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Compare →medium confidencelower output · Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother
Output compared on measured inductance; no tone chart to compare.
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