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Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil

A neck Strat single-coil with an Alnico 5 magnet and vintage output.

vintage output

Specs

DC resistance
7.56k
Inductance
2.22 Hcompiled
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil
Resonant peak
3.7 kHzFender's own test load

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