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lower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
Friedman
Friedman Classic Single
Hot, warm and smooth.
Hotter than 65% of the 148 middle Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 3 magnet: a weak pull: airy and open, with a soft attack
Specs
- DC resistance
- 7.3k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 3
- Coil
- Single coil
moderate outputsoft & warm
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Fits the middle of a Stratocaster or HSS Strat.
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