Closest match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
PRS
PRS HFS
Hot, tight and aggressive.
Hotter than 76% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
“I changed the HFS to a Custom in my CU24 and the tone while slightly more open in the mids was very simular..”
Specs
- DC resistance
- 15k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
high outputtight & aggressive
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 bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidence
What others say
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PRS Pickups Comparison Demo - HFS/VB (Old VS New) VS 85/15 | NO TALKING #prsguitars #prs #demo
Pickups Comparison 2: PRS HFS vs. Seymour Duncan SH-4 (Marshall JMP 2203)
PRS Pickups - 58/15 and the HFS - Heavy Rhythm Tones
“HFS > too harsh/wiry with lots of treble, if set lower then suddenly underpowered and dry (probably due to being high output/ceramic and having this click that i hate in ceramics).”
“I changed the HFS to a Custom in my CU24 and the tone while slightly more open in the mids was very simular..”
“For me, the HFS in the bridge position is just a bit 'thin' and doesn't have as much Crunch as I would like.”
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