PRS

PRS Tremonti

Hot, clear and balanced.

Hotter than 83% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance

  • Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs

“SC250 bridge pickup is balanced as is the Tremonti, but also a bit dark.”

No price published on PRS's own site

Specs

DC resistance
15.42k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling

high output

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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280 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shown

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    bridge humbucker

    no spec differences found

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  5. no spec differences found

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What others say

Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published. No reviews collected yet.

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Charlie Coe · comparison
“SC250 bridge pickup is balanced as is the Tremonti, but also a bit dark.”
PSGuitar · 2023-03-08Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The Tremonti is great under high gain, very articulate and thick.”
Lee Bob · 2005-05-30Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“I also heard the PRS Tremonti treble is like the 500, with more mids.”
Gplayerzzz · 2010-12-15Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“When they first released the Tremonti II's they were offered with Marks actual neck profile as opposed to the Wide Thin / Wide Fat stuff PRS was offering at the time..”
jabps · 2013-12-23Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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