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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.
low confidence
Radioshop
Radioshop Vintage 57 Specials
Very low output, warm and smooth.
Hotter than 12% of the 158 bridge Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 3 magnet: a weak pull: airy and open, with a soft attack
Specs
- DC resistance
- 5.9k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 3
- Coil
- Single coil
vintage outputsoft & warm
From Radioshop's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Radioshop Vintage 57 Specials collected yet.
Fits the bridge of a Stratocaster.
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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.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceAlnico II magnet: warmer, smoother
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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hotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidence Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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