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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1)
A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 2 magnet and vintage output.
vintage outputbig low endsoft & warm
Specs
- DC resistance
- 7.85k
- Inductance
- 4.92 Hcompiled
- Magnet
- Alnico 2
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 6.7 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
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What others say
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“Highs are a little sweet and lows are spongey but not flabby.”
“If you have a really bright guitar or seem to have a habit of choosing pickups with too much ice-pick high end, the Alnico II Pro could be a consideration.”
“The 490r/490t set is closest to the A2P.”
Comparing with Gibson 490R "Modern Classic", Gibson 490T "Modern Classic", Seymour Duncan 59 Model (SH-1)
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