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ceramic magnet: punchier, more aggressive · brighter
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Alternative 8 (SH-15)
A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 8 magnet and high output.
high outputbrightmid-forwardbig low endtight & aggressive
Specs
- DC resistance
- 17.68k
- Inductance
- 8.18 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Alnico 8
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 4.46 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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ceramic magnet: punchier, more aggressive · brighter
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