Seymour Duncan Blackouts Single (AS-1) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Blackouts Single (AS-1)

Clear and balanced, with forward mids.

  • Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
  • More mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
  • Active: the output comes from its preamp

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Specs

DC resistance
not published
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
6.4 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

activemid-forwardnoiseless

Seymour Duncan's tone chart, 0–10

From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Blackouts Single (AS-1) collected yet.

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