Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1)

Hot, tight and aggressive, with a dark top end.

Hotter than 72% of the 158 bridge Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance

  • Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
  • Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan

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Specs

DC resistance
10.3k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
4 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

high outputdarktight & aggressivenoiseless

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 Cool Rails (SCR-1) collected yet.

Fits the bridge of a Stratocaster.

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  1. Closest match
    DiMarzio The Chopper
    DiMarzio The Chopper
    Strat single-coil

    lower output

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

    medium confidence
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  2. Fender Hot Noiseless Strat
    bridge Strat single-coil

    no spec differences found

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
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  3. DiMarzio Air Norton S
    DiMarzio Air Norton S
    Strat single-coil

    more midrange

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

    medium confidence
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