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tighter low end
Output compared on measured inductance; tone charts compared directly.
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14)
Very hot, clear and balanced, with scooped mids.
Hotter than 85% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Fewer mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
“Less mids could make the custom five scoopy in the mids but as it is, No; he's definitly not scooped.”
Like the Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14), but…
- WarmerSeymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1)darker · similar output83 match
- More biteSeymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)Ceramic magnet · similar output76 match
- HotterDiMarzio Air Zone+12% output · Alnico 5 magnet70 match
- Less hotSeymour Duncan Pegasus−27% output · Alnico 5 magnet80 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 14.4k
- Inductance
- 8.38 Hcompiled
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 5.4 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputscooped mids
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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What others say
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“Less mids could make the custom five scoopy in the mids but as it is, No; he's definitly not scooped.”
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