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lower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop BG1400
Very hot, clear and balanced.
Hotter than 100% of the 86 bridge Tele pickups we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
Specs
- DC resistance
- 29.2k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
high outputnoiseless
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Fits the bridge of a Telecaster.
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What others say
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“For example you'd think the bg1400 (30k DCR) SD makes would be all mids and darker than a chalkboard covered in shoe polish but by all accounts it still sounds like a telecaster pickup..”
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