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lower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan CustomStack Plus (STK-S6)
Very hot, clear and balanced, with a dark top end and a big low end.
Hotter than 85% of the 158 bridge Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan
- More low end than a typical Seymour Duncan
Like the Seymour Duncan CustomStack Plus (STK-S6), but…
- WarmerSeymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)Ceramic magnet · darker · +16% output61 match
- More biteDiMarzio HS-2brighter · similar output82 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4)+22% output · Alnico 5 magnet74 match
- Less hotSeymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)−27% output · Alnico 5 magnet80 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 14.45k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 4.85 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputdarkbig low endnoiseless
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 CustomStack Plus (STK-S6) collected yet.
Fits the bridge of a Stratocaster.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
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