Closest match
lower output · brighter
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2)
Very hot, clear and balanced, with a dark top end.
Hotter than 93% of the 86 bridge Tele pickups we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan
Like the Seymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2), but…
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- HotterSeymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Lead (STL-3)+60% output · Alnico 5 magnet75 match
- Less hotBare Knuckle Piledriver−15% output · Alnico 5 magnet81 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 15.6k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Single coil
- Resonant peak
- 5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputdark
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 Hot Lead (STL-2) collected yet.
Fits the bridge of a Telecaster.
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hotter output · darker · more bass
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