Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (STHR-1B) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (STHR-1B)

A bridge Tele pickup with a ceramic magnet and high output.

high outputdarkmid-forwardtight & aggressivenoiseless

Specs

DC resistance
14.8k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
2.5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
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.

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    hotter output · brighter · scooped mids

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.

    high confidence
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    lower output · brighter · scooped mids

    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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  3. Fender Gen 4 Noiseless Tele
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    lower output · Alnico V magnet: warmer, smoother

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

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What others say

Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published. No player posts collected yet.

Sure, it has some low end punch and a dominant midrange.
Darth Phineas · Apr 24, 2019Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

Full reviews and measurements

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