Seymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1) pickup
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Seymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)

Hot, tight and aggressive.

Hotter than 82% of the 158 bridge Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance

  • Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack

“I'd go with the Lil Screamin Demon as it will still be fat/thick enough for the styles you listed, but it'll mix with your neck and mid pickups better than the JB Jr.”

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Specs

DC resistance
13.35k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
4.5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

high outputtight & aggressivenoiseless

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.

Fits the bridge of a Stratocaster.

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    DiMarzio BC-1
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    lower output · darker · more midrange

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

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What others say

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“I'd go with the Lil Screamin Demon as it will still be fat/thick enough for the styles you listed, but it'll mix with your neck and mid pickups better than the JB Jr.”
Benjy_26 · 2006-08-09Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Played the Seymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)?

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