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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
A bridge Strat single-coil with a ceramic magnet and high output.
high outputtight & aggressivenoiseless
Specs
- DC resistance
- 11.78k
- Inductance
- 7.89 Hmeasured, 2 readings
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 4.6 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
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What others say
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“You're really looking for a woody, clear, articulate character that can even also be considered chimey.”
“The vibe is open with slightly controlled lows and crisp highs.”
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