Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Livewire Metal Humbucker

Clear and balanced, with forward mids, a dark top end and a big low end.

  • Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
  • More mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
  • Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan
  • More low end than a typical Seymour Duncan
  • Active: the output comes from its preamp
No price published on Seymour Duncan's own site
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Specs

DC resistance
not published
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
1.2 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

activedarkmid-forwardbig low end

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. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Livewire Metal Humbucker collected yet.

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