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brighter
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1)
A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 5 magnet and high output.
high output
Specs
- DC resistance
- 15.7k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 4.5 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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“The high end sings with an edgy sweetness that has bite without being shrill.”
“The upper mids and the high end are more about clarity, so notes are more precise and less nasal on the high end.”
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