Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1)

A neck humbucker with an Alnico 5 magnet and vintage output.

vintage output

Specs

DC resistance
7.5k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
6.9 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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  1. Closest match
    Seymour Duncan 59 Model (SH-1)

    no spec differences found

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

    high confidence
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  2. Bare Knuckle Mule
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    Alnico IV magnet: warmer, smoother

    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. DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary

    no spec differences found

    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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  4. DiMarzio PAF 59
    DiMarzio PAF 59
    neck humbucker

    no spec differences found

    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

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

The high end sings with an edgy sweetness that has bite without being shrill.
Darth Phineas · Dec 6, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The upper mids and the high end are more about clarity, so notes are more precise and less nasal on the high end.
Darth Phineas · Dec 6, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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