Seymour Duncan Pegasus pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Pegasus

A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 5 magnet and moderate output.

moderate output

Specs

DC resistance
12.5k
Inductance
6.10 Hcompiled
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
5.16 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
Seymour Duncan's tone chart, 0–10

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