Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Lead (STL-3) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Lead (STL-3)

A bridge Tele pickup with an Alnico 5 magnet and high output.

high outputbig low end

Specs

DC resistance
17.38k
Inductance
9.97 Hmeasured, 1 reading
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil
Resonant peak
3.5 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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