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lower output · brighter · tighter low end
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Rhythm (STR-3)
Very hot, clear and balanced, with a dark top end and a big low end.
Hotter than 94% of the 79 neck Tele pickups we have
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan
- More low end than a typical Seymour Duncan
Like the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Rhythm (STR-3), but…
- HotterSeymour Duncan Vintage Stack Rhythm (STK-T1N)+42% output · Alnico 5 magnet60 match
- Less hotBare Knuckle Boss−32% output · Alnico 5 magnet70 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 11.8k
- Inductance
- 4.47 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Single coil
- Resonant peak
- 6 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputdarkbig low end
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the neck of a Telecaster.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencelower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencelower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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