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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)
Medium output, warm and smooth, with scooped mids and tight lows.
Hotter than 53% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have
- Alnico 2 magnet: the softest pull: warm, round and forgiving
- Fewer mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
- Tighter lows than a typical Seymour Duncan
“Yeah, the Stag Mag has noticeably more bass when in 'bucker mode, and more chime when in split mode.”
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The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 16.2k
- Inductance
- 5.40 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Alnico 2
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 6.5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
vintage outputscooped midstight lowssoft & warm
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published.
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“Either alone, or in tandem, these run the gamut from glassy to snappy to quacky to edgy to full to big to warm.”
“The goal is to have the stag mag in the bridge for twang surf guitar and Jerry Garcia tones, and the jazz in the neck for Wes Montgomery chord action and warm deep blues rippage.”
“Yeah, the Stag Mag has noticeably more bass when in 'bucker mode, and more chime when in split mode.”
“Yeah, the Stag Mag in series is actually pretty dark/thick compared to most humbuckers.”
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