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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Vintage '54 Lead (STL-1)
Low output, clear and balanced, with a bright top end and tight lows.
Hotter than 20% of the 86 bridge Tele pickups we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Brighter than a typical Seymour Duncan
- Tighter lows than a typical Seymour Duncan
Like the Seymour Duncan Vintage '54 Lead (STL-1), but…
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The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 7.2k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Single coil
- Resonant peak
- 9 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
moderate outputbrighttight lows
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Vintage '54 Lead (STL-1) collected yet.
Fits the bridge of a Telecaster.
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