Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B)

Medium output, clear and balanced, with forward mids and tight lows.

Hotter than 36% of the 86 bridge Tele pickups we have · estimated from resistance

  • Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
  • More mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
  • Tighter lows than a typical Seymour Duncan

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Specs

DC resistance
7.6k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil
Resonant peak
8.5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

moderate outputmid-forwardtight lows

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. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B) collected yet.

Fits the bridge of a Telecaster.

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