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

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

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

moderate outputmid-forwardtight lows

Specs

DC resistance
7.6k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil
Resonant peak
8.5 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. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Vintage for Broadcaster Lead (STL-1B) collected yet.

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