Closest match
hotter output · darker · more midrange
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B)
Very hot, clear and balanced, with a dark top end.
Hotter than 97% of the 86 bridge Tele pickups we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan
Like the Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Lead (STK-T3B), but…
- More biteSeymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-T2B)brighter · +18% output77 match
- Less hotSeymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2)−13% output · Alnico 5 magnet60 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 18k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 7.5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputdarknoiseless
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 Stack Lead (STK-T3B) collected yet.
Fits the bridge of a Telecaster.
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