Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18) pickup
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Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)

A neck humbucker with an Alnico 5 magnet and vintage output.

vintage output

Specs

DC resistance
8.2k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
6.4 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

From Seymour Duncan's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.

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What others say

Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published. No player posts collected yet.

With similar push and drive as the 59 Model set, the Whole Lotta Humbucker is a little more articulate in the lows and a little tastier in the highs.
Darth Phineas · Aug 30, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
There is a really nice balance to the set, compliments of a slight snarl in the mids.
Darth Phineas · Aug 30, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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