Closest match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
Sheptone
Sheptone Blue Sky
Low output, clear and balanced.
Hotter than 33% of the 230 neck humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 4 magnet: between Alnico 2's warmth and Alnico 5's punch
“I'm trying to nail a smooth, fat Duane tone like his studio solos on "Blue Sky", without buying a new pickup (since I have about 150 already!”
Specs
- DC resistance
- 7.8k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 4
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
vintage output
From Sheptone's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the neck of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24 or Superstrat (HH).
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no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidence
What others say
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“I'm trying to nail a smooth, fat Duane tone like his studio solos on "Blue Sky", without buying a new pickup (since I have about 150 already!”
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