Sheptone Tele A2 pickup
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Sheptone

Sheptone Tele A2

Medium output, warm and smooth.

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

  • Alnico 2 magnet: the softest pull: warm, round and forgiving

Specs

DC resistance
7.6k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 2
Coil
Single coil

moderate outputsoft & warm

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

Fits the bridge of a Telecaster.

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87 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shown

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    Alnico III magnet: punchier, more aggressive

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

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  4. Alnico III magnet: punchier, more aggressive

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
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  5. Alnico III magnet: punchier, more aggressive

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

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What others say

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

“The A2 mags do what they are meant to by keeping the top from being too thin or harsh, yet somehow they managed to keep the total tele thing without sounding dark or muddy.”
gimmieinfo · 2019-03-15Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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