Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

[RMosack]

SM-1n - Vintage
SM-2n - Custom
SM-3n - Seymourized

I'm a little confused by the Duncan site. After searching and reading through a bunch of mini humbucker threads here, I had the impression that the "custom" would be the highest output and the "vintage" would be the lowest. So, when looking for what mini to put in the neck of a Tele (with a vintage type bridge pickup), I would likely want the lowest output.

But the Seymour Duncan website allows you to sort the pickups by output, plus it uses little color spectrum bars to indicate output. Per the site, it would appear that the Custom (SM-2) is the lowest output and the Seymourized (SM-3) is the highest. Is that right or is it just an error? Doesn't really make sense to me.

In fact, it shows the two Antiquity models as BOTH being higher output than all three of these listed here? Is that right too?

 

[RMosack]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

Hoping someone knows. :nervous:

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

My guess of the output levels from cold to hot is:

Ant
Vintage
Seymourized
Custom

 

[jeremy]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

that would be my guess as well but ive never heard them all side by side. i can say that i freakin love my antiquity II firebird pups

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

i can say that i freakin love my antiquity II firebird pups

The demos I've heard so far sound epic.

 

[RMosack]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

I would have guessed the same. But the Duncan site seems to have them in a different order. Weird.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

You could put the Antiquity and the Vintage as 'pretty close'. and the other 2 as 'hotter than the Antiquity or Vintage'. In other words, the EQ difference is more noticeable between each pair than the output.

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

SM-1n - Vintage
SM-2n - Custom
SM-3n - Seymourized

But the Seymour Duncan website allows you to sort the pickups by output, plus it uses little color spectrum bars to indicate output. Per the site, it would appear that the Custom (SM-2) is the lowest output and the Seymourized (SM-3) is the highest. Is that right or is it just an error? Doesn't really make sense to me.

Why would it be an error? Product model numbers indicate the order the pickups were introduced to the market, not how hot they are.

 

[RMosack]

Re: Mini Humbucker Relative Output Levels: SM-1n vs SM-2n vs SM-3n

I wasn't referring to the model numbers.