SD mV Pickup Ratings Reference

LLL

LLL

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Since I'm spec'ing out a neck humbucker, I dug up my reference material and found this info which was posted by Scott Olson years ago.

It is the millivolts rating of each SD pickup to that point (around 2014-ish):

SH-55n Seth Lover Model Nkl 399
SH-55b Seth Lover Model Nkl 399
SH-2n Jazz Model 501
SH-2b Jazz Model 571
SH-3 Stag Mag 389
SH-4 JB Model 737
SH-5 Duncan Custom 784
7Str Distortion Brg, Amt, Soapbar 792
8Str Distortion Brg, Amt, Soapbar 792
SH-6b Duncan Distortion 792
7Str Distortion Brg Pmt 792
8Str Distortion Brg Pmt 792
7Str Distortion Nk,Amt, Soapbar 732
8Str Distortion Nk,Amt, Soapbar 732
SH-6n Duncan Distortion 732
7Str Distortion Nk,Pmt 732
8Str Distortion Nk,Pmt 732
SH-8SGn Synyster Gates,&Chr,Neck 491
SH-8SGb Synyster Gates,&Chr,Brdg 813
SH-8n Invader 491
7Str Invader Nk, Pmt 491
8Str Invader Nk, Pmt 491
7Str Invader Brg, Amt, Soapbar 813
8Str Invader Brg, Amt, Soapbar 813
SH-8b Invader 813
7Str Invader Brg, Pmt 813
8Str Invader Brg, Pmt 813
SM-2n Custom Mini-Humbkr 216
SM-2b Custom Mini-Humbkr 327
SM-3n Seymourized Mini-Humbkr 330
SM-3b Seymourized Mini-Humbkr 354
SH-PG1n Pearly Gates 513
SH-PG1b Pearly Gates 543
SH-10n Full Shred 709
SH-10b Full Shred 724
SH-11 Custom Custom 574
PA-TB1b Original Parallel Axis 749
PA-TB1n Original Parallel Axis 515
PA-TB2b Distortion Parallel Axis 741
PA-STK1n Parallel Axis Stack 291
PA-TB3b Blues Saraceno Model 694
SH-12 Screamin' Demon 500
SH-13 Dimebucker 1160
SH-14 Custom 5 Black 646
SH-15 Alternative 8 Black 761
SH-16 59/Custom Hybrid, 625
SH-18b Whole Lotta HB bridge 440
SH-18n Whole Lotta HB Neck 382
Black Winter, HB Neck 744
Black Winter, HB Bridge 763
7Str Black Winter, HB Neck 744
7Str Black Winter, HB Bridge 763
8Str Black Winter, HB Neck 744
8Str Black Winter, HB Bridge 763
6Str Pegasus Brg. 555
7Str Pegasus Brg, Amt, Soapbar 555
8Str Pegasus Brg, Amt, Soapbar 555
7Str Pegasus Brg, Pmt 555
8Str Pegasus Brg, Pmt 555
6Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
7Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
8Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
7Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666
8Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666
6Str Sentient Neck, Amt, Soapbar 499
7Str Sentient Neck, Amt, Soapbar 499
8Str Sentient Neck, Amt, Soapbar 499
7Str Sentient Neck, Pmt 499
8Str Sentient Neck, Pmt 499
Jason Becker - bridge Black 582
TB-59 '59 Trembucker 593
TB-4 JB Trembucker 737
TB-5 Duncan Custom Trembkr 784
TB-6 Duncan Distortion Trmbkr 792
TB-8SGb Synyster Gates,&Chr,Brdg 813
TB-PG1b Pearly Gates Trembkr 543
TB-APH1B Alnc II Trembucker 499
TB-10 Full Shred Trembucker 724
TB-11 Custom Custom Trembkr 574
TB-12 Screamin' Demon Trembkr 500
TB-14 Custom 5 Trembkr Black 646
TB-15 Alternative 8 Trembkr Black 651
TB-16 59/Custom Hybrid, 625
Black Winter, TB Bridge 763
Pegasus Trembucker, Bridge 555
Nazgul Trembucker, Bridge 666
Jason Becker - TB bridge Black 582
APH-1n Alnc II Pro Humbuckr 452
APH-1b Alnc II Pro Humbuckr 499
APH-2n Slash Alnc II Pro HB 475
APH-2b Slash Alnc II Pro HB 524
LW-CH2n,LiveWire II,Classic,HB 534
LW-CH2b,LiveWire II,Classic,HB 936
LW-Must LiveWire Dave Mustaine,n 1080
LW-Must LiveWire Dave Mustaine,b 1368
AHB-1n Blackouts, Neck 1283
AHB-1b Blackouts, Bridge 1598
AHB-1n Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 1, Nk 1283
AHB-1b Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 1, Br 1598
AHB-1n Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 2, Nk 1283
AHB-1b Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 2, Br 1598
AHB-2b Blackouts Metal HB 3648
AHB-1n Blackouts, 8strg, Neck 1283
AHB-1b Blackouts, 8strg, Bridge 1598
AHB-3n MickT Blackouts HB Neck Bk 1079
AHB-3b MickT Blackouts HB Bridge Bk 1419
AHB-3n Mick T Blackouts 7-Str Ph 1 1079
AHB-3b Mick T Blackouts 7-Str Ph 1 1419
AHB-3n Mick T Blackouts 7Str Ph 2 1079
AHB-3b Mick T Blackouts 7Str Ph 2 1419
AHB-10n Blackouts Coil Pack Nk 1829
AHB-10b Blackouts Coil Pack Brg 1870
AHB-11n Gus G Fire Backout Coil Pack Nk 1725
AHB-11b Gus G Fire Backout Coil Pack Brg 1784
SH-1n '59 Model 7-Strg 572
SH-1b '59 Model 7-Strg 593
SH-2n Jazz Model 7-Strg 501
SH-4 JB Model 7-Strg 737
SH-5 Duncan Custom 7-Strg 784
SH-10n Full Shred Neck 7-Str 709
SH-10b Full Shred Brg 7-Str 958
SH-14 Custom 5 7-Str 646

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And by order of output (low to high) - hat tip to ItsaBass: [TABLE="class: text_table, width: 652"]
[TR]
[TD]SM-2n Custom Mini-Humbkr 216[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-STK1n Parallel Axis Stack 291[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SM-2b Custom Mini-Humbkr 327[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SM-3n Seymourized Mini-Humbkr 330[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SM-3b Seymourized Mini-Humbkr 354[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-18n Whole Lotta HB Neck 382[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-3 Stag Mag 389[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-55n Seth Lover Model Nkl 399[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-55b Seth Lover Model Nkl 399[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-18b Whole Lotta HB bridge 440[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-1n Alnc II Pro Humbuckr 452[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-2n Slash Alnc II Pro HB 475[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8SGn Synyster Gates,&Chr,Neck 491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8n Invader 491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Invader Nk, Pmt 491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Invader Nk, Pmt 491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6Str Sentient Neck, Amt, Soapbar 499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Sentient Neck, Amt, Soapbar 499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Sentient Neck, Amt, Soapbar 499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Sentient Neck, Pmt 499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Sentient Neck, Pmt 499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-APH1B Alnc II Trembucker 499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-1b Alnc II Pro Humbuckr 499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-12 Screamin' Demon 500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-12 Screamin' Demon Trembkr 500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-2n Jazz Model 501[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-2n Jazz Model 7-Strg 501[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-PG1n Pearly Gates 513[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB1n Original Parallel Axis 515[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-2b Slash Alnc II Pro HB 524[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-CH2n,LiveWire II,Classic,HB 534[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-PG1b Pearly Gates 543[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-PG1b Pearly Gates Trembkr 543[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6Str Pegasus Brg. 555[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Pegasus Brg, Amt, Soapbar 555[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Pegasus Brg, Amt, Soapbar 555[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Pegasus Brg, Pmt 555[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Pegasus Brg, Pmt 555[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pegasus Trembucker, Bridge 555[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-2b Jazz Model 571[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-1n '59 Model 7-Strg 572[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-11 Custom Custom 574[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-11 Custom Custom Trembkr 574[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jason Becker - bridge Black 582[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jason Becker - TB bridge Black 582[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-59 '59 Trembucker 593[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-1b '59 Model 7-Strg 593[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-16 59/Custom Hybrid, 625[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-16 59/Custom Hybrid, 625[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-14 Custom 5 Black 646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-14 Custom 5 Trembkr Black 646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-14 Custom 5 7-Str 646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-15 Alternative 8 Trembkr Black 651[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nazgul Trembucker, Bridge 666[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB3b Blues Saraceno Model 694[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-10n Full Shred 709[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-10n Full Shred Neck 7-Str 709[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-10b Full Shred 724[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-10 Full Shred Trembucker 724[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Distortion Nk,Amt, Soapbar 732[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Distortion Nk,Amt, Soapbar 732[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-6n Duncan Distortion 732[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Distortion Nk,Pmt 732[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Distortion Nk,Pmt 732[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-4 JB Model 737[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-4 JB Trembucker 737[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-4 JB Model 7-Strg 737[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB2b Distortion Parallel Axis 741[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Black Winter, HB Neck 744[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Black Winter, HB Neck 744[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Black Winter, HB Neck 744[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB1b Original Parallel Axis 749[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-15 Alternative 8 Black 761[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Black Winter, HB Bridge 763[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Black Winter, HB Bridge 763[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Black Winter, HB Bridge 763[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Black Winter, TB Bridge 763[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-5 Duncan Custom 784[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-5 Duncan Custom Trembkr 784[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-5 Duncan Custom 7-Strg 784[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Distortion Brg, Amt, Soapbar 792[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Distortion Brg, Amt, Soapbar 792[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-6b Duncan Distortion 792[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Distortion Brg Pmt 792[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Distortion Brg Pmt 792[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-6 Duncan Distortion Trmbkr 792[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8SGb Synyster Gates,&Chr,Brdg 813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Invader Brg, Amt, Soapbar 813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Invader Brg, Amt, Soapbar 813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8b Invader 813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7Str Invader Brg, Pmt 813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8Str Invader Brg, Pmt 813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TB-8SGb Synyster Gates,&Chr,Brdg 813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-CH2b,LiveWire II,Classic,HB 936[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-10b Full Shred Brg 7-Str 958[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3n MickT Blackouts HB Neck Bk 1079[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3n Mick T Blackouts 7-Str Ph 1 1079[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3n Mick T Blackouts 7Str Ph 2 1079[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-Must LiveWire Dave Mustaine,n 1080[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-13 Dimebucker 1160[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1n Blackouts, Neck 1283[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1n Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 1, Nk 1283[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1n Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 2, Nk 1283[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1n Blackouts, 8strg, Neck 1283[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-Must LiveWire Dave Mustaine,b 1368[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3b MickT Blackouts HB Bridge Bk 1419[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3b Mick T Blackouts 7-Str Ph 1 1419[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3b Mick T Blackouts 7Str Ph 2 1419[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1b Blackouts, Bridge 1598[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1b Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 1, Br 1598[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1b Blackouts 7-Strg Phase 2, Br 1598[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1b Blackouts, 8strg, Bridge 1598[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-11n Gus G Fire Backout Coil Pack Nk 1725[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-11b Gus G Fire Backout Coil Pack Brg 1784[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-10n Blackouts Coil Pack Nk 1829[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-10b Blackouts Coil Pack Brg 1870[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-2b Blackouts Metal HB 3648[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
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That list was kind of debunked shortly after, if you read the thread.

Consider this. Think these are real numbers?

6Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
7Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
8Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
7Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666
8Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666
 
beaubrummels said:
That list was kind of debunked shortly after, if you read the thread.

Consider this. Think these are real numbers?

6Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
7Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
8Str Nazgul Brg, Amt, Soapbar 666
7Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666
8Str Nazgul Brg, Pmt 666
Click to expand...

Debunked by whom?

Perhaps for those particular pickups ("666 mV"), however, they are in the realm of possibility.

Even if those Nazgul ratings were a joke, how do you dismiss the rest of the huge list?

I highly doubt Scott Olson (SD's former Media Manager) would try to pull our legs; let alone waste all of his time coming up with a completely spoof list.

I own and have owned a handful of those pickups, and judging the audible output of each compared to the list mV rating, I'd say the list is true - evil demonic influences or not.
 
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...a problem being that a same passive pickup might deliver a variable output in mV as soon as we change cable capacitance...

For instance, for a P.A.F. replica, my experimental data state a peak voltage of 440mV through a short 220pF cable, 460mV through a 20' / 950pF one and 550mV through 30' / 1400pF (!).

Pretty logical knowing how high capacitance brings the resonant peak (= maximum voltage) towards the mids while low capacitance drowns it among high harmonics. But to take in account IMHO.

Now, many measurements done here through a standard cable are close to those stated above. For example, my archives mention 721mV for a SH4, rated in the first post @ 737mV. :-)
 
Those ratings are complete bs. You think an Invader neck with 3 double thick ceramics is cooler than a Pearly Gates neck with a single A2?
 
Clint 55 said:
Those ratings are complete bs. You think an Invader neck with 3 double thick ceramics is cooler than a Pearly Gates neck with a single A2?
Click to expand...

I've no dog in the fight but for the record, an Invader neck is meant to include a series capacitor between coils. That kind of extra component can certainly affect the measured output voltage (although it also depends on how this voltage is measured). ;-)
 
I do know that when this was done, they worked pretty hard on it, devising a system where 1 note was played at a consistent volume. Of course guitar isn't played like that, but some info is better than none of it.
 
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LLL said:
I highly doubt Scott Olson (SD's former Media Manager) would try to pull our legs; let alone waste all of his time coming up with a completely spoof list.
Click to expand...

I'd like to think that. I don't think it was a spoof list, but it has obvious inaccuracies. But keep in mind he was the Marketing guy, in charge of Facebook, not an engineer in the lab doing the evaluation. I'd rather hear this information from someone closer to the experiment.
 
The Sticky does note a lot of what they did to try and keep the test environment consistent. But they were swapping out pickups in a guitar, so that would be challenging.
 
Yep, it was undoubtedly a metric shit-ton of work getting all of those readings.

And for that, I am appreciative of their tremendous effort here.

I don't look at it as 100% pure accuracy given the variables in such a task, but it's good enough and far more detailed than "TMB graph" or even "DC Output".
 
HERE is a proper, easy-to-read list, sorted by output, with all the non-essential models/info removed and the descriptions cleaned up. You're welcome :)

[TABLE="width: 320"]
[TR]
[TD]PA-STK1n Parallel Axis Stack[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]291[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-18n Whole Lotta HB Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]382[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-3 Stag Mag[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]389[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-55n Seth Lover Model Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]399[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-55b Seth Lover Model Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]399[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-18b Whole Lotta HB Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]440[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-1n Alnico II Pro Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]452[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-2n Slash Alnico II Pro Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]475[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8SGn Synyster Gates Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8n Invader Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]491[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sentient[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-1b Alnico II Pro Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]499[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-12 Screamin' Demon[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-2n Jazz Model Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]501[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-PG1n Pearly Gates Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]513[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB1n Original Parallel Axis Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]515[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]APH-2b Slash Alnico II Pro Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]524[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-CH2n LiveWire II Classic Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]534[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-PG1b Pearly Gates Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]543[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pegasus[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]555[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-2b Jazz Model Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]571[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-11 Custom Custom[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]574[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Perpetual Burn Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]582[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-1b '59 Model Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]593[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-16 '59/Custom Hybrid[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]625[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-14 Custom 5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nazgul[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]666[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB3b Blues Saraceno[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]694[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-10n Full Shred Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]709[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-10b Full Shred Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]724[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-6n Duncan Distortion Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]732[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-4 JB Model[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]737[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB2b Distortion Parallel Axis[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]741[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Black Winter Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]744[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PA-TB1b Original Parallel Axis Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]749[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-15 Alternative 8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]761[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Black Winter Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]763[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-5 Duncan Custom[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]784[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-6b Duncan Distortion Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]792[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8SGb Synyster Gates Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-8b Invader Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]813[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-CH2b LiveWire II Classic Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]936[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3n EMTY Blackouts Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1079[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-Must LiveWire Dave Mustaine Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1080[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SH-13 Dimebucker[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1160[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1n Blackouts Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1283[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LW-Must LiveWire Dave Mustaine Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1368[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-3b EMTY Blackouts Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1419[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-1b Blackouts Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1598[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-11n Gus G Fire Blackouts Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1725[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-11b Gus G Fire Backouts Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1784[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-10n Blackouts Coil Pack Neck[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1829[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-10b Blackouts Coil Pack Bridge[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1870[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AHB-2b Blackouts Metal[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3648[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
I just noticed the SH-1b '59 bridge has more mV output than you'd think. And where is the SH-1n '59 Model neck?
 
I think the mv ratings are correct.

Dimarzio waits a certain amount of time after strike and measure the open a string. The delay would lower the peak drastically. Which is what the data shows.


my own opinion on why the dimebucker and full shred are so high, and the custom custom is so low in comparison (same wind and magnet as the full shred, but about 150mv less output) is that the more trebley the pickup, the higher the output.

My personal experience with the full shred set is that there does seem to be a drop in perceived volume as i cut the tone pot down. It gets worse as i go lower.

sounds plausible, no?

Please, pick this theory apart!

​​​​I'd love to figure this out!
 
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The Custom Custom has an A2 magnet. The Full Shred has an A5 magnet, and all Allen poles instead of screws/slugs. There’s the reason for the difference.
 
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