I think this has been discussed before, but I don't think there has been much of a detailed comparison between both.
I may or may not be considering a Duncan Distortion for some project... or not. But whatever. I wonder if anyone has direclty A/B'd them, preferrably in the same guitar.
I've had both. I've loved both. But it has been years since I last owned a Distortion, or at least the SH-6B. I don't find any clips comparing both.
I'm well aware both are very similar, but there is no way these two sound the same based on specs alone. The Gibson is 15K with triple Ceramic magnets. It's also always F-spaced. The Duncan Distortion is 16.6K if it's regular spaced, but I think the Duncan Trembucker spacing is closer to the spacing on the 500T which would make the DD 17.4K. I can't say for sure, but I remember reading both are 44AWG wire?
So that would make the Distortion be much more overwound than the 500T, but also, it would have less Ceramic in there. So what difference would this cause?
I know we're splitting hairs here, but let's be real. We're all pickup nerds discussing the difference between the Black Winter, the Distortion, the Dokkenbucker, and the Hunter, which are all different takes on a very similar recipee. I'm sure there is a much difference between a DD and a 500T as there is between a BW and a 500T, right?
So... what is your first hand experience?
Thanks!
I may or may not be considering a Duncan Distortion for some project... or not. But whatever. I wonder if anyone has direclty A/B'd them, preferrably in the same guitar.
I've had both. I've loved both. But it has been years since I last owned a Distortion, or at least the SH-6B. I don't find any clips comparing both.
I'm well aware both are very similar, but there is no way these two sound the same based on specs alone. The Gibson is 15K with triple Ceramic magnets. It's also always F-spaced. The Duncan Distortion is 16.6K if it's regular spaced, but I think the Duncan Trembucker spacing is closer to the spacing on the 500T which would make the DD 17.4K. I can't say for sure, but I remember reading both are 44AWG wire?
So that would make the Distortion be much more overwound than the 500T, but also, it would have less Ceramic in there. So what difference would this cause?
I know we're splitting hairs here, but let's be real. We're all pickup nerds discussing the difference between the Black Winter, the Distortion, the Dokkenbucker, and the Hunter, which are all different takes on a very similar recipee. I'm sure there is a much difference between a DD and a 500T as there is between a BW and a 500T, right?
So... what is your first hand experience?
Thanks!
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