500T= what SD
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TattooedCarrot
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Distortion is probably closest, but still a lot different. Distortion is clearer, tighter.
Distortion is probably closest, but still a lot different. Distortion is clearer, tighter.
Quencho092
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I liked the rich harmonic content of 500T in my old ibanez. Under gain it had plenty of dimension, and it had a sweet 'chirp' sound to the pick attack.
I liked the rich harmonic content of 500T in my old ibanez. Under gain it had plenty of dimension, and it had a sweet 'chirp' sound to the pick attack.
bigheadood
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I think the sh5 custom is closer...It has a similar eq, but it's not the same either. The 500t is more aggressive, but not quite like a distortion.
I guess somewhere in between the two.
I think the sh5 custom is closer...It has a similar eq, but it's not the same either. The 500t is more aggressive, but not quite like a distortion.
I guess somewhere in between the two.
Aceman
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I am a fan of the 500T. The Distortion is my #1 pickup. While they are not the same, to my old ears, they are practically close enough that I would not bother to swap one for the other.
The differences are trivial IMO. Two other people may hear the bass as tighter or the same, or the highs are slightly softer on one or the other, and two more people hear the opposite.
Just treat them the same - for all practical purposes they are.
I am a fan of the 500T. The Distortion is my #1 pickup. While they are not the same, to my old ears, they are practically close enough that I would not bother to swap one for the other.
The differences are trivial IMO. Two other people may hear the bass as tighter or the same, or the highs are slightly softer on one or the other, and two more people hear the opposite.
Just treat them the same - for all practical purposes they are.
Aceman
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See - I disagree with that. I think that 500T aggression is because it has the distortion EQ curve and mids.
See - I disagree with that. I think that 500T aggression is because it has the distortion EQ curve and mids.
Burk
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I have a Duncan Custom (SH-5) in my '77 LP standard and was a little dissapointed....I wanted it to be hotter.
I have a pair of Duncan Distortions in my '95 LP (my main axe) and really like them.
I had a 498T in a '91 Custom that I really liked, but it wasn't hot enough. I thought that maybe a 500T might give me that abrasive tone...but hotter....(or was it the Alnico 5 that I was hearing ?)
I had heard that those two (or most of the hotter) Gibson pickups were a little abrasive tone-wise (I love this).
Your thoughts ?
I have a Duncan Custom (SH-5) in my '77 LP standard and was a little dissapointed....I wanted it to be hotter.
I have a pair of Duncan Distortions in my '95 LP (my main axe) and really like them.
I had a 498T in a '91 Custom that I really liked, but it wasn't hot enough. I thought that maybe a 500T might give me that abrasive tone...but hotter....(or was it the Alnico 5 that I was hearing ?)
I had heard that those two (or most of the hotter) Gibson pickups were a little abrasive tone-wise (I love this).
Your thoughts ?
bigheadood
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Maybe my ears are getting old too.
I hear more cut in the distortion, and a bigger low end in the 500t.
Both could happily be described as "abrasive".
Maybe my ears are getting old too.
I hear more cut in the distortion, and a bigger low end in the 500t.
Both could happily be described as "abrasive".
Andrew Lamprecht
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The 500T is my favorite high gain pup. :wall:
The 500T is my favorite high gain pup. :wall:
metalmachine
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In terms of output its the distortion. In terms of eq its the sh-5 custom. Personally imo if you like the 500t you will love the distortion.
In terms of output its the distortion. In terms of eq its the sh-5 custom. Personally imo if you like the 500t you will love the distortion.
frankfalbo
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500T is 43AWG wound up to around 15k, so the coils are hotter than the Custom but not the same wire as the Distortion. I'd put the wind between the two. The magnets are like the Invader. One tall center magnet plus two outside magnets that are arranged so they oppose the center magnet, thus focusing the field upward.
The Distortion is the closest in sound, but a Custom, made with 3 magnets would be closer. The Invader with regular pole pieces cuts the 500T in half like a tomato in a knife commercial.
500T is 43AWG wound up to around 15k, so the coils are hotter than the Custom but not the same wire as the Distortion. I'd put the wind between the two. The magnets are like the Invader. One tall center magnet plus two outside magnets that are arranged so they oppose the center magnet, thus focusing the field upward.
The Distortion is the closest in sound, but a Custom, made with 3 magnets would be closer. The Invader with regular pole pieces cuts the 500T in half like a tomato in a knife commercial.
astrozombie
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the 500t kind of reminds me of the invader but less huge sounding and more one dimensional. a little more "meh".
the 500t kind of reminds me of the invader but less huge sounding and more one dimensional. a little more "meh".
astrozombie
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Hey frank, what would you say is the duncan closest to the dirty fingers?
Hey frank, what would you say is the duncan closest to the dirty fingers?
King IzzO)))
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DF and the 500T are pretty close to being the same pickup.
I'm just gonna drop a Custom with a big ceramic recommendation here, if you're OK with mag swaps. Otherwise a DD or a Custom would do if you just had to have a Duncan.
DF and the 500T are pretty close to being the same pickup.
I'm just gonna drop a Custom with a big ceramic recommendation here, if you're OK with mag swaps. Otherwise a DD or a Custom would do if you just had to have a Duncan.
frankfalbo
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Same answer, but with double screws and no keeper bars IIRC. They're in the same family but it's been awhile since I've monkeyed with an old DF.
Same answer, but with double screws and no keeper bars IIRC. They're in the same family but it's been awhile since I've monkeyed with an old DF.
psychodave
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I agree. I love both, but tend to prefer the Distortion (from the 80's). I think the 500T is also tighter and more compressed.
I agree. I love both, but tend to prefer the Distortion (from the 80's). I think the 500T is also tighter and more compressed.
