Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

[gunslinger]

I've seen them mentioned on the web. Could this be a typo? Are they still made? Does anyone know what the specifications were?

 

[Mark Le Comte]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

Dimarzio Super Distortion.

Seymour Duncan Distortion.

Two different pickups.

 

[Kam]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

Isn't there talk around here of a Distortion+ or something too? It's something with a magnet swap but I've totally forgotten what it is.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

Isn't there talk around here of a Distortion+ or something too? It's something with a magnet swap but I've totally forgotten what it is.

Never heard it. There are the legendary "Is a Distortion with an A5 a JB?" and of course the "Is a distortion neck with an A5 a JB Neck?"*


*yes, yes it is.

 

[Khriss Bliss]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

Distortion+ may be the oft repeated typo or misquote from Randy Rhoads interview about what SeymourDunc pickup is in his Jackson, which I happen to believe was the sh6 Distortion. I have both, I'll admit there may be some, SOME tonal overlap but the differences are significant, nay very mega ,especially on clean setting.

 

[ratherdashing]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

Isn't there talk around here of a Distortion+ or something too? It's something with a magnet swap but I've totally forgotten what it is.

A Distortion+ is a pedal made by MXR.

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

The Dimarzio Super Distortion and the Duncan Distortion are different animals and both have their merits.

 

[Kam]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

A Distortion+ is a pedal made by MXR.

Aye, I'm aware of that. I just thought I'd heard it bandied about here in reference to a pickup mod or something as well.

Meh, if no one else recalls it then it must have been my mind playing tricks on me again. My apologies for any confusion caused.

Back to your thread, people! :friday:

 

[super rad stuff]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

Isn't there talk around here of a Distortion+ or something too? It's something with a magnet swap but I've totally forgotten what it is.

you're thinking of the JB+, also known as a distortion lite. basically it's a JB that people take and stick a standard sized ceramic in, as opposed to the double thick ceramic that comes standard in a duncan distortion.

specs-wise, the closest thing to a dimarzio super distortion from duncan would be the duncan custom. they're both 14~k pickups with ceramic magnets, but that's about it as far as similarities go.

 

[Kam]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

you're thinking of the JB+, also known as a distortion lite. basically it's a JB that people take and stick a standard sized ceramic in, as opposed to the double thick ceramic that comes standard in a duncan distortion.

Aww man, I saw that new thread too and came here to post about it but you beat me.

I actually can't describe how relieved I am that that dude posted his question. It was really starting to bug me...

 

[super rad stuff]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

Aww man, I saw that new thread too and came here to post about it but you beat me.

I actually can't describe how relieved I am that that dude posted his question. It was really starting to bug me...

new thread? what's this "new" you speak of?:scratchch...



lol i've heard these terms thrown around for the past year and a half at least

 

[Kam]

Re: Did Seymour Duncan ever make a 'super distortion' pickup?

new thread? what's this "new" you speak of?:scratchch...



lol i've heard these terms thrown around for the past year and a half at least

Aye, me too but since I don't really have any interest in the JB, distortion or any combination of the two (yet) I didn't pay a whole lot of attention. It's what I was talking about I just couldn't remember the name. So when some guy posted this thread it sparked my memory of the name, that's all I meant.

Anyway, sorry to the OP for my forgetfullness causing such a huge derailment...