Diff Between Phat Cat and Custom Shop Version

[Sherman]

I was cruising through the custom shop area and saw some pups that looked like phat cats. Besides the obvious price difference, what else is different between the two versions)?

Thanks for any insight.

Sherm

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Diff Between Phat Cat and Custom Shop Version

There are differences in specs, which Scott F. will probably post about.

But the other diff is that MJ and Seymour wind the Custom Shop pickups and they're better pickup winders than the talented folks who wind the rest of the Duncan line.

The result is pickup tone with more texture and more complexity...and why all of my Strats with Duncan pickups have hand wound Antiquity pickups wound by MJ or Seymour.

Lew

 

[Stevo]

Re: Diff Between Phat Cat and Custom Shop Version

Maybe the ad has not been changed yet. In the past, they were only offered as custom shop pickups.
I have a custom phat cat stack on order. It's the same as a regular phat cat, but with another coil beneath it to cancel the hum.