Gibson 500T?

[Rex_Rocker]

Just like you would expect a Duncan Distortion to be.

Angry aggressive metal pickup

tight bottom
punchy mids
screaming highs

I don't have a Duncan Distortion at hand. I've tried it, though. I didn't mean to say the Black Winter is polite-sounding, but the 500T just has a cool old-school grittiness to it. I'm loving it!

 

[Rex_Rocker]

One word: Crunchlab.

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Had one some time ago. Didn't like it, personally. It was too lower-mid-focused for my liking. I'm more of a bright pickup kinda guy.

 

[Masta' C]

Glad you like the 500T!

Figured you might. Just have to play one to really know what it's about. In the right guitar, it's a slayer and its voicing works for a lot of styles.

I agree with you on the Crunch Lab, though it's actually one of my favorite 7-string pickups (that and the Invader 7 of all things, lol).

 

[Demanic]

Had one some time ago. Didn't like it, personally. It was too lower-mid-focused for my liking. I'm more of a bright pickup kinda guy.

I put one in the bridge spot of my Ibanez V-Blade. D-Activator n in the neck. The guitar has plenty of high end and sustain. What it needed was that low mid punch. The D-Activator in the neck is clear and bright and doesn't drop noticeably in output from the bridge. Together clean they sound like a dreadnought acoustic.
That pair is staying put.

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[Rex_Rocker]

I put one in the bridge spot of my Ibanez V-Blade. D-Activator n in the neck. The guitar has plenty of high end and sustain. What it needed was that low mid punch. The D-Activator in the neck is clear and bright and doesn't drop noticeably in output from the bridge. Together clean they sound like a dreadnought acoustic.
That pair is staying put.

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Yeah, I don't doubt it would KILL in the right guitar.

I'm moving my X2N to my Epi 1959 which is a lot brighter than my Gibson. That was a nice pairing when I had it in there.

 

[Demanic]

X2N is interesting. It works well in a bright guitar. But it probably pairs even better in one that is a bit more sonically neutral. Unless you are going for "doom" I wouldn't put it in a darker guitar.

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[Mikelamury]

Can anyone explain the difference between a 500t and a dirty fingers?

 

[STLMTLHD79]

Can anyone explain the difference between a 500t and a dirty fingers?

I had a late 70s Dirty Fingers in a Edwards Les Paul a few years ago. It was even a tad hotter than the 500T with more treble bite. I didnt like it however, it could have been the guitar it was in. I bet it would sound killer in an old LP with 300k pots.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Can anyone explain the difference between a 500t and a dirty fingers?

Dirty Fingers has double row of adjustable pieces, and it's wound a bit hotter.

Don't know how that translates, though, since I haven't tried it.