I Now Have 3 Guitars with Super Distortions

[SweetClyde99]

I just dropped my third Super Distortion into a guitar, and I have no regrets. I usually find that when I really like a pickup in one guitar, it just happens to work in that guitar, and I’m not guaranteed to like it in the next guitar, but this pickup just seems to be working for me right now. I’ve got one in an HH Gibson LP Special, an American Special HSS Strat, and a PRS SE Custom 24. The Super Distortion sounds almost identical in the Gibson and the PRS. It sounds similar in the Strat, but with a little less thump in the low end, though this particular Strat is the least thumpy guitar I’ve ever owned. It’s possible I’ll go back to a Tone Zone in the Strat with a capacitor in series with it to tame the low end, but it’s staying for now.

I put off trying this pickup for too long because I assumed Dimarzio’s first try at making aftermarket pickups wouldn’t be their best, but I’m really digging this thing.

Anyone else still rocking these old monsters?

 

[Demanic]

Do they all sound the same?

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[weepingminotaur]

I've got a Super Distortion that I can't wait to hear in my Les Paul.

 

[75lespaul]

I use Duncan pickups almost exclusively...But I do have a soft spot for the Super Distortion. While it was designed to push non master amps over the edge, I find that in the right guitar (like my 75 LP Custom) it is a perfect match with just about any good amp. Splits nicely, sounds killer perfect. It definitely has its place, even in a Duncan hearted man's aresenal, lolol.

 

[RB522]

Yep, Super D in my Les Paul. I've tried other pickups, but that one ALWAYS goes back in.

 

[piblock]

I have one in my pickup box. Whenever I’m feeling frisky and motivated, I’m going to try it out in my IYV semi-hollow.

 

[SweetClyde99]

Do they all sound the same?

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I covered that a bit in my original post, but if you any more specific questions, I’ll do my best to answer them.

 

[jeremy]

im a pretty die hard duncan guy but i have an old super distortion in a mij squier contemporary strat and it sounds awesome

 

[Demanic]

I covered that a bit in my original post, but if you any more specific questions, I’ll do my best to answer them.

Re read it. That makes sense. Back in the 80's a friend of mine put a SuperD in a yardsale plywood bolt on neck SG copy.
And it sounded fantastic.

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[Aceman]

I have found that the hotter a pickup gets, the more and more it sound like "itself" than the guitar it is in.

I often say a 2x4 with a Super Distortion would sound good. And in to a Marshall, you'd guess it was a Super D

That's something I like about the Custom, Distortion and SuperD. I know what I'm getting wherever it is.

 

[Aceman]

I have 2 Les Pauls with Super D's and Two with Distortions.

 

[Demanic]

I have 2 Les Pauls with Super D's and Two with Distortions.

I've always loved the Duncan Distortion. More top and bottom than the Super D. The Super D always seemed smoother and less raunchy.

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[Doublea1269]

I typically lean toward Duncan for replacement pickups, but I do have one guitar with the DiMarzios. A couple of years ago I picked up a nice black Epiphone Flying V and decided to make it a classic rock machine. In went the Super Distortion to the bridge, and Super 2 in the neck spot. It is absolutely killer and lays down great old school hard rock tones.

I've never had a misstep with Duncans, but I'm really happy with the choice I made for the V.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Not too surprising that it's almost identical in a PRS and a Les Paul Special, and very similar even in a Strat.
One thing about the Super D - it always sounds like a Super D.

This isn't a bad thing - it sounds great in anything and certainly deserves its iconic status.
Also kinda the opposite of being true to the character of the guitar it's in, though.
But Ace said, you always know exactly what you're getting.