Since we’re playing “what SD pup does this sound like… ?”

[BenPerkins]

Since we’re playing “what SD pup does this sound like… ?”

Burstbucker 61R & 61T. Is there an SD equivalent? ‘59?

 

[beaubrummels]

Seths are generally the closest to Burstbuckers in my experience. The '61s, though, I believe have mismatched coils with a hotter slug? I'd need to try them to be sure.

 

[jeremy]

the bb '61 r and t are both around 8k with mismatched coils. i dont know if duncan have anything similar. if you took a set of 59's and coil swapped, youd have something similar that would kick ass. i dont love the '61 set though to be honest

seths are sorta similar to the bb1 and bb2, which are great pups

 

[BenPerkins]

the bb '61 r and t are both around 8k with mismatched coils. i dont know if duncan have anything similar. if you took a set of 59's and coil swapped, youd have something similar that would kick ass. i dont love the '61 set though to be honest

seths are sorta similar to the bb1 and bb2, which are great pups

Gotcha. There’s a set in a LP Classic I recently bought. They sound good, but they’re not amazing. I’ll have to play with ‘em some more to see what’s lacking. I might just need to adjust pickup height.

 

[Chistopher]

the bb '61 r and t are both around 8k with mismatched coils. i dont know if duncan have anything similar. if you took a set of 59's and coil swapped, youd have something similar that would kick ass. i dont love the '61 set though to be honest

seths are sorta similar to the bb1 and bb2, which are great pups

I believe the 61s are just bb1 and bb2 with the overwound coil being the opposite coil from the corresponding Burstbucker.

The coil mismatch is somewhere in the neighborhood of a few hundred turns, so the resistance mismatch is well within the range of factory tolerances.

 

[jeremy]

interesting that i liked the bb1/2 but didnt care for the 61 all that much. could be the guitars with the 61s since ive only played a few

 

[skelt101]

Do the 61 pickups have an A2 magnet like the Burstbuckers? I was under the impression that they were loaded with an A5...:dunno:

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Seths are generally the closest to Burstbuckers in my experience. The '61s, though, I believe have mismatched coils with a hotter slug? I'd need to try them to be sure.

No, it's the other way around. The Pros, and the 1, 2, and 3 BB's have the hotter slug coil. The 61's the hotter screw coil.

 

[BenPerkins]

Do the 61 pickups have an A2 magnet like the Burstbuckers? I was under the impression that they were loaded with an A5...:dunno:

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