Greg Messick from War Within demos Smit's Crazy 8 Humbucker
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AXYS Magnetics Mothman vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
AXYS Magnetics Mothman
bridge humbucker
78 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
humbucker
Compared with the AXYS Magnetics Mothman, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8 has an Alnico VIII magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | AXYS Magnetics Mothman | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistance | 13.5k | 13.5k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico 8 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Slotdiffers | bridge humbucker | humbucker |
| Traits | high output | high output, tight & aggressive |
How close on each spec
100 means identical on that spec. The score weighs these, and counts anything we couldn't compare as a typical difference. How scoring works
Output
100
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
70
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 8
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
AXYS Magnetics Mothman
No videos of its own collected yet.
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis Comparison - Crazy 8 vs PATB-1
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
“I personally really like the ultra smooth singing qualities of the Crazy 8 in these clips what do you think..”
“The Crazy 8 seems to have a more buttery smooth high end than the C5 and more of a singing quality on the solos.”