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Gibson 1968 T-Top Reissue vs Sheptone 7078

Gibson 1968 T-Top Reissue pickup
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Sheptone 7078 pickup
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Sheptone 7078
bridge humbucker

Compared with the Gibson 1968 T-Top Reissue, the Sheptone 7078 has an Alnico VIII magnet (punchier, more aggressive).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecGibson 1968 T-Top ReissueSheptone 7078
DC resistancediffers7.5k7.7k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico 8
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Slotdiffershumbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitsvintage outputvintage 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
96
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).

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