Gibson 490R & 498T pickups demo, 1998 Gibson Les Paul Standard Double Cutaway
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Gibson 498T "Hot Alnico" vs Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14)
Gibson 498T "Hot Alnico"
bridge humbucker
83 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14)
bridge humbucker
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Gibson 498T "Hot Alnico" | Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 14.2k | 14.4k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 8.38 H (compiled) |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 5.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | no chart | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | no chart | 3 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | no chart | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | high output | high output, scooped mids |
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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Gibson 498T "Hot Alnico"
Seymour Duncan JB vs. Gibson 498T | Is it worth upgrading pickups?
Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14)
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Gibson 498T "Hot Alnico"
“498t- brighter more chimey, decent with gain, a bit thin.”
“I had the 498T in a LP custom and it was about as fat as you could get. Great string to string clarity.”