Gibson High Output Humbuckers: 498T vs 500T vs Dirty Fingers (orig.)
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Gibson 500T "Super Ceramic" vs Gibson Dirty Fingers

Gibson 500T "Super Ceramic"
bridge humbucker
83 match
low confidence

Gibson Dirty Fingers
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 500T "Super Ceramic" | Gibson Dirty Fingers |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 15.2k | 15k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | high output, tight & aggressive | 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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Featuring both
Gibson 500T "Super Ceramic"
No videos of its own collected yet.
Gibson Dirty Fingers
Gibson Dirty Fingers Pickups Review/Demo (Gibson Les Paul Studio Session)
The World's Loudest Pickup: Invader vs. Dirty Fingers vs. Hot Rails
What players and reviewers say
On the Gibson Dirty Fingers
“Of the two the DF is closer to the SD than the DD.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Super Distortion, Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
“Well first of all, the Dirty Fingers is going to be WAY hotter and WAY more aggressive than the Angus sugnature.”