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Gibson Burstbucker Pro vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Alex Skolnick

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We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

SpecGibson Burstbucker ProSeymour Duncan Custom Shop Alex Skolnick
DC resistance8.3k8.3k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage outputvintage output

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
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 Burstbucker Pro

burstbucker Pro pickups by Gibson
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Gibson Burstbucker Pro Humbucker Pickups
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Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Alex Skolnick

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What players and reviewers say

On the Gibson Burstbucker Pro

“I don't hear the tendency for harsh treble like I got from the stock Burstbucker pro #1 and #2.”
blackba · 2011-01-17Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“However, the Burstbucker Pro in the bridge, sounds a little thin, and sometime bright, but in a piercing way.”
89strat · 2010-04-12Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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