Pearly Gates: Hard Rock
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Gibson Burstbucker Type 3 vs Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
Gibson Burstbucker Type 3
bridge humbucker
82 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
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 Burstbucker Type 3 | Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.7k | 8.21k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 5.10 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | no chart | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | no chart | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | no chart | 9 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, soft & warm | vintage output, bright, soft & warm |
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
92
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Gibson Burstbucker Type 3
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Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
What players and reviewers say
Players comparing them
“To me they cover a lot of the same ground, but the BB3 seems less shrill in the high end.”
On the Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
“I believe the highs may be a bit more pronounced on the '59 as the mids are cut a bit, and the Pearly GAtes (as far as I know) has a bit more upper mids..”
“Essentially a variation on the Patent Applied For sound, the Pearly Gates sound is sweet, but slightly rude, with great sustain and a bright top that make harmonics jump out of the guitar.”
Full reviews
Gibson Burstbucker Type 3
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