Gibson High Output Humbuckers: 498T vs 500T vs Dirty Fingers (orig.)
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Gibson Dirty Fingers vs Lindy Fralin Big Single 43
Gibson Dirty Fingers
bridge humbucker
83 match
low confidence
Lindy Fralin Big Single 43
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 Dirty Fingers | Lindy Fralin Big Single 43 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 15k | 15.2k |
| 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
Gibson Dirty Fingers
Lindy Fralin Big Single 43
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Gibson Dirty Fingers
“Of the two the DF is closer to the SD than the DD.”
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