Gibson Dirty Fingers Pickups Review/Demo (Gibson Les Paul Studio Session)
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Gibson Dirty Fingers vs Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
Gibson Dirty Fingers
humbucker
Different slots, so no score
Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
8-string neck humbucker
The Gibson Dirty Fingers is a humbucker and the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6) is an 8-string neck humbucker, so one won't drop into the other's slot. Their specs are still side by side below.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Gibson Dirty Fingers | Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 15k | 17.64k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 4.15 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Slotdiffers | humbucker | 8-string neck humbucker |
| Traits | high output, tight & aggressive | high output, tight & aggressive |
Videos
Gibson Dirty Fingers
Gibson High Output Humbuckers: 498T vs 500T vs Dirty Fingers (orig.)
Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
Seymour Duncan - Distortion Neck and Bridge Guitar Pickup - Mayhem Set - Review
Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 with '59 Neck SH-1n Test
What players and reviewers say
Players comparing them
“Of the two the DF is closer to the SD than the DD.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Super Distortion
On the Gibson Dirty Fingers
“Well first of all, the Dirty Fingers is going to be WAY hotter and WAY more aggressive than the Angus sugnature.”
“The DirtyFingers is hotter (to my ears/fingers) and downright nasty dirty gritty fizzy hairy..”
On the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
“the Super D and DD are two VERY different sounding pickups.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Super Distortion
“The DD is very different from the SD. As mentioned the DD is tight, percussive and hot, while the SD is big warm and fuzzy.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Super Distortion