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Gibson ELEV8 Underwound vs Gorilla Pickups The Pioneer

Gibson ELEV8 Underwound pickup
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Gorilla Pickups The Pioneer pickup
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Compared with the Gibson ELEV8 Underwound, the Gorilla Pickups The Pioneer has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecGibson ELEV8 UnderwoundGorilla Pickups The Pioneer
DC resistance8k8k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 8Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Slotdiffersneck humbuckerhumbucker
Traitsvintage output, tight & aggressivevintage 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
70
Alnico 8 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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