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Gorilla Pickups The Alchemist vs Seymour Duncan Distortion Parallel Axis (PATB-2)
Gorilla Pickups The Alchemist
bridge humbucker
80 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Distortion Parallel Axis (PATB-2)
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Gorilla Pickups The Alchemist, the Seymour Duncan Distortion Parallel Axis (PATB-2) has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Gorilla Pickups The Alchemist | Seymour Duncan Distortion Parallel Axis (PATB-2) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 19k | 21.3k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 3.9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | no chart | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | no chart | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | no chart | 7 / 10 |
| 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
84
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
No videos for either pickup collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Distortion Parallel Axis (PATB-2)
“It has a slightly constricted, compressed low-mid grunt that sets it apart from the Duncan catalog contemporaries.”
“In the middle position with both pickups split, you have a pretty darned versatile glassy clean option.”
Full reviews
Gorilla Pickups The Alchemist
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