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PRS DGT vs Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)

PRS DGT
neck humbucker
low confidence

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecPRS DGTSeymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
DC resistance7.3k7.3k
Inductancediffersnot measured4.15 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers7.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart6 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart9 / 10
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage output, soft & warmvintage 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
100
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).

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PRS DGT

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Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)

To me they cover a lot of the same ground, but the BB3 seems less shrill in the high end.
Mpcoluv · Sep 14, 2012Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)
The general consensus happens to be that the bridge is bright and the neck is dark.
Darth Phineas · Apr 4, 2018Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
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