Are the PRS Dragon II Pickups any good? Let's listen and find out
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PRS Dragon II vs Sheptone Blue Sky
PRS Dragon II
neck humbucker
82 match
low confidence
Sheptone Blue Sky
neck humbucker
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | PRS Dragon II | Sheptone Blue Sky |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8k | 7.8k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 4 | Alnico 4 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output | vintage 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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 4
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
PRS Dragon II
PRS Dragon II Pickups Test
Sheptone Blue Sky
Sheptone Blue Sky and Lovepedal (Hermida Audio) Zendrive Tones
1987 Gibson '57 reissue - Sheptone Blue Sky pickups
What players and reviewers say
On the PRS Dragon II
“Duncan Screamin Demon (would have more of a treble type clang to the attack instead of an upper mid type of clang that the Dragon II has).”
“'s "Youth of the Nation" almost to the T, going from cleans to lows and the Dragon II would do it all.”
On the Sheptone Blue Sky
“I'm trying to nail a smooth, fat Duane tone like his studio solos on "Blue Sky", without buying a new pickup (since I have about 150 already!”