Are the PRS Dragon II Pickups any good? Let's listen and find out
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PRS Dragon II vs Sheptone Tribute 4
PRS Dragon II
neck humbucker
82 match
low confidence
Sheptone Tribute 4
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 Tribute 4 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8k | 7.6k |
| 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
93
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 Tribute 4
Sheptone Tribute 4 PAF Pickups
Sheptone Tribute 4 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.”