Pearly Gates: Hard Rock
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Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro-Slash (APH-2) vs Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro-Slash (APH-2)
bridge humbucker
89 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro-Slash (APH-2), the Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1) has a brighter top end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro-Slash (APH-2) | Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.53k | 8.21k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 5.10 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, big low end, soft & warm | vintage 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
94
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
77
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro-Slash (APH-2)
No videos of its own collected yet.
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro-Slash (APH-2)
“While still sweet, the high end has some sass.”
“Mids had more bark than the APH-1's bite.”
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.”
Comparing with Gibson Burstbucker Type 3
“The general consensus happens to be that the bridge is bright and the neck is dark.”