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Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5) vs Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5) pickup
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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5), the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6) has a darker top end, more midrange and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
DC resistancediffers14.1k16.6k
Inductancediffers7.73 H (measured, 1 reading)7.50 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)5.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs7 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6 / 108 / 10
Treble (tone chart)9 / 109 / 10
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, bright, big low end, tight & aggressivehigh output, bright, mid-forward, 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
96
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
75
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
67
tone charts on the same scale

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Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)

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Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

DiMarzio SUPER DISTORTION vs Seymour Duncan DISTORTION SH-6 - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison
Mike Stamper · comparison

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

“the Super D and DD are two VERY different sounding pickups.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Super Distortion
Benjy_26 · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The DD is very different from the SD. As mentioned the DD is tight, percussive and hot, while the SD is big warm and fuzzy.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Super Distortion
idsnowdog · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

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