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Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6) vs Seymour Duncan Pegasus

Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
8-string bridge humbucker
medium confidence

Compared with the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6), the Seymour Duncan Pegasus has lower output and an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)Seymour Duncan Pegasus
DC resistancediffers22.53k17.31k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersCeramicAlnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers3.77 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart7 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart6 / 10
Slot8-string bridge humbucker8-string bridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, tight & aggressivehigh output, mid-forward

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
62
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
the maker's resonant peaks

Not compared: mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

Videos

Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

Seymour Duncan Distortion TB-6 with '59 Neck SH-1n Test
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Seymour Duncan Pegasus

No videos of its own collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

“the Super D and DD are two VERY different sounding pickups.”
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.”
idsnowdog · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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On the Seymour Duncan Pegasus

“The Pegasus looks like it has a scooped midrange..”
ledvedder · 2019-01-21Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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