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Seymour Duncan Full Shred (SH-10) vs Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1)

Compared with the Seymour Duncan Full Shred (SH-10), the Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1) has a darker top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Full Shred (SH-10)Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1)
DC resistancediffers7.4k7.5k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)6.9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs4 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)4 / 104 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs8 / 107 / 10
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage output, tight lowsvintage 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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
57
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale

Videos

No videos for either pickup collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Full Shred (SH-10)

The Full Shred is a tad lower in output and gets close to the lead sound of a JB.
El SupremoSeymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)
With less in the lows and mids and plenty in the highs, it's going to cut through.
Darth Phineas · Jan 3, 2018Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Full Shred (SH-10)

On the Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1)

The high end sings with an edgy sweetness that has bite without being shrill.
Darth Phineas · Dec 6, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The upper mids and the high end are more about clarity, so notes are more precise and less nasal on the high end.
Darth Phineas · Dec 6, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Original Parallel Axis (PATB-1)

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