Pearly Gates: Hard Rock
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Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1) vs Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
bridge humbucker
90 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1), the Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3) has scooped mids and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1) | Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.21k | 16.2k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.10 H (measured, 1 reading) | 5.40 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peak | 6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 9 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, bright, soft & warm | vintage output, scooped mids, tight lows, 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
92
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
67
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates (SHPG-1)
Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
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.”
On the Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)
“Either alone, or in tandem, these run the gamut from glassy to snappy to quacky to edgy to full to big to warm.”