NAZGUL & SENTIENT Pickup Review | Seymour Duncan’s Best Metal Pickups??
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Seymour Duncan Sentient vs Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
Seymour Duncan Sentient
neck humbucker
85 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
neck humbucker
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Sentient | Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.75k | 8.2k |
| Inductancediffers | 4.20 H (compiled) | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 6.48 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 6.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output | vintage 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
92
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
96
the maker's resonant peaks
Not compared: mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Seymour Duncan Sentient
Seymour Duncan Pegasus & Sentient pickup demo
Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
Knaggs Kenai Tier 1: Whole Lotta Humbucker
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Sentient
“Both have very nice high gain solo voices the Sentient clearer and more articulate the Liquifire more aggressive compressed and smooth and thicker.”
Comparing with DiMarzio LiquiFire
“The Sentient more open and vintage vibe with less compression but still super articulate at gain.”
On the Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
“Tried a Whole Lotta Humbucker and that went too far the other way as I suppose I like hotter than vintage and it was too harsh in the midrange, too spiky.”
“I have my Whole Lotta Neck set fairly close to the strings (2/32 ths for both the treble and bass side) I have not adjusted the polepieces.”
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