Gibson 500T "Super Ceramic" pickup
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Gibson 500T "Super Ceramic"

A bridge humbucker with a ceramic magnet and high output.

high outputtight & aggressive

Specs

DC resistance
15.2k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling

From Gibson's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.

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    no spec differences found

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    no spec differences found

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    Gibson Dirty Fingers
    bridge humbucker

    no spec differences found

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

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  5. no spec differences found

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

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Gibson High Output Humbuckers: 498T vs 500T vs Dirty Fingers (orig.)
Lasse Lammert · comparison

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