Closest match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
Gibson
Gibson Dirty Fingers
Hot, tight and aggressive.
Hotter than 76% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
“Well first of all, the Dirty Fingers is going to be WAY hotter and WAY more aggressive than the Angus sugnature.”
Specs
- DC resistance
- 15k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
high outputtight & aggressive
From Gibson's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidence
What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published. No reviews collected yet.
Gibson Dirty Fingers Pickups Review/Demo (Gibson Les Paul Studio Session)
The World's Loudest Pickup: Invader vs. Dirty Fingers vs. Hot Rails
Gibson High Output Humbuckers: 498T vs 500T vs Dirty Fingers (orig.)
“Of the two the DF is closer to the SD than the DD.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Super Distortion, Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
“Well first of all, the Dirty Fingers is going to be WAY hotter and WAY more aggressive than the Angus sugnature.”
“The DirtyFingers is hotter (to my ears/fingers) and downright nasty dirty gritty fizzy hairy..”
“Distortions are bright, tight, and aggressive, whereas Dirty fingers are massive, kinda muddy, and loud as hell, not that all that's necessarily a bad thing.”
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