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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Hot, tight and aggressive, with forward mids.
Hotter than 82% of the 230 neck humbuckers we have
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- More mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
“It doesn't have as much of a dramatic low-end rolloff as the Black Winter, but it not a fat bassy pickup like the X2N.”
Like the Seymour Duncan Black Winter, but…
- WarmerDiMarzio D Activator-Xdarker · similar output79 match
- More biteBare Knuckle HalcyonAlnico 5 magnet · brighter · +8% output76 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)+19% output · Ceramic magnet92 match
- Less hotSeymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)−24% output · Ceramic magnet74 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 13k
- Inductance
- 5.64 Hmeasured, 2 readings
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 6.35 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
moderate outputmid-forwardtight & aggressive
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the neck of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24 or Superstrat (HH).
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What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published.
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
“Punchy and controlled lows with edgy and focused mids and highs.”
“Seymour's neck models are more known for that more traditional fuller neck voice that can often times be big in the lows and sweet in the highs.”
“It doesn't have as much of a dramatic low-end rolloff as the Black Winter, but it not a fat bassy pickup like the X2N.”
“The Black Winter and Distortion sound similar too, I hear the high end clarity on the Black Winter:.”
“We have also heard legends of how articulate and clean the Black Winter can get on the forum here..”
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