Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

An 8-string neck humbucker with a ceramic magnet and high output.

high outputtight & aggressive

Specs

DC resistance
17.64k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
4.15 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

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

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  1. Closest match
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    lower output

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

    low confidence
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    lower output

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

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  3. DiMarzio Eclipse 8
    DiMarzio Eclipse 8
    8-string neck humbucker

    lower output

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

    low confidence
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  4. DiMarzio Ionizer 8
    DiMarzio Ionizer 8
    8-string neck humbucker

    lower output

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

    low confidence
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  5. DiMarzio PAF 8
    DiMarzio PAF 8
    8-string humbucker

    lower output

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

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  6. Same brand
    Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)
    Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)
    8-string neck humbucker

    lower output · brighter

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What others say

Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published. No reviews collected yet.

DiMarzio SUPER DISTORTION vs Seymour Duncan DISTORTION SH-6 - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison
Mike Stamper · comparison
the Super D and DD are two VERY different sounding pickups.
Benjy_26 · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)
The DD is very different from the SD. As mentioned the DD is tight, percussive and hot, while the SD is big warm and fuzzy.
idsnowdog · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)
Of the two the DF is closer to the SD than the DD.
idsnowdog · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)

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