Closest match
hotter output · hum-cancelling
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; brightness from the maker's resonant peak.
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Nazgul
Tight and aggressive, with forward mids.
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- More mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
“But the Nazgul and DD will come across as hotter/more aggressive due to their midrange.”
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The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 18.76k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Single coil
- Resonant peak
- 3.85 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputmid-forwardtight & aggressive
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a 8-string.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
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What others say
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“But the Nazgul and DD will come across as hotter/more aggressive due to their midrange.”
“Nazgul 8 - The strong treble, midrange and attenuated bass works very well with the lower notes and retains clarity.”
“I find when you compensate for a bassy 7th string the rest of the strings sound thin but the Nazgul has a big bottom end and thick midrange which means you don't get this problem..”
“The Omega is overall similar to a Duncan Nazgul, but with more of an emphasis on the low mids and bass frequencies.”
“I love the harsh, brutal, clear sound of the Nazgul, but it sounds a bit thinner than D-activator, and i'm thinking if D-activator would actually bring a more powerful sound to the guitar..”
“It seems like the Nazgul would have the high end and high mid attack the Tremonti has, as well as the beefy, tight low end..”
“Imagine a black winter but cooler, a bit more sizzle in the top end, tighter bottom and more crunch in the midrange, without being overly idiotic, like the Nazgul..”
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