Gibson 500T vs Duncan Distortion

[iplayloudly]

What do you like better? Which is hotter?

 

[Death by Uberschall]

I don't know about the 500T, but the SD Distortion is one hot pick up and stays very clear.

 

[JamesPeters]

Those are comparable in terms of output but they sound fairly different.

Duncan Distortion:
-quite strong for output
-upper mid emphasis
-has some "quack" to it which although helps it sound modern sometimes makes it feel "forced"
-tight in the lows

Gibson 500T:
-very strong output
-more natural sounding than the Distortion, fairly open/clear
-can be a bit loose in the lows if your guitar has a lot of resonance in some lower frequencies

 

[noseminer]

Those are comparable in terms of output but they sound fairly different.

Duncan Distortion:
-quite strong for output
-upper mid emphasis
-has some "quack" to it which although helps it sound modern sometimes makes it feel "forced"
-tight in the lows

Gibson 500T:
-very strong output
-more natural sounding than the Distortion, fairly open/clear
-can be a bit loose in the lows if your guitar has a lot of resonance in some lower frequencies

hey james i finally got the exodus album, but since it took so long to ship we are getting a free cd from nuclear blast, yay.

 

[JamesPeters]

hey james i finally got the exodus album, but since it took so long to ship we are getting a free cd from nuclear blast, yay.

I haven't received mine yet but I was just assuming it had to do with US-CAN shipping. If I get a free CD out of the deal too, that would be sweet.

 

[nbarts]

I don't know about 500T, but DD sounds not too good, if you know what I mean. Duncan SH4 is a good higain bridge, if you want duncan.