Seymour Duncan vs DiMarzio.

[Saul Goodman]

 

[Dave Scepter]

Basically, the JB and the Super Distortion are my go-to's... I've been a fan of the JB pickup ever since my early 80's Charvels and a fan of the Super D's ever since I bought my first used Les Paul Custom back in the late 70's... I've tried various other pickups, but my ear is accustomed to those tones, harmonics, etc~

although I do love the Gibson PAF's and T-Tops as well

I am a firm believer that you should install the pickup that matches your guitars tonal personality or its tonal deficiencies

OHHH, completely forgot how much I love my Greco/Maxon U-1000/2000 pickups as well 🤘

Edited Sunday at 04:40 PM by Dave Scepter

[RobB]

SuperDs have a specific sound, very cutting and powerful. I had Brawer install rough-cast A5s in a set and installed them in my Dean V. 

Purchased an anniversary JB/Jazz set to install in my Fernandes MSV, but the Pariah T-Tops sound too good in there, a perfect match. 

[Spinaltap]

i have a 90's JB and Jazz in my thinline and they sound fantastic. 

I have always wanted a Super Distortion for my LP but I like the current PU's enough not to change them.

Thanks this was a good watch

[ZR]

I couldn't finish watching it. I have a problem when they just fill the video with random pics about the subject and they don't match up with what the narrator is saying... talking about a particular player and shows someone else etc. 

No offense to anyone, glad you enjoyed it.

[Dave Scepter]

28 minutes ago, ZR said:

I couldn't finish watching it. I have a problem when they just fill the video with random pics about the subject and they don't match up with what the narrator is saying... talking about a particular player and shows someone else etc. 

No offense to anyone, glad you enjoyed it.

Agreed... it only got semi interesting around the 13 minute mark

[diablo175]

Any argument on which pickup is superior needs to be couched in the disclaimer that it's all subjective. 

I have tried both, time and time again. While I've found a few JB's that were more palatable to my ear, the vast majority were not. SuperD's just never grabbed me. Full stop.

It's kinda funny because I don't think of myself as being particularly discerning in my audio preferences; I'm not a tone chaser to the extent that I have seen on here and elsewhere. But I know what I like when I hear it.  

Edited Sunday at 07:43 PM by diablo175

[Saul Goodman]

4 hours ago, ZR said:

I couldn't finish watching it. I have a problem when they just fill the video with random pics about the subject and they don't match up with what the narrator is saying... talking about a particular player and shows someone else etc. 

No offense to anyone, glad you enjoyed it.

Pretty sure it was AI. None of those images probably exist. I have a real problem with AI but I felt there was enough good info in this video to continue watching. It did repeat itself a lot though.

[Saul Goodman]

1 hour ago, diablo175 said:

Any argument on which pickup is superior needs to be couched in the disclaimer that it's all subjective. 

I have tried both, time and time again. While I've found a few JB's that were more palatable to my ear, the vast majority were not. SuperD's just never grabbed me. Full stop.

It's kinda funny because I don't think of myself as being particularly discerning in my audio preferences; I'm not a tone chaser to the extent that I have seen on here and elsewhere. But I know what I like when I hear it.  

This video wasn't about that. It was about the philosophical differences in the two companies. At least that's what I got from it. 

[diablo175]

3 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

This video wasn't about that. It was about the philosophical differences in the two companies. At least that's what I got from it. 

It's not uncommon for threads to spin off on semi relevant tangents. SuperD's and JB's were mentioned by others and I was continuing that subset topic.

 I don't really need a video to remind me why I play Gravelins.   

[hamerican gigolo]

I don't like the JB. Never have, never will. Never had an SD. I really like the SD '59 & the Antiquity II tele set I have. 

[Disturber]

Comparing the JB with the Super Distortion is dumb. They have nothing in common and not even close to sounding the same.

Comparing two hot A5 humbuckers and two hot ceramics would have made more sense.

The video felt kinda like a click bait. Nothing new. 

[LucSulla]

14 hours ago, Disturber said:

Comparing the JB with the Super Distortion is dumb. They have nothing in common and not even close to sounding the same.

Comparing two hot A5 humbuckers and two hot ceramics would have made more sense.

The video felt kinda like a click bait. Nothing new. 

It didn't seem to me like he was comparing them but explaining there are two very different design philosophies at each company. I felt like part of the point was agreeing with what you said - it's dumb to compare them because they were designed with completely different goals. 

I actually found it kind of interesting, but I didn't already know the differences in what got DiMarzio into pickups vs. Duncan or that Larry had at least some education in electrical engineering and Seymour was just winging it. I didn't know that DiMarzio basically hated stock pickups and wanted to build something different vs. Duncan wanted to figure out what made certain PAFs stand out and standardize it. 

I could see where that may be old hat to some by now, but I'd really never taken the time to look it all up. I enjoy pickups from both brands for a variety of things and really never got all that partisan over them, so I just never really got into the forum lore of it all. 

[Disturber]

17 hours ago, LucSulla said:

 it's dumb to compare them because they were designed with completely different goals. 

 

And that is what the video forgot to tell us. So to me it seemed like he compared them. Even if he did not.

[Saul Goodman]

38 minutes ago, Disturber said:

And that is what the video forgot to tell us. So to me it seemed like he compared them. Even if he did not.

You must have watched a different video from the one I posted. About two minutes in he explains it quite well and does say comparing them is a mistake.