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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: JMP2203 on October 03, 2008, 09:30:31 PM

Title: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: JMP2203 on October 03, 2008, 09:30:31 PM: hi, lots of people says(duncan forum) that the SH-6 Distortion pickups is basicaly a JB with ceramic magnet, and since the HolyDriver is a like a original and improved JB i guess it will be similar? or not :?
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: Ben_W on October 03, 2008, 09:44:15 PM: Well for starters, the holydiver will sound much nicer than a Seymour duncan... :P

I don't know much about the SH-6 Distortion humbuckers, just that i'm pretty sure they have a pretty high output. Now the holydivers are fairly hot too, i think they give out about 16k output, which is quite similar to an SH-6 I think. Although this doesn't mean they sound similar.

To be honest, i can't really comment, as I have played Holydivers, but never SH-6 distortion pickups, although I should think Holydivers would sound considerably nicer... :D
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: Will on October 03, 2008, 11:20:13 PM: I don't know if the HD is a JB improved. It would be a more balanced JB in a strat, but in a LP it plays on the features of the guitar even more. Low mids + compressed highs.
Is the RY an improved JB? Bright + cutting, but specs are different, as one coil is vintage wound I think
Nailbomb? Crawler? I think they could all cover JB territory, just some are better in certain types of guitars.
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: ericsabbath on October 04, 2008, 11:03:12 AM: the old ceramic holy diver was 13.5k, so I believe it was based on the dimarzio super distorion (which would sound more like the album)

the painkiller is the one voiced like the sh-6, but thank Tim it doesn't suck like the duncan
the duncan distortion is one of the muddiest pickups I've played
a shame for the known clarity of duncan pups
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: Yamhammer on October 04, 2008, 03:24:18 PM: Nice.
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: Crazy_Joe on October 05, 2008, 04:28:47 PM: I had a ceramic Holy Diver and it was more aimed at a DiMarzio Super distortion i think being 13k something. Great for 80's metal.
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 07, 2008, 08:24:32 PM: The Miracle Man is much closer to what SD is trying to achieve with the Duncan Distortion.
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: JMP2203 on October 11, 2008, 12:36:11 AM: Quote from: TwilightOdyssey on October 07, 2008, 08:24:32 PM
The Miracle Man is much closer to what SD is trying to achieve with the Duncan Distortion.

and what is SD trying to archive with the DD? :?

i have a MM and the DD is NOTHING like it, way too diferent pickups
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: Antag on October 11, 2008, 06:59:10 AM: I've never played the old-spec Ceramic HD, but I do have the Alnico HD in several guitars & the DD was my longtime pre-bkp favourite.

IMO the HD is roughly comparable in terms of output & harmonics, but being Alnico its much much warmer on the clean channel & has a much fuller & fatter lower midrange. It's more versatile & dynamic (despite its power).
Title: Re: Ceramic Holydriver = Duncan Distortion?
Post by: JMP2203 on November 21, 2008, 06:53:53 PM: Quote from: Antag on October 11, 2008, 06:59:10 AM
I've never played the old-spec Ceramic HD, but I do have the Alnico HD in several guitars & the DD was my longtime pre-bkp favourite.

IMO the HD is roughly comparable in terms of output & harmonics, but being Alnico its much much warmer on the clean channel & has a much fuller & fatter lower midrange. It's more versatile & dynamic (despite its power).

great thanks!