DiMarzio SUPER DISTORTION vs Seymour Duncan JB SH-4 - Passive Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Demo

Both incredible pickups for different styles.

Hey guys, the JB pickup that came stock in the eighties Kramers sounds better than any of the following ones. Duncan says they are exactly the same, but they sound different. If you can get one out of a vintage Kramer , you will have the second best pickup ever made . Nothing beats the super distortion, nothing.

The DiMarzio has a more bright tone to it. It really shows in the clean examples. But I kind of prefer the Seymour duncan. It sounds more packaged even though it's a little bit more muffled. It sounds a little more professional

That SH-4 sounds too midy.. and not as bright as the other. I have both.. and they both scream for me. But i like my Dimarzio just a little bit more than the other.. they both sound good for the guitar they are in. If that makes sense?

Great comparison... Listening on HD650's In this showdown, I would prefer the warmer alnico JB (with a 250k vol pot to tame the highs..). not a personal fan of ceramic pickups which sound brittle/sterile? (Now days I run with low output alnico II offerings. like the SD Custom 78....)

I think the supper distortion is besterest for some things but the duncan is goodester for some stuff too.

I like jb's clairy and dark tone

dp 100 buena articulación con las distorsiones, en clean es un poco mas brillante, la jb tiene un poco mas de ganancia y agudos mas redondos. Ambas humbucker son excelentes.

IMO, the super distortion stays more defined throughout all ranges of gain. I think I would pick that one over the JB. Great demo btw!

What guitar are you using?

Voy con las Seymour Duncan SH4

Both PUP's kick ass. Not too much difference between the two. Whatever tone changes you need, just go to your amp and tweak the controls until it sounds perfect to you.

I think the JB is smoother and the SD just sounds too bright for me

I like both, get two gitars with the pu's each and ROCK.

Seymour duncan sh-4 humbucker for me. Tho dimarzio sounds great but I like crisp

This is the King of shootouts. The worlds best selling pickup vs the worlds second best selling pickup. You decided which is which.

What ive learmed from all these vids: SD=mud.

Super distortion better sound quality.

have both, love both. for shits and giggles i put a sd in the neck and a jb in the bridge

I really don`t know which one I prefer lol

The DiMarzio is just so good for chugging and digging. But it’s such a thick sound that in the high end, it seems dominated by that low-end thickness. The SH-4 is more concentrated in the mid-range, so it’s clearer in more distorted tones but isn’t as big and heavy.

If you see this and play high gain stuff (Hard rock to modern metal, no matter the genre) simply get a Super Distortion, cut your bass, crank some high mids and you'll get a tone tight as hell. No need to splurge in modern day signature pickups or BKP's, a DiMarzio SD will work the same as a 200 dollar BK Warpig

Excellent comparison vid! Thank you!

Holy shit the DiMarzios are soooo much better. Maybe its whole sound combo that makes em shines but on a 1 to 1 comparison they are much better.

JB wins. Clean tones, the JB is just unbeatable, hands down.

I prefer Duncan on distorted sound and DiMarzio on clean

Wow that Dimarzio has clarity and brightness. The Duncan JB is a little more less clear, darker.

If you like wet towels, it's Seymour Duncan

Super Distortion is so much better to me Full sound while the JB sounds muffled and digital

this is like kurt cobain pickups comparison

Super Distortion would be better choice in my case cause I prefer more clear sound

Para usar la Seymour Duncan JB en tu guitarra, necesitarías dos pastillas: una para el puente y otra para el mástil. La JB está diseñada específicamente para la posición del puente, por lo que no se recomienda utilizarla en la posición del mástil.

En cuanto a la pastilla del mástil, una opción popular para emparejar con la JB es la Seymour Duncan Jazz, que ofrece un tono claro y equilibrado. Otras opciones incluyen la Seymour Duncan '59 o la Pearly Gates, que también se emparejan bien con la JB en la posición del puente.

Aquí te presento una lista de algunas pastillas humbucker populares que ofrecen un gran sustain y calidad:

Seymour Duncan JB - Es una pastilla de alta salida con un tono brillante y potente. Es conocida por su sustain y claridad.

DiMarzio Super Distortion - Es una pastilla de alta salida con un tono grueso y potente. Ofrece un gran sustain y una respuesta rápida.

EMG 81 - Es una pastilla activa de alta salida que se usa comúnmente en géneros como el metal. Ofrece un tono potente y una gran respuesta dinámica.

Gibson Burstbucker - Es una pastilla de salida media con un tono vintage y un gran sustain. Es una excelente opción para géneros como el blues y el rock clásico.

En cuanto a la pastilla de Slash, él suele usar pastillas humbucker Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro en su Gibson Les Paul. Estas pastillas tienen un tono cálido y suave con un sustain moderado.

What kind of guitar was used for this? Scale length?

SD sounds fuller and more open and the JB more compressed and muffled. I have the SD and Super 2.

Before watching the video I thought that the Seymour would sound better but this was not the case. The sound on the Dimarzios were better both clean and distorted in my opinion, I wonder how they fair against my favorite passive Seymour Invader and Nazgul for more aggressive metal. They are a bit cheaper than the Seymours at least in the shops in Sweden.

Ich spiele akustische Sachen immer mit einer Western-Gitarre. Und für ein komisches Jazz-Gedudel kauf ich mir keine teuren Pickups!

The jb just sounds better overall. The super distortion almost sounded like a single coil in clean channel. Little too twangy

Increïble Dimarzio. Gràcies per la bona feina!!

The JB has more body. I have been using Dimarzios for years. In this case I chose JB. I wonder if it beats Dimarzios Gravity Storm? That one is my all time hero.

JB sounds great however I'm not sure in a band setting one would want that dark of a tone. If you had a one pickup guitar then sure the JB would be the better chocie but Dimarzio is all about mixing tones and being different.

DiMarzio Super Distortion VS Seymour Duncan SH-5?? .... SD has ceramic magnet , JB has AlNiCo V .... This is a little unequal battle, with Sh-5 is more correct

Super D sound clean with clear crisp tone. SH-4 has deep warm tone... Super D the winner...

There is no pickup on earth that can produce as beautiful of a clean/lead sound as a super distortion. I like some pickups better for high gain stuff, but the SDs are wonderfully thick and brutal with a lot of gain

I’ve used both over the years. I prefer the JB for most situations.

The JB does not sound as good do as the ones that came in my 84 85 Kramer's. No matter what anyone tells you, new ones are not as good. The super distortion is the king 👑 of all rock pickups. The vintage JB is so good it's just amazing, but you can't buy them.

Just got the Kurt cobain jaguar :)

I love how the JB has a more punchy response because of the less compression. Also the lots of bass frequencies in the Super Distortion can easily become a muddy distortion sound. I've played many DiMarzios (SD, X2N, Activator...) and to me the JB is unparalleled the best bridge pickup for an organic distortion tone!