Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Slash vs Gibson Burstbucker
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- In this video, I am swapping the stock pickups Gibson Burstbuckers (I and II) by the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Slash Zebra.
A/B comparisons using bridge, neck, and both pickups, clean and driven tones.
All the tests on a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s 2020.
Timestamps
00:00 Greeting and About the Demo
00:48 Replacing the Pickups
01:29 Bridge Pickup (Clean)
03:03 Both Pickups (Clean)
03:46 Neck Pickup (Clean)
04:04 Bridge Pickup (Drive)
05:43 Both Pickups (Drive)
06:57 Neck Pickup (Drive)
08:30 Final Notes
Signal Chain
Guitar :: Marshall Silver Jubilee :: Two Notes Torpedo Captor X :: Universal Audio Apollo x4 :: Logic Pro X
More About the Pickups
www.seymourduncan.com/blog/la...
---------------
Marcos Saboya
Brazilian based in Dubai.
Instagram: / marcos.saboya
Guitars
• Fender Telecaster 63 NOS Custom Show
• Fender Stratocaster 60s American Originals
• Gibson ES-345
• Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s
• Gibson Les Paul Standard 2013
Amp
• Marshall 2550 Silver Jubilee
• Marshall DSL100HR
• Marshall Code 25
• Marshall 1960B Cabinet
Pedals
• Dunlop Cry Baby Classic
• MRX Micro Amp
• MRX Phase 90 Custom Shop (script)
• MXR Custom Badass 78' Distortion
• MXR Classic Distortion
• Boss OD-3 Overdrive
• Boss DS-1 Distortion
• Boss DS-2 Distortion
• Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
• EHX East River Drive
• EHX BigMuff Pi
• EHX Small Clone
• EHX Stereo Electric Mistress
• EHX Wiggler
• EHX Canyon Delay & Looper
Mics
• Shure SM57 (Guitar)
• Rode NTG4+ (Voice)
Softwares
• Apple Logic Pro X
• Adobe Premiere Pro
#SeymourDuncan #guitarPickups, #Slash 
Видеоклипы
I'm lucky enough to have 2 Les Pauls, one with the Seymour Duncan Slash pickups, the other with Gibson Burstbuckers! I still don't know which is better!
Nice test, thanks! Burstbuckers have one edge over to Duncan's that, those are with unbalanced coils which means more paf type sound and some nice single coilish type sound too.
That is very true
Great demo and beautiful playing! I looove the Burstbuckers. I had a Custom Shop Reissue Gold Top from around 2010 and it didn't sound that good. I also had the 2004 Custom Shop Slash signature LP with the Fishman bridge. Best guitar I've ever played, period. I think your Bustbuckers are great, but the Slash pickups are just better enough to keep installed in that beautiful Gold Top. Thanks for the video, from 2 years ago lol.
I put these in my Gibson les Paul standard. Used them for about a few months and swapped them back to the original pick ups. Thought the stock ones felt more heavier not as high pitch treble. Stock had more bass to the sound. So now I have these slash pick ups sitting around. Might try putting them on in my hollow Gibson but it’s a pain to attempt on my own. So been watching reviews trying to convince myself if I should try them out again
Immediately changing on my gold top too 🤘🏻
Gibson Burstbucker: Neck 8.3k Bridge 8.75k
SD Alnico II Pro (Slash) Neck 8.3k Bridge 8.9k
SD Alnico II Pro (Slash 2.0) Neck 8.8k Bridge 9.38k
SD Alnico II Pro: Neck 7.50 Bridge 8.4k
Good video man! Im putting the Slash pickups in a 1997 Korean Epiphone Les Paul. Its gonna be awesome. Thanks!
Hey Victor 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Good choice, mate… I am sure it’s gonna be awesome 🤩
Keep in touch,
Cheers
Marcos
Dude literally just got an old Korean Epiphone and I’m doing the same thing, those guitars kick ass
Just had my tech install these pups in my LP standard, 1st time ive ever swapped pups. 2 things i noticed that im not sure are normal? I was told it was but not sure if my tech was being 100% honest lol.
1) when we plugged the pups in the multimeter they read 9.30 on the bridge & 8.80 on the neck (before they were installed , he connected them each to the multimeter to make sure they worked). After they were fully installed and in guitar, each pup read a little weaker on the multimeter, tech said it was cuz the 500k pots use/take some of that energy or something, which is normal for the pups to drop a little on the meter after installing, nature of the beast? Jw how true? It looked like he peeled back about 3/4 inch of the braided pup wire before soldering the wire to what looked to be top/side edge of the circle/metal pot.
2) i noticed after everything installed, it seemed like my volume knob was versitile? Seemed like volume at 7 was much quieter then i remember it being before the pickup swap..cant tell if i just thought 10-7 was less draststic of a volume drop off when it had the stock pups or if its possible the tech poorly installed them and thats why i think the volume knob had more of an even sweep? He said the pickup installation would have nothing to do with the volume knob sweep..so maybe the knob is reacting different to the new SD slash 2.0’s vs my stock 61’ burstbuckers? Or maybe i just thought the volume knob had a more even sweep? Any help or input on the feedback after getting them put in would really help! Im clearly new to the tech part so not sure if my tech did a fine job or if i should have someone else take a look
Thanks for doing the comparison. I thought the BB sounds better than the Slash pickups. It has more edge and clarity. I will keep my BB for sure
Hey mate 🤜🏼🤛🏼
The Burstbuckers are, indeed, very good
Keep in touch,
Cheers
Marcos
Depends on the guitar. I had a guitar with burstbuckers 1 and 2 and the guitar was very Nasal congested and compressed and I put the slash Pickups in and and it saved the guitar . They opened the guitar up and cleared away the nasal congestion . Some guitars will sound better with burstbuckers otherwise with the slash . A darker guitar will sound better with the burstbickers and a brighter one will sound better with the flash. A guitar with alot of mids will sound better with burstbickers as well. The slash are low mid heavy so in a darker guitar they could get muddy. The same set of pickups can sound vastly different in different guitars I swapped a set of whole lotta humbuckers from one les paul to another and it was like night and day . They sounded amazing in one les Paul and sounded like dog shit in the other
Good ears, I've owned both pups also. The Slash pups are very warm, tapered, low highs, fuzzy gain, warm tones. Burstbuckers better clarity, nicer highs, and clearer crunch at all gain levels - tone cuts through better.
And me.
Got some slash APH2s in my epiphone Les Paul. Something I didn’t realize is that my guitar actually had a pair of PAFs as the pickups (I was not aware!) the tone for the slash help with some distorted tones and the sustain is awesome but there are times I feel the PAFs offers more versatility and range. Can’t decide if I should switch them out again….
Your epiphone in 2022(your post was a year ago), has legit PAF pups?? Or are you talking about SD 59’s?
@@user-cd2cz3tv3uhe doesn't know what he's talking about
@@Fox-86 lol
Hi, Marcos!! Thanks so much for sharing this great comparative video. I also have a Les Paul Standard 50s, and I use it with my Marshall JCM 800. I’m very interested in making this swap because I’m a big fan of Slash. What was the most difference you noticed between both pickups; in the video, they sound similar at least for my ears. I really would like to buy those pickups, but they’re quite expensive here, so I was thinking if it’s worth enough to make the change.
Greetings, buddy! ✌️🎸
You definitely should!
I have the same exact Gibson goldtop 50s model. I was thinking of making the swap, but the difference is so slight that it can be captured with the EQ. I want to keep my Les Paul in PAF territory, so I'm not gonna go hotter. Plus, I have other guitars with hot pups. As for now the Burstbuckers are staying. They soumd great.
The Duncan/Slash pup is as PAF as pups come. The outputs are 8 or less in the bridge. There are so many good knockoffs of his pups it’s crazy. I have a set of iron gear teSLASHarks and they are great l alnico 2 pups aren’t for this kind of shredding to prove his pecker is big.
You’re back!!!!!!!!
Hey man…
I am… Later in this day, a new video 😁😁
I gotta say those burst buckers sound superb. The Duncan’s sound great, but definitely not better.
Everytime I ear Alnico 2 pickups, Gibson's pickups are always, by a long shot, my favorite. Only exception is a typical EVH sound on a 25" 1/2 - 27" scale length with a maple neck/fretboard, but I get bored super quick🙂
As much as I love the Slash set I'd keep the Burstbuckers because you got lucky with those. I've had a lot of bad luck with Gibson pickups. I had one explorer with great pickups. The only issue was that they were noisy, and I planned on getting them wax potted because the tone was otherwise great. These days Gibson wax pots their pickups, except maybe in some ultra cork sniffy "vintage" models. It's nice to know you can toss in a pair of Duncans if you have crap stock pups in a Gibson or anything else, but I prefer it when stock pups are good to go. One thing I'll say about the Slash set is they don't have the low end of the Burstbuckers. The Slash pups have a lot of clarity on the low end, but not the low end. A JB or Custom SH-5 would also work fine.
high quality video
They're really close, which makes sense, both are fairly low output humbuckers, same magnet type, both PAF style humbuckers. The Burstbuckers sound like they are slightly higher output, that's about it. I bet you could get the Burstbuckers to sound identical to the SD pickups by lowering the volume slightly to maybe 9 and rolling back the tone to 8 or 9.
Doesn't seem like an upgrade to me, just a side-grade, other than from a looks perspective. I wonder what color bobbins are under your Burstbucker's shield covers.
Could u do a comparision between APH-2 SLASH and APH-1? I dont know which one is better
If you want the classic slash sound get the APH1 and if you like his more modern tone get the APH2 . The APH2 is hotter and beefier and has more bite . The originals are warmer and rounder you will get more growl from the signature models and the low end is tighter but most importantly listen to the guitar you want to put tthem see what it lacks or what you want to change..
@@adamwatson6916 thank you very much
@@adamwatson6916 Not entirely true, at least according to SD. They generally recommend APH I in older Les Pauls with more weight (no weight relief, chambering etc), and APH II in modern LPs with weight relief. The story of the pickups is that Slash still records albums with his Derrig, which is a heavy guitar and the APH Is sound huge in it. They sound thinner in lighter guitars, and basically the signature set are designed to capture that same sound.
@@RichardWhite86 that makes sense. I just bought a mockingbird and installed the original APHs into it and while I love them, the guitar is lighter and brighter than a Les Paul. I will change APH-2 for the bridge and keep APH-1 in neck cause I love a bit brighter, snappier and strattier neck tones, but I want the beefy punchy bridge sounds
@@rejuvenator8966 Great choice! I have the APH I in my Mockingbird too and they sound incredible
I have the Slash pick ups put into my Harley Benton where it makes a massive difference as its a cheap guitar - but I dont think they make much difference (if any) to the Les Paul.
BB all the way,they have that Gibson sound that i cant describe its inside the sound
Hi, wich kind of BB did you play? BB 1,2,3 or pro? There ist a huge differens between those PUs especially 123 and the pro.
The pro has much more clarity define and a bit more agression.
Box the way, that sounds not like a 2555 or 2525 for my ears.Or your IR kill the brilliant sound of your 2555 or 2525? But it's only my taste.
More clarity in the mids and highs on the Duncans, so you get a sense there is more detail. But dudes, we can only spot it when they are played back to back like this. Was it worth it? Meh! Both sound great.
The slash sound very p90 like in the middle position especially on the single notes . Very Pete townsemd like
I prefer the BBs in most examples. I would keep the BBs and rewire it with push/pull pots to split and phase out the pickups. If I remember correctly, the slash pups have only 1 wire and cannot be modded in the control cavity in that manner I would install the Slash pups on a 2nd guitar, only after modding a 4-wire set like the BBs.
Amazing sound 😱 and you have a great Gold top les paul
I am glad you like it
Keep in touch
The drive neck pick up comparison. Dude that was brilliant
Thanks, mate…
How are things in Australia?
Keep in touch
Cheers
Marcos
grazie mille man.from italy
Prego 🤌🏼
Nice job dude, congratulations. But the question is... Where you from? Are you Brazilian?
Heeey Dude 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Thanks for the comment...
The answer is: Sim, Brasileiro... Paulista... Mas, não moro mais no Brasil tem um tempo já. Mas, o sotaque ainda entrega muito. 😅😅😅
Abraços.
@@GuitarandCoffeeShow kkkk sim, sotaque é complicado, mais uma vez parabéns pelo vídeo, grande abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
Hi , what strings are you using?
Thank you
Hey David 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel 0.10 to 0.46
I guess it is the most common strings set under the sun 😁😁
Keep in touch,
Cheers
Marcos
I thought it was the Seymour Duncan slash vs the new slashbuckers when I first clicked 😅 I bought a set of aph IIs for an old Yamaha, not the signature, they sound awesome
Hey Frank 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Seymour Duncan pickups are great, in fact.
I’ve never tried the Slashbuckers… now, I am curious. In the case of the Alnico II Pro Slash, I really liked the boost in the midrange and high end.
Keep in touch,
Cheers
Marcos
So did I 🤣🤦♂️
SD sounds with a bit more clarity to me. They’re seem more pronounced in the mids.
isso prova que a humanidade ainda tem salvação
Thanks for comparison, none of those pickups are my cup of beer. I was thinking about Slash pickups, but I see I'll keep my Slash 2020 loaded by 490R and 498T from 90's.
I used to own a Les Paul with 500T and 498T… they are actually the hottest pick-ups for Les Paul in my opinion… good choice.
Cheers.
@@GuitarandCoffeeShow Hi, you probably mean ceramic set 496R and 500T, I used to have them in my Explorer. Very hot pickups, but from my point of view sometimes too muddy. 490R is Alnico II and 498T Alnico V, much clearer and still pretty hot. I use this set for all of my guitars. For example Burstbucker 61 is very hot too, but not as colorful and also harsh compared to 498T.
You are absolutely right. I have just checked the specs. 500T and 496R.
They are super hot. I like them a lot.
Yikes....
I dont hear anything substantial that could suggest the seymours are better. They're a little more trebley but thats all. Overall the burstbuckers sound fuller, more balanced, and better at delivering good tone. If they came with the guitar I cant see a reason to spend money on new slash pickups that aren't better. Coming from a dimarzio guy, no im not a fan of seymours generally, but usually I'd say they're better than guitar company branded pickups, and I just can't say that here.
Nice stereo sound
Thanks…
Just slap back delay 😁😁😁
The SD is less harsh, fuller and more musical.
De onde tu é?
Natural de Santos, morei em São Paulo e desde 2016 em Dubai.
Piss all difference... different pickups of the same type today tend to have very
subtitle if any difference i think mainly because the wire they are wound with
uses modern manufacturing techniques and is of much more consistent quality than you
got back in the 50s to 70s.
🥰
I NEED covers on my humbuckers. I never like the look of uncovered buckers
Que som!
Valeu irmão 🤜🏼🤛🏼
#sempreJuntos
The slash pickups are tiigjter and more defined. The slash set are probably the best pickups Duncan make with the exception of maybe the custom shop models seth lovers are nice too.
The original pickups sound so much better to my ears but it's all about personal taste. Peace...
The Slash Pups get a bit ice picky, but LOVE high gain. My Russian Big Muff is heaven with the SDs but that same bite causes issues clean.
The original as in what he used on the recording guitar? That thing is like Homer Simpson’s Wunderbat. The APH2 were a great set, I also had the APH1 set which IMO sounded closer to his Wunderbat.
The APH2 were clear, articulate and loud. Keen to try these if they’re the same just louder
@hansha1x he did say his preference was the burstbuckers. Yes the slash sound louder and have a lite of bite. The burstbuckers has that 60s-70s sound. The slash more 80s-90s rock bite. I like both.
I think the hi e string was out of tune
😟 there is a possibility…
Sorry about that. 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@GuitarandCoffeeShow don’t worry Liam leaves that same comment for everyone.
I'd stay with the Gibsons.
sorry, but ... if I bought this guitar with BBs and having spent money to "upgrade"? Pure dissapointment. I know it is fun changing something to get more individuality, but in my world this "upgrade" doesn't sound any better ... if not worse.
As usual, i found the SD really hard to listen, almoste unmusical, the mids are so cracked up. It's their trademark and it's good on single, but they completly miss it for humbucker. I love burstbuckers.
Burstbuckers for me, can not get along with the Slash set, have owned both
Hey mate...
Why couldn't you get along with the AP2? Would you share your experience?
I like them both :-)
Keep in touch,
Cheers
Marcos
Would love to know why as well! Considering both of them right now
For whatever reason the Slash set was not right in my Epiphone Les Paul '50s. I like the Burstbuckers in some other guitars. They are not right in my Agile, however. I guess you could say I am "very picky." The Epiphone 50's guitar ended up with a Dimarzio 36th Anniversary PAF in the neck and a Burstbucker Pro in the bridge. it's like a house of cards, finding these pickups for these guitars. It really depends on the guitar itself. Like finding clothes for a body.
@@monkeyxx Is the guitar weight relieved? As Epiphones use a maple veneer rather than cap I expect they're lighter, in which case the APH I would probably be more appropriate than APH II
@@RichardWhite86got zero to do with it
Maple cap makes no difference to sound
Great comparison video!
For such expensive guitars Gibson really skimps out on most of their pickups that come stock.
10 years ago I was lucky enough to score a used lefty 1988 Heritage Cherry Gibson Les Paul Standard for $1100 in great condition. Any time I was in a shop and would play newer Les Pauls they felt much cheaper and also more light weight. When I took the pickups apart, the bridge was a stock Bill Lawrence HBL Original circuit board humbucker , but to my surprise the neck ended up being a patent sticker PAF/T-Top. I'm definitely thinking of slapping a Slash in the bridge after watching this and many other vids as the Lawrence is getting micro phonic. It's absolutely my favorite and I pair it with(another lucky find at $1700 for the half stack) my Splawn modded 3 gear Marshall 1959SLP Plexi reissue with KT-88s and Mojotone cab loaded with GT75s and Vintage 30s. The tone is absolutely KILLER.
Sounds like a Les Paul to me
😏
the pickups play the same. Almost without differents
Not really. They sound similar on cleans, but there's a very big difference on the drive - the burstbuckers have a lot of top end and sound nasally, almost unpleasant to listen to on the individual notes. The Slash set tone that down
Like 223 🏴☠️🔱🏴☠️
.
I'd be on board if Seymour Duncan can make Slash pro pickups with alnico V magnet 🧲 🎸