Bought a battered old RG550 recently which came with some cheap pickups the previous owner put on. I’m upgrading with this exact combo! Thanks for the demo. Gives me reassurance that this is a good call.

There is a difference and no doubt the Seymours sound better but not for the money.

Put some reverb and a slap back delay on top of that distortion, and you'd have a killer tone.

I have a JS32 DKA with the stock pickups. While they certainly aren’t terrible, to me the SD’s sound just a bit tighter and less fuzzy. I’m definitely going with a new set of SD’s or Dimarzios.

Same!

The same to me

The Jackson's sound good but id say they are a little boomy & less defined

Great sounding guitar

Thanks, man. Jackson coils sound like they have an extra testicle. SD are some of the most unfit coils for Brutal Death Metal in term of dynamics.

not much difference. I don't think it's worth the money and the work

This guitar sounds amazing

Great demo and great playing. And that Jackson Roads is awesome, I've been thinking of getting one. The Duncan Distortion sounds awesome. I've been a fan of that pickup since I began using one in the 80s. Is yours a Trembucker or regular spacing?

I just bought a JS22 with Jackson pickups and I was shocked to hear how great the standard pickups sound. I was ready to order a Seymour Duncan set, but totaly changed my mind. Spend your money on the tuners, nuts, amps, mics etc. pickups are the last thing to put money on.

The stock LH-150s sounded good on their own, but the SD's had much more mid / upper clarity and bite, and less low end flabbiness, which became especially noticeable on the crunch tones. Overall, the SDs sounded super tight and punchy, but the LTD pickups are certainly no slouch, either, especially for the price :)

If you find big difference in tone when switching make sure u are setting them on the same height . Just a fraction of a turn can affect tone

What ibanez and what dimarzzio?

I think the SD sound a little bit better on cleans, but too nasally when overdrive applied. Both problems can be fixed with the correct EQ soooo, it's a tie for me.

I couldn’t hear much obvious upgrade to DiMarzios.

great content man

Stock pickups are much better compared to that of a squier or the weaker infinity ibanez PU. Ive had them all and the jack on PU have a punchier feel to them. Great for djent

The Duncans sound better. More clarity and bite.

I thought only lightening can strike a person?

Love this song to.

The difference is negligible. Not worth the money IMO. Thank you for the demonstration. Helped me decide to keep my stock Jackson pups.

i guess i'm not replacing my stock jackson pick up then, was aiming for SD JB

Great job 👏 Jackson Stock pickups are made by Belcat. They are okay. You can get them for 10-15 bucks. For the price I've been satisfied with Stock pickups, but the difference here is really notable. I was thinking SD Black Winters for my Jackson JS42 RR Rhoads Ziricote. Floyd has been upgraded already, but i hesitate with the electric works. Plus do i really need 500k pots?

lol they sound pretty close to being the same. remember you have nobs on the guitar and the amp eq ect.. plus effects. if you wanna spend more go right ahead. but I wont be changing original pick ups. buy another guitar if you dont like jackson. I love my Kramer, charvel, prs, grench,Ibanez, hagstrom, fender strat and les paul most of them have the original pups. sure I changed some like emg in the yamaha, or seymour Duncan invaders in my Ibanez to melt faces but the Jackson's on this are fine for what it's worth.

Definitely worth the upgrade for that quality sound.

I wouldn't be caught dead without my Jackson JS32

Damn I just bought a Jackson and it sounded a little muddy. Got new invades coming in. It's probably the strings. Well I guess I can throw them in my NJ Mockingbird.

It's definitely worth getting the guitar with the stock jacks and pick UPS and using it until you can upgrade to see more duncans dunkins. Those stock pickups were not horrible at all

Great demo! Still playing this beauty?

That sounded Excellant !!

The stock pickups are definitely more bass sound to them but they still sound pretty good for Jackson stock pickups but you really can't beat the Seymour Duncan pickups . Seymour Duncan pickups is what I prefer over all pickups because they put out a really clear tone .

they both sound better than the other depending on the setting. Got a few ESP's including the 256. IDK, if I'd change the pickups on them honestly. Sounds damn solid with the stock pickups all ready.

Great video! I didn't hear the clarity difference until halfway through, but the SD's really improved the clarity.

Jackson pickups are amazing budget pick ups but iam looking for more bright bridge and I want neck pickup that has more mids the highs and lows

Thanks for the demo! The fretboard seems dark kinda like ebony. What type of wood is it?

Killer finger work \m/

LTD better imho

Which SD have you installed on?

Does any one know if Jackson produce a Tele type shape Jackson that's still available today if so what model name

I love the Seymour Duncan way more. It has a much more better tone and sound. I have a '77 Hamer Explorer with the George Lynch "Screaming Demon" humbuckers in it ! I love it !

I'm sorry but it sounds to me like you wasted money . The stock sounds better then the upgraded version to me.

You're just thinking about cake this entire time aren't ya?

To hear a real difference get the Bare Knuckles.

For those out there who cannot hear a real difference... the stock Jackson pickups are good but you will hear their weaknesses at full stage volume and even bedroom volumes depending on your equipment. I was originally hesitant to replace my stock Jackson Bridge pickup but eventually put in a Duncan JB and it made almost no difference, actually the JB sounded more brittle and sterile compared to the Jackson. On the other hand, I took out the JB and replaced it with a Duncan Distortion and now the guitar is a whole new animal and grew a set of balls very very quickly. This is a good comparison video but it doesn't really do it full Justice. In real life the real difference between these two pickups is that the Duncan Distortion that has more clarity and note to note definition, way tighter on the low end and definitely less harsh or shrill on the top end. More compressed and warmer... harmonic's will simply jump off of your fretboard with the Duncan Distortion while the Jackson pickup seemed to lack harmonic content. What's even better with the Duncan Distortion is that if you lower the pickup height a bit away from the strings, you will lose a little bit of output but will gain even more clarity I will lose some of that top-end fizz that some people may not like... run it through a tube screamer and you will get that awesome Midtone hump like a Duncan JB while maintaining a tight low-end from The Duncan distortion. So all in all my Jackson dinky went from "awesome" to... "holy shit awesome".. Duncan distortions all the way.

Emg's are a little brighter

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The Duncan's have more clarity- and a bit more over all bite. That said the Jackson were a very close comparison to the Duncan- close sec.