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

[@bigtorrisi]

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

[@markattaway4429]

The sound in my head is the DiMarzio Super Distortion!!! On countless albums!!!

[@alsantangelo]

Hey, man, thanks for all your comparison videos -- they're really well done, super useful and a great resource. I especially appreciate how they all use the same riffs. Just all-around a great go-to for pickup sounds.

[@FerMetalHead1]

Finally!!! The ultimate battle of the century!!! Two titans facing each other!!! Two legendary pickups, each one legendary on its own way!! And the winner is....

[@VitaTristis]

I've tried both and I prefer the Super Distortion.

[@ryananthony4840]

Super D all the way!

[@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk]

lot more brightness to it, less muddy. I think theyre superior too.

[@lucasiciliano]

To me Super D fits perfectly with mahogany bodies guitars ( set necks or neck true body ) ! JB works best on bolt on necks type guitars, alder or ash bodies !

[@VitaTristis]

​@@lucasicilianoI have the Super Distortion in alder guitars with maple fretboards and it's thick low mids help beef up my guitars.

[@lucasiciliano]

Hello @@VitaTristis ! Great to know it , I generally used to play Super Distortion on Gibsons and I wanted to swap the stock pickup on my Kramer SM-1H ! I mean a Duncan SH-4 JB ! A lot of people use to install Super Distortion on Ibanez RGs and JBs on Strats except for Dave Murray ! He played SDs for many years nowadays he went on duncan ' s hot rails !

[@SuperScreamerBand]

I really love your comparing videos Mike Stamper. They are better than the rest. Regarding the pickups: they are both classics, they are both high gain, but for me the the lack of highs in the JB's makes them dull. Everyone playing rock needs one guitar with Super Distorsions.

[@ynotds6205]

I couldn’t decide which one I liked the most. I ended up having one guitar with the Seymour JB and the other with the dimarzio sd . Problem solved.

[@yow_shadow]

Dimarzio on Bridge or neck ?

[@j.sakanaru3067]

I love the clarity of the DiMarzio in the clean setting but for distortion the JB really shines👍🏼

[@bunsenn5064]

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.

[@jameshart9943]

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!

[@joshuabeeAlafia1]

That was one hell of a shoot out. For my ear, the Super Distortion takes the crown. Big thanks for the demo!

[@1RobHunter1]

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

[@kazkylheku1221]

Relative to the JB it does, but not really.

[@idontgivea1769]

Kind of the other way around..

[@erichfrederick9229]

Yea, the dimarzio super distortion is very versatile.

[@hardcoreheavymetal]

cleans yeah, but for dirty it's the other way around

[@therealandrecorbin4050]

DiMarzio for me since 1983. Blessings to all.

[@BillyE5150]

These two both sound so good to me… it’s hard to pick one over the other. Thanks for the best demos & side by side comparisons on KZbin! Your format is the best.

[@ebandzekan]

Thanks for posting all these videos. I like more Super Distortion because it’s brighter color and little more organic.

[@DreidMusicalX]

I have had DiMarzio and Seymour Duncans most of my life playing, and never heard one sound so bad as this Duncan does. Its sound muffled a bit to me. I have a JB TB-4 Duncan in my Jackson DK3 and was checking this one out to go into my new Kramer Striker for the differences but never heard one so dull before. I also have a super distortion 1 and 2 laying around I guess I am just going to toss into my Kramer for now. Thank for the video.

[@brighidclaire]

Excellent comparison vid! Thank you!

[@ricardadn]

Increïble Dimarzio. Gràcies per la bona feina!!

[@lpc_mirror]

I've been waiting for this.

[@glennedwardgo]

Wow! Great comparison demo! Keep it up!

[@1xXDrifterzXx1]

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

[@nealixd.3011]

Cool, thanks. The original Super Distortions back in the 70s, used to be all midrange and bass, super hot, but these sound more chimey. Think I would prefer it to the darker JB. You can always roll back the tone or lessen the treble on your amp to cut highs. I like more sparkle and highs from the git go, then I can subtract from there if needed. I may just buy this guitar I saw with what appears to be Super Distortion pups on it........

[@iplayloud2]

True that. Most of the old Super Dist I tried had zero harmonics while old JBs sound like a million $.

[@AdamManley7]

It’s crazy in real life the JB is way more bright and bass cut than the super distortion even the company graphs say so but this demo sounds completely different

[@Jacobus-or6vf]

I know Cobain used both of these pick ups. I prefer the SD JB. The DiMarzio unit just sound overly Hi-Fi to my ears. GREAT shoot out - thank you very much !

[@don-se2lw]

Nice comparison, good job

[@wckoek]

JB have more bass, if you do palm muted riffs it have more omphs. Super distortion have crispier crunch sound though, that is what I favoured.

[@gusthfs8272]

I have and love 'em both, along with the Duncan Distortion. Different pickups for specific guitars and tones. Thanks for the video!

[@ryj2848]

Which do you think would work better in the neck position of a king v neck thru design? I was leaning toward the jb, but this sounds darker and maybe kind of muddy.

[@vegangreen1269]

@@ryj2848if you want more clarity yet still retaining a nice smoothness in the highs then get the super distortions. JB’s are less clear and have a very smooth but also brutal growl when distorted.

[@Matthew-ec2qu]

Very good pick ups...i like so much Seymour Duncan with distortion,very warm and aggressive

[@DanielStewart-f6q]

Great page. Great formula for comparison. I love this. i wont buy another h.b without checking here first.

[@iamgribs]

I liked the Sd way more for cleans. the jb sounds muffled for cleans, which can work for some situations but i prefer the sd sparkle. for high gain..... the sd sounds more like a buzzsaw. with more punch. and more top end clarity. Jb sounds great for lead guitar solos but i hate it for rhythm..... not clear or ballsy enough.

[@emach07]

Great shootout! exactly the way i heard it when i tried these pickups out. just went on The Gear page reading an old thread after a person asked which one they should buy and so many comments were like. "The Super Distortion is creamier than the JB, The JB has more bite! The JB is bright, The JB does a better job at 80's rock into a high gain amp!" and on and on. This is exactly the OPPOSITE experience I've had with the JB. in fact I just bought another one (sold the last one) to simmer down a bright guitar because I remember it sounding a little dull and on the non tight side as well as a little flubby, although it did still have great tone. But the Super Distortion although still a little bright for the guitar sounded so damn good I'm just going to stick with it and play around with EQ, tone controls, etc. great video!! VERY well done

[@skaboosh]

Have to get one, the clarity and drive are great, I got a jb in my strat and it's dark but quite beautiful.

[@iplayloud2]

You can adjust the brightness. Turn the screws out until it sounds to your liking.

[@honeybadger1810]

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

[@jeshely]

Clean: Super Distortion. Gain: Both.

[@jimmyk5223]

Thanks for the video

[@starblaster77]

That super dimarzio sounds great!

[@SculptureOfSoul]

After watching a ton of these videos I've come to realize the super distortion is nearly unbeatable. The character of the midrange in it is awesome for high gain, chewy and with a low mid emphasis that makes the tone so round, and yet enough highs that it never feels flubby. Also nice is that it's not so high output as to be useless with bridge clean tones. In fact it's clean tones are stellar too.

[@Terrysoddy]

You know, I believe your exactly right about that. I haven’t heard anything yet that sounds better

[@ianboles3666]

Both are great, But the only pickup to beat a super distortion is an SH-8 Invader. Which is also my favorite SD pickup

[@ianboles3666]

@@ibanezlaney The only thing average about The Invader is your knowledge and experience of the pickup. Dialing in ANY pickup to your own personal preference is the key to great tone. There is a reason amps have Bass, mid, and treble controls. The Invader is a highly mid range pickup that sounds amazing with the treble boosted. IMO DiMarzios are great quality pickups but they sound thin and weak compared to SD. Everyone has there likes and dislikes which is totally cool, but IMO Invaders are extremely versatile and underrated when the treble is boosted. Morale of the story - Dial in your pickup tones.

[@kevinknight8889]

@@ianboles3666 just from this.on a phone.i hear a cleaner crisper tone...feels light in weight..compared to a deeper thicker darker sound for the SD..CREAMIER SOUND..BLUESYISH. SWAMPY...COULD DMRZIO BE TUNED INTO A DEEPER SOUND PROLLY SO....I THINK IM HEARING WHAT YOUR SAYING..I LJJE BOTH..Definitely get the SD FOR THE BLUES

[@javierdiazsantana]

That thing from country rock to hard rock, heavy blues, heavy metal, thrash metal, groove, death, deathcore, metalcore and even djent seems like a pretty nice pickup. I like its hard rock sounds good for VH and Kiss but seems to dial a pretty good modern metal tone as well, pretty impressive for a 50 year old invention, but y'know, same happens with mics, no matter how modern they get, an SM57 will work from a classical guitar to a cranked stack better than fine. No need to splurge in Bare Knuckles or signature pickups from any brand, a properly designed and relatively (13K?) high output wounded ceramic bar humbucker will work

[@gonza.shreds]

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!

[@Kevin111ist]

Thanks for finally delivering. I’ve had both in my LP while I liked the JB, I preferred the SD in the end.

[@lent7156]

I dropped a Dimarzio distortion bridge pickup in my 78 Les Paul Deluxe and still today wouldn't trade my axe for any other,.. Any!!.... I don't even know if it's a SD or just distortion.. Bought the pickup back in early 80's. It can be raunchy or silky. smooth with just a lil volume and treble adjustment. I love the blend with the Gibson mini hb.

[@thyreapermc5948]

I like my bridged JB poles adjusted to colour match my Area single coils. I also split the coil leaving south hot with a no-load pot to fully adjust the sonic saturation. Now, I also have to fine tune volume on different pedals & amps because the JB is less about a single tone and much more about bringing out the amp's tones. You can lock and load a super distortion for specific sounds with ease. You can shape your JB to your style AND needs so all you need is your guitar volume to express clean chime through soft crunch and into heaaaaavy distortion. JB is bluesy and very reactive to attack & volume. SD is gainy with less attack nuance but more controlled saturation.

[@David-vu7zy]

This is very well done. I walked away saying they are really different and would be good depending on the situation and sound you are trying to achieve. If forced to make a choice, I’d go with the Dimarzio. I tend to lean towards cleaner tones and the Dimarzio was much clearer to my 62 year old ears 😂

[@joro7656]

At times the Seymor Duncan seemed a bit fuzzy.. But thicker with the clean tones.. Tough call but I would try the DiMarzios first

[@21stitches27]

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.

[@nicksales5804]

I’ve been having trouble finding a super distortion that isn’t bent from the tight fitting plastic packaging

[@taokichavez9319]

just wondering if both pickups can be ajusted so both sound at their best, tone and volume wise. on the clean channel the dimarzio sounded way better, the SD kinda muddy

[@garethcollocott6310]

Wow, excellent video. I sway toward the Dimarzzio

[@savemysoul4112]

i have both installed in my two guitar and i love them equally. But i think dimarzio sound better in shorter scale like les paul, and duncan for fender type guitar scale

[@christopherkennedy873]

I've unintentionally gravitated to that exact application 🤘🎸💥

[@rafaellewis1263]

As have I!

[@mattb383]

Best pickup comparison videos in the world. Keep up the excellent content. SuperDist for cleans JB for dirty....pretty much Duncan for dirty and Dimarzio for cleans in most of the videos I watch.

[@VitaTristis]

See I'm the opposite. Duncan's have alot of high end white noise I have to eq out. The only Duncan I like is the Duncan Custom.

[@mattb383]

@@VitaTristis Interesting. Are you Eq'ing for recording or live sound?

[@idontgivea1769]

Love the JB, but those high mids spikes gets really annoying really quick. The Super Distortion has also tone for days and that sweet fatness to it. EQ preference is really the only thing with these two, cause they both have what a good pickup should have

[@idontgivea1769]

Love the JB, but those high mids spikes gets really annoying really quick. The Super Distortion has also tone for days and that sweet fatness to it. EQ preference is really the only thing with these two, cause they both have what a good pickup should have

[@mathias6423]

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.

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

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.

[@Murphy_R9]

The JB's in a Kramer back then had a roughcast alnico 5 magnet. All the newer ones have a polished A5. If you want one like in the Kramer's you have to buy the antiquity JB or a 35th anniversary JB. Those are exact to the Kramer ones🤘

[@mygt8a4re]

​@These_go_to_eleven_1959 this is so priceless! Thank you 🍻

[@Murphy_R9]

@@mygt8a4re 👍

[@youreallygotmenow4855]

Nerdy differences between the two: the SD is ceramic and reads around 14k, while the JB is Alnico 5 and reads a little hotter at around 16.6k. Both are awesome pickups to push the front end of an amp. Whichever one you choose, you'll be rockin' all day! 🤘

[@TheNocturnalEvil]

DiMarzio Super Distortion is a truly weird pickup. In cleans it's nice bright and chimey, if anything it has more chime than the SH-4, the cleans of the SH-4 sound muffled. However in high gain usage it's completely the other way around, the Super Distortion has this big and saturated sound that although isn't that clear does sound powerful, big and thick. The SH-4 has a more focussed sound, which although sounds nowhere as big and heavy as the Super Distortion does sound clearer. Seems like the Super Distortion has a lot of lows, low mids and highs but is deficient in mid-range. The highs make it sound chimey during cleans but in high gain tones those highs just get dominated by the low mids and lows and hence it sounds big, thick and heavy. The SH-4 on the other hand doesn't have the same amount of highs as the Super Distortion due to which it sounds darker in cleans, but it has more focussed mids and less lows and low mids, due to that it sounds clearer in the high gain tones.

[@Vayth]

100% agree! The JB always sounds damn good to me and cuts through the mix but when I use the Super Distortion, I need an eq pedal, still a good pickup! The Super Distortion doesn't even sound like a ceramic magnet equipped pickup in my opinion.

[@ArmandoLopez-qt6vz]

The EMG JH bridge is very similar in this regard, only active instead of passive

[@TheNocturnalEvil]

@@Vayth Indeed, the Super Distortion sounds nothing like a ceramic magnet pickup. It just sounds too thick, chewy, and compressed. Those aren't the qualities one expects from a pickup with ceramic magnet.

[@TheNocturnalEvil]

@@ArmandoLopez-qt6vz Speaking of EMG, the Super 77 is voiced like a Super Distortion on steroids. It has the output of EMG 81X and the dense tonality of the Super Distortion. So far it's the thickest sounding active pickup ever made by EMG.

[@ArmandoLopez-qt6vz]

@@TheNocturnalEvil I've been wondering if there's any substantive difference between the Hot 70 and Super 77. Thanks for this, I'll probably try it out now!

[@mikusguitarius]

Another awesome comparison video - thanks! I had a Jackson Adrian Smith (with Super Distortion) and an ESP Horizon (with JB). I found both to be equally mushy and muddy... BUT DiMarzio always wins for me anyway!! Keep up the good work Mike!!

[@VitaTristis]

What pickups aren't mushy?

[@mikusguitarius]

@@VitaTristis Most DiMarzios!! 🧐😜

[@VitaTristis]

@@mikusguitarius super distortion pickups aren't muddy.

[@mikusguitarius]

@@VitaTristis ah, my mistake. Sorry. 🤔

[@VitaTristis]

@@mikusguitarius the tone zone and JB definitely might be muddy. The adjustable hex screws on the Super Distortion help alot with tightness.

[@altag1]

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....)

[@mknomad5]

SD in Bridge, JB at the neck would be cool. I had a SD at the bridge on an Electra LP in the 70s, it was an absolute beast. Had a DiMarzio dual paf or something at the neck but who cares, the Super Distortion was all i ever needed. Had a volume boost switch or something, i don't recall if it came with that or i added it but wow. Also, had an overdrive module in the guitar and distortion, I could flip that switch and increase the volume and crunch instantly for leads to cut tf through! Man I miss that guitar. Had a friend send it to me in the Navy and it never arrived 😢😢

[@jordansjournal3077]

I like the “chewy” character of the SD. Also find it more crunchy and warm for overdrive. The JB is an overrated pickup, in my view. More focused, maybe, but shrill. Even in a Mahogany guitar. Seymour Duncan has way better options. The Custom is decent. So too the Custom Custom for an alder body guitar. A Pearly Gates is good. And the Holdsworth is very good; so too the RTM. All of these are better options as passive pickups for hard rock, than the JB.

[@MontourR]

Idk what you play but jb is better

[@corbinjehl6563]

Tonewood is a lie

[@timmzzzz88]

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

[@timsguitarmods]

Both incredible pickups for different styles.

[@J1Z06]

The JB is way darker(clean() ....still sounds good...simply lacks a little clarity. Driven? they seem to sound similar. The SD has a bit more bottom. I played a 90's Les Paul Studio last night with a 1978 DiMarzio Super Distortion and fell in love. It was one of the sweetest tones I have ever heard in My 51 years!!

[@GrMfull]

Sound both great, but I prefer SH4 for precision

[@jeffjefferson8137]

i have a super distortion, its a lot more bass heavy than i was expecting. sounds great with some fuzz tho. when i was putting it in my mustang i just bought a cheap single coil pickup from music go round for the neck. i couldn’t figure out what was the hot on the single coil and accidentally wired it backwards. sounds pretty sweet with them both on. maybe a little shrill for most people but i like trebly guitar. its epic for lead guitar. i want to get rid of my tone knob make both knobs volume then use my pickup selector as a coil split

[@unnamedproject]

On the cleans, the DiMarzio seems to have a slight boost on the treble being more sparkly while the JB sounds warmer, more balanced. Once gained up, there is no difference I can perceive and even if there was Im sure on a live or in the room situation, that would be lost. In any case, I don't think you can go wrong with any of these. Maybe if you play mostly clean I would favor the DiMarzio but bah, they both sound great xD

[@Owenator26]

I would have to go with Seymour Duncan on this one. The clean tone is alot more soothing and settling compared to the Super Distortion which sounds a bit more ear piercing and trebly. For the distortion levels the DiMarzio is definitely heavier and can really hear that low end in the chugs where as the SD has a bit less punch but still cuts through pretty good.

[@Joetrout]

The jb is just better overall. The super distortion almost sounded like a single coil in the clean mode. High gain they both sound about the same the jb just sounded fuller

[@kesmarley]

@@JoetroutI think I agree

[@MizuRino]

2 Titanosauruses enter the ring to fight! Great comparison.

[@rnrsteev]

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

[@allenvelasquez8260]

Dimarzio especially with the clean settings... also has a bit more high end sizzle than the SD in the overdriven section...

[@wizrom3046]

That Seymour Duncan sounds like there is something wrong with it? All the top end frequencies are missing, the clean tones it sounds flat and muffled and the high gain tones it sounds muddy

[@GiacomoRavioli]

They're both pretty darn neat.

[@dav_e98]

I got my rg550 but with these stocks pickups (it's not that impressive) I want DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan set there and I think about black winter or some dimarzio. Any suggestions? Thank u

[@weed_mania]

The rg550 is made of basswood, so I think it's suitable for black winter! However, it distorts so much and low comes out quite a bit, so I think you will have to change the amp and effector settings.

[@winstonwolff]

So hard to choose 😒 both are great depending on many factors. I need them both.

[@adamkorzon2972]

You can Tailor the eq up the JB on bottom end and top end without it getting mushy,but you can not with the demarzio because it is too saturated and would mushup.Rather have the tweakable pickup to shape for any music I want.My Invader is only good for fat solos or super heavy rythms the same way,Rather have the screaming demon over the demarzio if I was going for something more aggressive and pierces thru,the mids on the Dimarzio or a bit too much for my taste.

[@danielcarter3928]

which one is brighter ?

[@muhddaniel5031]

DiMarzio

[@EricCPOP]

Did I just hear purposefully botched up versions of The Wickerman and Number of the Beast 😂? Great job buddy. Up the Irons!

[@emartinezr]

I liked the DiMarzio SD better. Sounds a little closer to the Seymour Distortion than to the JB. But JB gives a warm tone. Darker. The SD was nicer and chimier on the cleans, and even better on the high gain stuff. No flubb, no fizz.

[@ConeFlower-gx2qk]

Fell in love with my super distortion. Went to the local music store with like 50 dollars to my name. Found an ancient super distortion hacked it into my strat with a god damn cutoff wheel to the pickguard

[@bdb528]

Dude the super distortion sound way better both channels wow

[@Spaceace1977]

The JB has extra treble but comes across pretty clean. However I prefer a dimarzio. Maybe I’m bias bc I have played them in my Les Paul’s for decades and all the great artist I grew up listening to mostly used DiMarzios. So when I hear one it just sounds so familiar and right to me.

[@leonidasg2257]

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.

[@angelgerardo5968]

For sound I prefer Súper Distortion

[@odom2142]

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

[@SergioMartinez-tl6ju]

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.

[@armandoaraujo6128]

Dave Murray & Adrian Smith usou nos anos 80/90 a combinação perfeita de SD na ponte & JB no braço e soava incrível! Aliás, vários guitar heroes dessa época usoaram o SD na ponte como Phill Collen, Viviam Campbell, Glenn Tipton, etc.....

[@jmabs5096]

JB has a certain midcut I prefer under high gain. The super sounds fantastic as well. I say pick up and adjust your EQ on your amp if your not happy. Under a full band context nobody will notice.

[@bobydaraiche5171]

both win it all depends on the song even with the vintage dark clean of the JB can be good on certain songs and on the distortion the same it all depends on the song

[@KPG76]

Super Distortion is ceramic and the increased magnetic pull helps more highs overcome the resistance of the winding. JB is AlNiCo V so less highs are able to make it through. But then you have to consider that AlNiCo highs have a different character than Ceramic highs. AlNiCo also has a spongier attack compared to the razor sharp ceramic. Finally these a/b shootouts tend to favour the piece of gear happens to suit the eq adjustments. In this shootout the Super Distortion sounds detailed and the JB slightly muffled. If you were to increase the treble and presence a couple of notches, the JB would sound glorious and the Super Distortion shrill and ice picky.

[@Brandon-nj2vo]

I think the super distortion picks up a little more low end than the jb. The jb from what I hear has a little more mid response. I guess I would put the super dist. In my drop tune guitars and keep the jb in flat or standard.

[@necroticpoison]

JB sounds more compressed and mid-centered, and the mids sound kind of a bit more pleasant. Definitely better for metal imo, at least for the mix. The Super Distortion still sounds great, probably a close 2nd place for metal. It'd be great for live maybe, especially if you cut the low-lows.

[@stilllifewithguitar184]

I have one of each and I agree with you, at least in terms of the mids. The JB has a more mid-focused thing, more liquidy mids. The SD is brighter (mine sounds like the demo here a lot) and has a little more overall clarity and tighter lows. If I could only have one, I think I lean to the SD for the clarity, but both are awesome, classic pickups. I've done some harmony guitar parts with my two and it is really, really tough to tell the difference tbh.

[@dario.pittarello]

Hi Mike thanks for the video. One question, what height you set the pickups?

[@iRafaelkr]

What would be the difference between DP100CR and DP104? And which one is being played on the video?

[@mikestamper]

DP100 is Super Distortion and DP104 is Super 2.

[@WilliamPercival297]

JB SH -4 pickups for distortion absolutely

[@saenskin4383]

I like jb's clairy and dark tone

[@spellrox11]

i feel like the DiMazio is a lil better on the cleans, and the distortion cleans up a bit better ... both are great pickups!

[@davidramos4317]

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.

[@rickhammel9541]

I had a Carvin that someone put a JB in the bridge, and I always thought it sounded muffled, and this test shows the exact same thing. Yuck

[@LeonHeart-RS]

Me gusta más la Seymour Duncan siento que le da más profundidad a los tonos limpios y mantiene la claridad en alta ganancia

[@Easystreet208]

I have tried both and I prefer the Super Distortion! Sounds more like Def Leppard Hysteria!

[@MM-ig1iv]

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?

[@sergiomendozaangeles7989]

Voy con las Seymour Duncan SH4

[@prgf]

Mo Joe vs JB SH-4 bridge please

[@keenedgedesigns]

Both sound good but the Dimarzio sounds a bit more harmonically rich when distorted.