Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6) Humbucker Pickup

Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6) Humbucker Pickup

The Duncan Distortion (SH-6) is Seymour Duncan’soriginal high-output passive humbucker pickup and delivers tight and mean lows with searing top endideal for a wide variety of rock and metal styles.

Description

The Duncan Distortion incorporates a massive ceramic magnet and hot coil windings to deliver powerful but balanced rock and metal tones with rich upper-midrange harmonic content. Lows strings are tight and mean while the high strings scream with harmonics, making it a go-to pickup for hard-hitting crunch rhythms and blazing lead tones.

The Distortion neck pickup is specifically designed for use with the Distortion bridge model. It provides the highest output of allSeymour Duncan’s neck humbuckershot enough to deliver smooth, fluid solo tones under gain, while still being capable of bell-like clean tones. For a super-flexible setup you can pair a Distortion bridge with a 59 or Jazz neck pickup and cover a huge array of styles. In addition to being offered in 6-string humbucker and Trembucker spacings, the Distortion is also available in 7- and 8-string models, making it perfect for modern, extended-range metal playing.

Hand built in their Santa Barbara, CA, factory, the Distortion uses a large ceramic bar magnet, nickel-silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance.