Description
Before the Super Distortion existed, there was no such thing as a “replacement pickup.” Designed in the early ’70s, it was the first humbucker engineered specifically to slam a tube amp into full-on overdrive — and decades later, it’s still the benchmark every hot-output pickup gets measured against.
What made it stick around isn’t just raw output. It’s the balance: boosted, thick mids up front, solid low end underneath, and highs that stay fat instead of turning brittle. Chords hit with real weight and single notes cut through without getting lost, whether you’re tracking or filling a room live. It’s the tone behind decades of recorded riffs from players like Ace Frehley, Al Di Meola, and Paul Gilbert.
The 4-conductor wiring means you’re not locked into one sound — wire it up for Strat-style coil splits or series-parallel switching whenever you want a cleaner, lower-output voice on tap.
Best suited to the bridge position on a solid-body guitar, where its ceramic magnet and high output really do their job. It’ll work in the neck position with a lower-gain amp if you want that option, but steer clear of hollow or semi-hollow bodies — that much output and warmth gets unruly without a solid-body’s control.
- Wiring: 4-Conductor
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Output: 425 mV
- DC Resistance: 13.68 kOhm
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