Description
Eight strings means low B chugging next to a screaming top string, and most humbuckers just can’t keep up with that spread. The Duncan Distortion 8S was built specifically to handle it. It’s the extended-range version of Seymour Duncan’s flagship high-output ceramic humbucker, retooled so the bottom strings stay tight and articulate instead of turning to mush, while the top strings keep all the harmonic bite that made the original Distortion famous.
- Large ceramic bar magnet for high output and a punchy, aggressive attack
- Hot coil winding pushes rich upper-midrange harmonics for both rhythm and lead work
- Tight, gritty low strings and screaming, harmonic-rich highs — built for the full 8-string range
- Black soapbar cover with one row of exposed pole pieces, designed for active-style mounting
- Nickel silver bottom plate and 4-conductor lead wire for coil-split and series/parallel wiring options
- Vacuum wax potted to kill microphonic squeal at high gain
- Hand-built at Seymour Duncan’s Santa Barbara, CA factory
This is the pickup for players who want their rhythm parts to feel like a wall and their leads to cut clean through a dense mix, without the low end turning muddy on the extra strings. If you’re after a different look, the Distortion 8S is also offered as an open-coil version or with a passive-mount black metal cover — but this soapbar active-mount configuration is built for players running modern extended-range setups who want that clean, purposeful aesthetic to match the tone.
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