This pickup started a sound
revolution. Replacement pickups simply didn’t exist before the
invention of the Super Distortion in the early Seventies. The Super
Distortion (and its original 3-conductor version, the Dual Sound) was
the first pickup specifically designed to kick a tube amp into total
overdrive, and is still the standard by which all other high-output
pickups are measured.
The Super Distortion has a perfect blend
of power and tone: both single-notes and chords jump out of the amp
and fill the room (or the track) with a wall of sound. The balance of
tones is classic — thick, boosted mids, big lows and fat highs. This
is the sound you’ve heard for five decades on platinum records, from
players as varied as Ace Frehley, Al Di Meola, Phil Collen, Tom
Scholz, and Paul Gilbert. It’s also versatile: 4-conductor wiring
allows instant access to Strat-like split and series-parallel modes.
Discover what thousands of great players know: the Super Distortion is
the best all ’round high-power pickup ever made.
When we first
built the Super Distortion, it was a 1-conductor pickup. As a
4-conductor pickup, it's extremely versatile. Coil-splitting produces
a very Strat-like option, both in tone and power. Parallel wiring is
similar to splitting, but it's still humbucking and a little more
hollow-sounding; Paul Gilbert used to use two Super Distortion pickups
wired in parallel when he was in Racer X.
Recommended For
The
Super Distortion is primarily a bridge position pickup, although it
can be used in the neck position with a relatively low-gain amp.
Specifically designed for solid-bodies: hollow and semi-hollow guitars
can be hard to control with warm, high output pickups.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Resistance: 13.68 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1974
Pole Pieces: Nickel
Spacing: Standard
Color: Nickel
