The Seymour Duncan Red Devil (RD) is a single coil sized humbucker which is nothing new in terms of design. The JB Jr & Lil '59, among others, look like the RD so without flipping the pickup to read the details on the chassis, there's no telling which pickup is which. This humbucker is a collaboration between Billy Gibbons & the manufacturer, proudly wound by MJ at the factory.
Likes
- clarity
- overdriven tones
Dislikes
- clean tones
A lot of how a pickup sounds like has everything to do with the artist's specification. In this case, Billy Gibbons was already in love with his Pearly Gates humbucker so the RD was spec'd out to manifest what he already liked in the PG. So in this aspect, the RD gives off plenty of midrange as documented by the manufacturer above. The difference here is that, at least to my ears, the RD is not excessively trebly like the PG. In fact, I would describe it as a hybrid PG - '59 & a lot of the '59 characteristics could be heard in crunch mode. If you are into some raunchy drive tones without having to deal with an overcooked top end, this is it. It simply loves distortion / drive / gain. In fact, the pickup sounds just OK in clean mode; nothing fantastic. Then again, I am only privy to the bridge model, it might be something else in the neck position. Recommended for a guitar that is not bright sounding in its unplugged nature.
Rating: 80%
Seymour Duncan: Red Devil
List: $135
Availability: Davis GMC
Pics: Seymour Duncan
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