Gibson High Output Humbuckers: 498T vs 500T vs Dirty Fingers (orig.)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- I always wondered how Gibson's most common high output humbuckers compared to each other...so that's what I set out to do.
All three pickups are in the same guitar, same strings, same distance to the strings, same riffs, same amp and settings etc.
The only variable is the pickup (and the playing obviously, but I tried to keep that consistent).
The pickups are:
498T
500T
Dirty Fingers (original from 1980)
Guitar: 2013 Gibson Les Paul Traditional
Amp: EVH 5150 III
Cab: Engl Pro with a single sm57 (my IR in 2n Torpedo Live)
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I have a 498t in my Paul and have played all three of these and the 498t is the most amazing sounding pickup for medium to high gain I have ever played. The tone is absolutely perfect and HOT. Wylde style Pinch harmonics are easier to achieve with this pickup than any other pickup I have ever played including emg. It really lets all the strings come through without being stale or flat like ceramics or active pickups. Such a great pickup for classic rock all the way to the most brutal metal. I wish more people would give the 498t a shot they would be so glad they did.
I love the 500t. It's my favorite pickup other than the seymour duncan distortion. Or alexi laihos signature. I'll for sur have to give the 498t a try.
I dig. Also agree. 490t is also pretty awesome especially if you do trash.
498 sounded amazing here.
498t is a fantastic pickup that doesn’t get enough love in my opinion. Great video!
The best and fairest comparison of these great classics I've seen on the internet. You have helped me a lot to decide for my next pickup. Thank you man.
Funny, everybody seems to love the dirty fingers but I thought that the 498 sounded the best. I guess it's preference
Same here. Much better to me
I listened again I vote dirty but there are other options. I have an old Epiphone special and know they are Gibson pickups they have that British sound those I will never change.
Same. Sounds more hard rock and roll.
Lawson LaRue it’s got more crunch. Not close
I liked 500T
I would say whichever version is the cheapest is the best because they all sounded identical to me. I jumped back and forth so I was hearing the same riff.
That 500T had some kick ass sustain.
Much of the time the Dirty Fingers had trouble cutting through the mix on stage when playing in other than a three piece. Thats why so many players in the 80s always changed them out for Duncan's.,and DiMarzios. .Trust me ik i was there!
Just because they are a little older,and from the 80s doesn't make them great.
They weren't that great then, and they still aren't. But there are many other great Gibson humbucker pick ups available. And other hb PU brands as well.
This was a great comparison video, you did a good job!
Jack Paval I’m old too 😂 The new Dirty Fingers + have more cut than the originals. I was ready to swap them out when I got the new Flying V-B2, but I liked em so much I kept them in.
Edit: I hate the Dirty Finger neck.
Not everybody changed them out and I was there
498T sounded great. Good video, Thanks.
498T is amazing! Great video!
Thanks
I have a 498 in my SG and a JB in my LP. I think the Dirty Fingers just killed it in this video.
I've owned many guitars. Fender, multiple Ibanez, Washburn, multiple Esp's with actives. I bought a 2014 Gibson Studio deluxe with Burst Buckers. I love those pickups more than any others.
498T for the win!
I have to agree with the first three comments I see. I was expecting the Drs or the 500T to be the winner but the 498 hit some mid tones to my ear better than the other two
498t for the win, nice playing
498t is the perfect balance between heavy and classic. You can do Slayer, you can do Skynyrd. The others are too confined within a certain genre.
Agree, the 498t/490r set are the most versatile set of pickups ever created in my opinion. They can do everything from vintage PAF to metal. There is a reason Gibson put them in their $5k customs.
If you can’t play everything with a dirt fingers pickup I hate to burst your bubble but it’s not the pickup
@@tommilitello198 you can play everything but that's not the point. Different pickups are more suited to different styles.
I have 496/500 in my Paul but I also have a volume knob. 1 for each pup. This seems ,at least to me, to work with high gain. I make any p/u work in any situation. My other main guitar is a Strat w/ Lace Sensors. So my amp, a Boogie Mark, is setup for both guitars. Kinda a compromise of sound. With a 12 pedal board right there I feel like I can get whatever sound I need.
I’ve been a 500T guy for years. Have to say I liked the dirty fingers. May have to try one
I turn down any and all distortion and play blues on the neck pickup with my Epi Flying V. Much better than my JB jeff set in my other V. The 498 and 500 are versatile! Sound great. Thanks for posting!
Cool idea I always liked the 498t in my tribute les paul gold top
You have the most perfectly intonated and tuned guitars on any demo video threads
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For this sort of music 500T wins.
EDIT... I tried the 498T on a Les Paul it sounded fantastic.. warm and composed great for hard rock music. BUT.. 500T on a Gibson Explorer was fantastic great for heavy metal especially for Metallica slayer Megadeth.
498 For the win all day, If you dont like it as much Distorted it is so close that the other 2 lose because they cant compare clean/overdriven but hey..Thats why we buy multiple guitars.If I had Any of these in an Explorer I wouldnt change them out.We buy other guitars for that..Thanks for the great vid and that LP is beautiful..
Great comparison!!! It´s the rawness of the 498 what i prefer here.
👍🇺🇸❤498T👍👍GIBSON'S BEST HUMBUCKER EVER !!!!!!!!👍👍
David Buzzin 100%!!!!
on LP... but on SG the best is the 57Classic.
@@ytrezazerty1 🤓I disagree 498T , 500T & 490R......are just completely unbeatable......❤GOD BLESS❤U & YOUR LOVED ONES😁
498T 0:13 0:35
500T 1:00 1:22
DF 1:48 2:09
DAMN!!!! That 498 is smoking here. No competition here at all. You can never, ever go wrong with alnico mags. So much more organic sounding. 🤘🤘
Have all, love them all. I like the sustain of the 500T which you don't really get from this video. Great for heavy distortion solos with long single-notes. 498T is my favorite for more open, gritty sound. Dirty Fingers is my favorite neck pickup. Great for jazzy stuff. Very clear and punchy. Really isn't right to say one is "better" than the other. Just depends on the style of music and tone you like. I also have the 490T and it's a nice pickup as well. The P94's are really good too.
Kept repeating between 498 & D'F, at various replay speeds, still find the 498's a bit more musical. 500T still a great ceramic performer if maximum clarity is uppermost factor. Thanks for a clear, uncluttered approach its vastly superior to the punks trying to be movie stars.
Yep. I’ll stick with bill Lawrence blades, and the epiphone probucker set. Awesome video. Really good comparison.
👍🇺🇸❤498T.........THERE IS NO BETTER !!!!!!!!!
I just scored a Korean Epiphone Les Paul Standard loaded with Gibson USA pick ups and this Gibson collector nane Trogly said the are the 498 rebranded. They sound really good inwas just trying to find out what they were until I saw hia video today so I'm doing some research, i llike your demo 👍
498t high mids
dirty fingers low mids
500t high treble
My personal choice is the Dirty Fingers .. for the way this guy is playing the 498 sounds better , but from personal experience the 498 and 500T both lack in the thick screaming sustain that the DF excels at providing .
Dirty fingers for sure! Also, awesome Airwolf shirt! Loved that show.
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Very nice video, good play, good sound. I don't really like the 498T, but plugged in a EVH it's the winner for me
Both the Gibson 498T and 500T are amazing pickups. Love the 500T in my Gibson Explorer. Original Dirty Fingers go for stupid prices like I saw one for over £500 just for 1!
I like them all, but I favor the 498T in this video.
Thanks a video that make since!! Love dirty fingers but not paying that price an get burned. So the winner is 498 pickup is truly awesome wish I seen this video 4 days ago now I got to buy another guitar 👍🏾😂
Very cool video! I tend to prefer Alnico5 pickups for there sensitivity, more attack and easier pinched harmonics. I'll keep my 498T and tweak the knobs on my amp.
I have a 1988 Gibson V with dirty fingers, and I put reissue dirty fingers in a 2011 gives and Les Paul. I’d like to see a comparison, I like the 80s better, but I’d like to hear them recorded in a sound studio so I can hear them side-by-side.
They all sound the same, were the pickups actually changed?
They all sound the same to me. I had a Les Paul Studio that came stock with the 498T and 496R. I hated that pickup set so much, it was one of the reasons I eventually put that guitar down and moved on to something else. I don't play hard rock or metal but I will give credit there, the 498T is a face melter for playing that kind of style and it can totally nail those classic metal tones from bands like Priest, Maiden and Mercyful Fate.
the 498T for me and very close with the Dirty fingers... Both sound a little more open with a good attack/bite. To me the 498's its got a little bottom end and seems but the DF seems a tad tighter. I'd be more than pleased with either or... nice video man!
I allways thought the DF where best out of the 3...but now it sounds the 498t sounds best.the 500t was tinny
498T GOOD
They all have their own spicing and it's kind of hard for me to a pick a favorite. Would be interesting to hear how they cut through a mix.
498T sounds the best to my ears. The 500T and Dirty Fingers are legends, but the 498 has a bit more low end that sounds smoother.
498 hands down in this solo guitar setting. It's richer, thicker, and more harmonically interesting than the other two contenders. I'd rank the Dirty Fingers next and the 500 last, with a complete lack of depth. It would be interesting to see how they compare in a mix, though.
The Dirty Fingers is the best of the three. 498t and 500t neck & neck.
Both 498 and 500 are brilliant. 498 is versatile but this style of playing the 500 is better.
I like the 500T, but it sounds best if you play with the master volume high and the preamp gain down more.
All about that Gibson life these days, tough to beat a good Gibson and a good Marshall.
00:23 (498T) and 01:59 (Dirty), any difference? the 498 is a little brighter, but in general the Dirty have the best of 500t and 498t together:
the strength of the 500t and the brightness of the 498t.
Great comparison vid! Thank you
The 498T and Dirty Fingers may sound good solo'ed but within the mix or on stage the 500T would be the best suited for leads and cut through the mix IMO.
498t is one of my favourite ever pups just wish there was a trem spaced version
498T is 52mm spacing so wider than standard PAF style humbuckers. Will be perfect for a trem spaced 🎸 👍👍👍👍
alex shipley I’ve heard this before once then it got shot down but thanks I will measure up 😜
i have a univox effector i got in 1979 it has all Gibson parts from the factory it has dirty fingers pickups and is by far the most metal ax i have ever owned, in rural Kentucky in 79 good luck finding a pedal, you had to make your own metal we did any amount of shit to get some overdrive, so when i found an active guitar i was all over it and traded my jazzmaster for it lol it was cbs at least
Dirty fingers had the most presence, mids and cut but the least bottom end. 500t was really tight and articulate with a great sizzle but thinner in the mids. 498 was the roundest and fullest but least defined in the attack.All of them are cool and different players would prefer one to the other.
The 498t is the most flexible pick-up of the bunch. The burst bucker pro is only pick-up I’d consider replacing it with
Is it me or there is no difference between them?
The old Dirty Fingers is killer. Anyone looking for a NOS one that's been potted, so not noisy, should check out ToneNerd Pickups. I have his Psykes model in my Explorer, and it hits an amp just right. 500t in my LP and Explorer couldn't come out fast enough.
498T ..WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. IMO
Hi Lasse, very nice done comparison! To me, the 498T sounded best, with DF second. Do you remember, was there a difference in "feel" playing the guitar with the different pickups?
They sound really the same to me the 498t and the 500t I have both of them and I have a pair of Seymor Duncan Sh-4 and sh-2 in my flying V love all three!
Havnt found a mV output number for this 500t as i am trying to figger out which is the closest to an x2n or a super D
Gibson 500T is usually around 15K area. The Seymour Duncan Distortion has a tiny bit more output than the 500T but has similar characteristics.
the 498 has a lot of beef, and a more musical tone, of course they all distort wonderfully, great demo, pce,
Hey Lasse, good video man. Great demonstration...really shows the differences clearly. Liked the 498t the most! The 498t is one of the greatest bridge pickups out there... I always try finding something better..but I can't. Only downside is the cleaner tones...they don't sound as good as the 57s imo.
Thanks mate!
They all sounded great for metal. But the dirty fingers have that metallica tone to them.
I think the 500 sounded a bit "fuzzier" and less defined than the other 2 pickups. Good timing for this video because I'm trying to decide if I should put the original 500 and 496 back in my LP Studio Lite that I replaced almost a decade ago. Thanks for making this video. 🎸
Thank you
498t! Wow ✅ thanks 🙏
People don’t give those stock Gibson pickup enough credit
For the way I’m playing it’s the 498’s, and they all sound badazz.
500t Fuzziest and Angriest
Great Sound.
The dirty fingers are the best of those pickups. The high output higher end ceramic humbuckers were the original pickup metal was invented with. If you to sound like randy rhoads or early metallica then dirty fingers and super distortions is the way to go. High output alnico v just dont sound like the old school metal. I only like paf style alnico 2 or high output crunchy ceramics like super distortion. My opinion.
Metal was invented with P90s :)
498t (robust sound) in my 2013 (CHERRY RED) LPJ 490R/498T
500t (robust,less output)
dirty fingers(clean less output)
IN MY humble op. 490R / 498t are best all around pickups I been tryin to find something to beat that combo Nail Bombs come close, seymor duncans come close, but for pure killer tone on any style of music 490r/498t kicks every other pick up to the curb metal hop funk all day
500T and Dirty fingers, they seem a little squeaky. 488T more balanced and with the right amount of attack and roundness, my choice 498T.
I liked 498, that said, I find the output lacking when played through a real amp. With DiMarzio X2N and Super Distortion I can keep the gain on an Ampeg VH-140C boosted with an SD-1 as low as 3-5. With the 498 I had to turn it up all the way to 8-9.
The 500T and Dirty Fingers sound just alike.... lot more treble/high end. I like the 498T better.
498T: 0:12
500T: 1:00
Dirty fingers: 1:48
The finish on the guitar in the thumbnail and demonstrated on the video are amazing. I want to know what are these finishes and where to get these exact Les Paul's.
For my ears Dirty Finger sounds like 500T with less gain
I prefer 500T...
2nd 498T....
Not sure about you guys but the dirty fingers sounded best to me.
Dirty Fingers one 💘 love
Angel Metal i love dirty fingers
Gave a like due to the Air Wolf shirt
Screw the pickups, I want the EVH 5150 III amp now!
Thanks. Been waiting for an Audio answer to,,,what is difference? I can hear it.
To me, the 498T sounds the best. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between the 500T and the Dirty Fingers.
Dirty Fingers sounded really together on this video
I have three guitars with 498t, one with a 500t and one with a pair of Tony Iommi Gibson pickups. I love them all. I don’t have any Dirty Fingers yet, but that would be a good escuse for a new Frankenstein project.
How do you compare the Iommi bridge with the 498 and 500?
Remind me what song that second riff is from?
Dirty Fingers! 🤘
Great comparison! I'm having a real hard time deciding which one I like the best. I've got 500T/496R in one of my Les Pauls and want a slightly less high-gain tone in one of my other guitars that has coil splitting. Would you say that the Dirty Fingers set fits my application?
Oh and also, stellar riffage, bro!
Yeah, the dirty fingers should fit that description imo. And thanks!
Great comparison. Do you have 500k or 330k pots in there?
With that distortion setup I bet a Fender SSS Stratocaster would sound pretty similar. Very processed-sounding distortion.
Strats and Tele's SUCK !!!
498t then dirty fingers close , 500 t was too muddy for my taste... i have a set of dirty fingers on my sg (extra info... swapping out the shitty quick connect electronics
0:12 498 T
1:00 500 T
1:47 DF
Not much difference between the 498T and the Original Dirty Fingers... they both sound great.
The 498t sounded a little fuller than the 500t, which was almost too tight sounding. The Dirty Fingers sounded fuller too, but I can't say it was better sounding than the 498t. It might feel more compressed as it reacts to your playing though, which the feel is impossible to translate in a demo.
Great video, How far from the strings would you suggest as a go to for the dirty finger originals