Soldering
Fits the standard humbucker route on this guitar, a straightforward solder-in swap.
Why we say this
Guitar ships passive on a standard humbucker route, matches this set's mounting and dimensions.
Pickup
Seymour Duncan Distortion Humbucker Set
A high-output passive humbucker set built for heavy, saturated tones, standard humbucker size and mounting.
7 guitars checked: 3 likely drop-in, 4 requires modification.
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Part specs
Pickup type
Humbucker
ConfirmedDimensions (L × W × D)
Not published
Needs verificationGuitars we've checked
7 guitars checked: 3 likely drop-in, 4 requires modification.
Soldering
Fits the standard humbucker route on this guitar, a straightforward solder-in swap.
Why we say this
Standard passive humbucker route on a mahogany body, matches this set's mounting and dimensions.
Soldering
This is the exact pickup set that comes stock on this guitar from the factory.
Why we say this
This is literally what Jackson ships stock on this guitar per Jackson's own current product page, a genuine drop-in rather than just a similarly sized third-party part.
Soldering
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
Why we say this
This guitar's stock EMG pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
Help confirm this fit
Soldering
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
Why we say this
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring and push-push voicing switches. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing that active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
Help confirm this fit
Soldering
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
Why we say this
This guitar's stock EMG pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack, not just swapping the pickups themselves.
Help confirm this fit
Soldering
This guitar's stock pickups are active and wired differently from passive ones. Switching to a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
Why we say this
This guitar's stock EMG pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive pickup set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
Help confirm this fit
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