Guitar Pickup Comparison: PRS SE vs. Seymour Duncan

Guitar Pickup Comparison
Guitar: PRS SE Custom 24 2012
PRS pickups: HFS (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck)
Seymour Duncan pickups: Alnico II Pro (bridge) and SH-1n '59 (neck)

Amp: Fender Hot Rod Deville III 410
Overdrive: Maxon OD808
Heavy Distortion: MXR Super Badass Distortion

Pickups were compared using all 6 pickup settings (3 humbucker and 3 coil-tap) and 3 tone settings (clean, overdrive, and heavy distortion) using the same riff for each tone setting. All pickup and tone settings were used for each pair of pickups (PRS and Duncan) to try and make it as objective as possible.

To me, the Alnico II sounded more bright and crisp than the HFS. Also the '59 sounded warmer and more rounded than the Vintage Bass pickup.

And I apologize for the clipping in the louder overdrive and heavy distortion sounds. Guess I should have balanced that out a little better before I started! Oh well.