SD-1 tone vs HB-1

[JohnW63]

Anyone have any quick links I might check out to hear the difference ? I've listened to a lot of Greg's Guitars on YouTube, and many of his Guilds are in the mid 90s, but how can you tell which pickup is installed, since I think the cover is the same ?

 

[SFIV1967]

I don't think you would be able to hear the difference unless one person has both guitars with the same amp, the same pedals and settings and plays the same song to really compare the sound.
And yes, unless you pull the pickups and look you can't tell which is which. Here is GAD's post: http://www.gad.net/Blog/2011/11/25/guild-full-sized-hb1-and-sd1-pickup-variations/
Ralf

 

[JohnW63]

I re-read his blog AFTER posting this, which pretty much answered my question. They're both good.