Custom, Custom 5 and Custom Custom
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2015
- The Custom family provides three distinct but related humbuckers that are handcrafted in California. The Custom Custom gives you lots of midrange and a hotter than vintage wind. The Custom 5 gives you a little more edge and heavenly cleans. The Custom gives you all the edge and plenty of crunch.
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00:47 Custom 5
02:01 Duncan Custom
04:07 Custom Custom
The tune for the custom is incredible.. anyone know whats the name?
Thanks
Emrah CcC 🤘
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@@Achielezz Thanks, man! It doesn't yet have a name, but it will sure do, once I turn it into a song :)
This guy can play!! I ended up watching the video for the music more than the pickups.
Waiting for the Custom 5 Custom, Custom Custom 5 and the Custom Custom Custom.
StuntcatTV LOL!!! Actually the Custom 5 was originally called the Custom Custom Custom according to Seymour Duncan’s site.
Duncan 555 is the bomb.
Maybe if Seymour Duncan working together with Kamen Rider Faiz it will be Custom 555
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Great playing here! HOWEVER, each example rocks on for a while AND is totally different - makes it harder for direct comparisons. Quicker examples of clean, crunch, and high gain lead where you play the same thing each time make it easier to hear the differences between each pickup. (atleast for me anyway) Killer playing though!
Yeah right
I agree. The examples need to be shorter and exactly the same. But it's still a decent demo of these pups. I dig all the Customs and own them all, but I find the original ceramic is still the best. I think they got it right the first time. I find the original has the greatest clarity and this is because of the ceramic mag. It also has the tightest low end. The Custom Custom, being alnico ii, is very good for a classic rock tone. It's similar to a Pearly Gates although with more output and less snarl. The Custom-5, with an alnico 5 mag, has the least amount of clarity, and it's not simply because of the A5 mag but rather because of how it's tuned. For what I play I need extreme clarity so I use pups lke the original Custom SH-5 ceramic, the Full Shred, Screamin' Demon, Distortion, Nazgul and Alternative 8, always paired with a Jazz neck. I use a medium gain setting most of the time or go clean for rhythm and a light boost for leads. I find these pups to really cut through with a lot of clarity, response and control.
@@angusorvid8840 I have a Custom Custom in my Steinberger GR4, and a Custom 5 in my ESP LTD Horizon lll. Both cool pickups, though I wish the Custom 5 had a bit less of a mid scoop. I have yet to try the original Custom. Maybe one of these days...
@@stopthehate1749 I own all three. I prefer the original SH-5 ceramic because of the extreme clarity and control. I've been using it since 1986 as my main pickup. I've owned many other pickups, other brands, but the original Custom is the best. It's the pup Vivian Campbell used on Last in Line and Sacred Heart. I find the Custom Custom (A2) does not have enough low end for me, but is otherwise a fine pickup for most styles. The Custom 5 is a fine pickup too, but it doesn't have the low-end clarity of the original ceramic. I have no preference as to magnets as I know there are many factors that go into how a pickup sounds than magnets, but there is something to be said for the clarity of ceramics both as pickup mags and speaker mags. I love those old EV speakers with the giant ceramic mag that they used to load into Boogies. I'm a very high performance player, lots of very accurate alternate picking runs, and I need the clarity and response of ceramics. The SH-5 Custom ceramic is just the perfect pup for me and has been for over three decades now. I've used this pickup through thick and thin and just love it. The responsiveness is incredible. Amazing sustain too. It has just the right amount of output. I always found JBs to be on the muddy side with the low end. Never worked for me like the Custom, and the Distortion, although a fine pickup, is just too much output for my needs. Besides the Custom my other favorite Duncans are the Full Shred and Screamin' Demon, which are Alnico 5, but the reason I find them useful is their design emphasizes clarity over output. The single Allen pole coil on the Demon and double on the Shred emphasis the treble, which makes the low end clear while still being warm and sweet. A lot of players are torn on the Shred because they will find it to be lacking in low end because of its design, but a lot of djent players find it works like a charm for downturn because it retains clarity with extreme high gain.
@@angusorvid8840 cool - I love Vivian Campbell's Dio era stuff btw! Yes, the Custom Custom could use a little more low end. Also I wish the Custom 5 had less of a mid scoop aka more mids.
- You mention the JB. (I have a JB in my little Steinberger GLB, though its been disassembled for years) How does the Custom compare to the JB in terms of mids? I imagine it can chunk better because of the lows, but I also like my mids too. I don't like to scoop my mids out.
I really like this guys playing. Nice and clean. Crisp 😋
very cool demo
the gifted guitar player really made those pickups shine !
All three sound great. Can't miss with either of them. With equipment this good it comes down to you.
Beautiful songcraft . . . and playing to match. Your melodies stick in my head and play as a loop.
Thank you so much!
Great demo, the sound is phenomenal! Awesome tune and playing! I've been using the Duncan Custom in my Les Paul since it was released. But, these pickups really go beyond that! These are my next "gotta have" pickups!
This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks for the excellent vid!
Waiting for my Custom5... :)
I'm sold on the Custom 5. It's got this great bite in the top end without being harsh.
@@angusorvid8840 It's funny mention a very bright guitar. I'm having the opposite problem with one of my guitars. Everything sounds dark and muddy and the Custom 5 might be what I need to balance it out. It's so dark that I'm thinking it may have been wired with a 250k pot, but I haven't had a chance to pull the pick guard to check.
@@angusorvid8840 I am very underwhelmed by my Dimarzio. And I personally thought the cleans were amazing on the SH5 especially cause it’s a high gain pickup. Very bell like and dynamic. Norton to me is ...bland.
Duncan custom
@@toemasmeems Try the Air Norton... My favorite neck pickup ever by far
This video was posted on my birthday! Love Seymour Duncan pickups. Hopefully I'll own a couple. From Strats to active humbuckers
I have custom custom bridge and jazz neck and it sounds amazing. They sound great individually but together they sound outstanding and create some awesome overtones and sustain. I bought both used after watching videos and deciding on a few different ones i thought sounded best. Glad I got them. Another guitar I have the 59 neck and it is nice also. Duncan has so many great sounding pickups. Next ones I get will be Arcane though. They make a couple that are just out of this world.
Dude those are awesome pickups!! They clean up nicely when your roll down the volume. Nice.
Just outstanding gear, playing, and composition. Especially love the custom 5 section.
I put a custom 5 in my 93' Ibanez RG450 and it shreds! Love the tone!!!
iamfugazi1969 cool, That os Just what i wanna know. My guitar is Ibanez rg 450. Wanna change the bridge. But first need to know if will fit and if i can keep on my original from the neck.. i dont know if it is a ceramic or almico from my briedge. Do you know if i can use a seymour duncan on my briedge?
SH-5 Duncan Custom is fantastic!!! Love it! 👍
Awesome demo! Killer tunes.
I love this demo
I have Custom Custom and Pearly Gates on my alder Super-Strat with maple fingerboard and classic tremolo. Previously, there was set of PAF-like humbuckers with aged magnets, made by another famous manufacturer, but they was too quiet. Now I have perfect sound! Thank You!
That's a great combo, and we are happy you like it!
Great video ! There is a Custom Custom on my ESP Sho Ryu Ken, and it sound pretty good as well.
love your play
I love the Duncan Custom. Fantastic pickup that nails the early VH tone. I also own 59/Custom Hybrid (with an A2 magnet) which is equally great.
I recently played a Full Shred (which is a Custom 5 with Hex Screws) and it sounded fantastic.
SH5 is really djenty and clear.
You’ll like the regular one as well. They have been my favorites for years simply because of the Versatility going from one genre to the other and working on many set ups. . Especially in Hss guitars.
I've been using the Custom series since the 80s. One thing I loved about the original Custom when I began using it in place of the JB was that it was tighter with more clarity on low end gain. It's actually a bit lower output than a JB. It's just EQ'd with a lot of bite. I think it sounds better with gain than a production JB. Great sustain, sweat singing high end, tracks like a tank. I also love the Custom Custom and Custom 5. They all rock. The C5 is also pretty tight with low end response. The Full Shred is also very tight. It's not as low endy as more djent specific pups, but you can pull off some djent stuff with a Full Shred because it's very tight and clear, has terrific crunch.
duncan custom! lovely aggressive , crunch and attack ... great pu
I’m using a Pearly Gates neck & Custom bridge in my Epi Les Paul Custom. It rocks!!
Nice playing. Interesting musical ideas. I personally love the Custom Custom in my Charvel, and recently have really enjoyed the Custom 5 in a Flying V I hand built!
How’s the custom custom compared to the stock jb in your Charvel?
@@michelehuffman8847 Sorry for the delayed response. I know the JB is popular and a fine pickup for some, but I never seem to bond with them...
@@michelehuffman8847 To my ear, I prefer the Custom Custom. Less shrill and smoother sounding
Thats why a love this pickups. They everything we need talkin' about sounds! lml
That’s just the pick up you can never go wrong with ever. I don’t know who uses them that is famous. But They have worked for me for decades now.
Thumbs up for the music. The demos were good and all but my first thought on the first tune was, "Cool... I'd like to buy this." and I was thinking about the song, not the pickup. :)
Yep. I thought this demo would as well convince someone to buy cosmetics.
@@mike42356 Thanks, man :))
I'm gonna go with the Custom here, nice to have 3 flavors on offer
Sounded like Plini = awesome!
Thanks, buddy :)
Absolutely Custom 5.
That's the best of them. I started with the ceramic Custom SH-5 around 1985 or so, then around '89 they came out with the Custom Custom SH-11 alnico 2, and I loved it as well. But the Custom 5 alnico 5 model is the best. I don't have any specific favorite magnet, but in my experience alnico 5 pickups have always worked best for me.
I love pickup configuration : Duncan Custom SH-5 Bridge & Seymourizer II SH-7 Neck..
Outstanding playing! They all sound good. Custom custom my fav.
Thank you, mate :)
I second that.
☆☆ What you are hearing here is the same pickup with different magnets. Alnico 5, Ceramic, then Alnico 2. Alnico 5 being the most common "normal" magnet, balanced. Ceramic being much stronger, mid-scooped, more gainy. Alnico 2 being the weaker magnet, mellow vintage sound, less bass, less trable and clarity, mid hit.
custom custom is perfect for my american deluxe stratocaster!!! :) my next pickup.
I am thinking of getting a sh11 again. Has awesome overtones.
Duncan Custom changed my life.
Dragisa Boca SH-5?
I put one of these in my Jagstang, it’s great for alternative rock
1:27 Custom 5 riff
4:49 Custom custom riff
which one would you say pairs the best with a 59n in a 22 fret gutiar? I'm running a jb/59n at the moment, and while i love the jb i just lose all bottom end when switching from the 59 to the jb
The Duncan Custom demo at 02:00 is mesmerizing
Thank you!
They should do a Custom 4. It's the closest alnico to ceramic (yes I know about alnico 8) for it's similar eq and quick attack.
I think of alnico 4 as ceramic without the scratchy treble which the Custom has in spades.
I have a Custom 5 in my LP. The Custom 5 works great with mahogany bodies with a maple cap. Guitars that have a little mid-range honk to them. My favorite bridge pickup in a Strat or Super-Strat style guitar is the Custom Custom. Works great with alder. Not as big of a fan of the CC in an LP or PRS style guitar. The Custom 5 in this video sounds fantastic.
Thank you! We think so too!
Seymour Duncan Hi Seymour Duncan. Which of these pickups would sound best in a thick Honduran Mahogany body that has no maple top on it ?
Well written.
That is Just what i wanna know. My guitar is Ibanez rg 450. Wanna change the bridge. But first need to know if will fit and if i can keep on my original from the neck.. i dont know if it is a ceramic or almico from my briedge. Do you know if i can use a seymour duncan custom on my briedge?
super tasty playing
Hi. I have a Fender Stratocaster mexican HSS. The Seymour Duncan Custom Custom would go well to play Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock and a little bit of Heavy Metal 80's? and how does the split coil sound?
custom 5!
hi friends.I just buy a custom 5 bridge pick up,I would like to ask how can I set its high between string?
Eh. After watching this video of some bearded dude play, I couldn't care less anymore what pickup to put in my guitar. I just threw the damn thing in the trash. Think I'm going to try fishing.
Very funny
@@radio7353 you have a hard time with sarcasm don't you?
@@addicted2tone349 I don't know if he was unable to get the sarcasm or if he just was pissed of by the quality humour of Mr. Henderson.
Hahahaha 😂
The dude is great. He's got a lot of style. Solid player.
Anyone notice the graphic in between clips is of a neck pickup, and not a bridge?
Wow, I wish I could see the tab of the solo at the 5:00 mark. Trying to watch and reproduce, but I’m not good enough. Outstanding playing!
Thanks, buddy! Maybe if I can remember how to play these, I could make some lessons on them! When I feel down for not coming up with any great music, I come here, I listen and read the comments and remember I can do it :))
TB 14 ALL DAY EVERYDAY!!!!!
Прекрасная демонстрация!!
A Custom with an alnico 4 magnet would be interesting! Kind of like a higher output Saturday Night Special.
I'm not a guitar tech, never been, but years ago I did exactly this, and it sounded amazing. I had put a Custom 5 in a Strat bridge, and it was just a little bit too bright. I nerded out on pick up and tech info, so I ended up ordering pick up magnets from I forget where. I put in an Alnico 4 magnet into my Custom 5, and it balanced out the EQ completely. Did the same with a Custom Custom pick up in a Telecaster. Swapped the Alnico 2 magnet with an Alnico 3. I still have this guitar and it absolutely rocks. Will never sell it!
@@gregs6424 Alnico 4 rules in my humbucker world 😉
damn, amazing solos aside, the first clip sounds like a Counterparts/ Silverstein collab
I have a Custom Custom in my SG style guitar and it just works perfectly when you have a mahogony body. The mids are buttery smooth, yet you get that nice "note separation" from the crisy highs. The JB used to be my favorite bridge pickup, but now it's the Custom Custom. My 2 Cents....
Me too.
Ok but why not direct comparison between pickups with the SAME riffs? Sounds amazing but it would be much easier to hear the difference, also the lenght of each sample is too long. I think something like Keith Merrow did for pickups for metal is more useful, I actually COULD make a confident decision after that.
Well the custom 5 sounded amazing but maybe that was just cos of what you played too
Thanks, man!
I have the custom 5 bridge pickup in my yamaha pacifica 612. I honestly love the cleans and its THE MOST responsive/dynamic passive pickup I've ever played. Sadly the gainey tones from it are not my thing at all, it's way too 80s glam rockish when it's really pushed, but I can get a decent hard blues tone out of it with the coil tap. I'm thinking about replacing it, just not sure what with.
Try replacing the A5 magnet with a roughcast A5: provided it indeed has a rough surface (some sold today are just silky, that won't make much of a difference), this will take away some of the glam rock slickness, though it's subtle. An unoriented A5 will give a bit more mids, and sound like a modern voiced A2, or a midrange heavy A5. You could also try an A4, which sounds quite different from an A5? It has a very direct attack like a ceramic, but without the scratchy grit (it's an alnico after all).
I have a low output pearly gates pickup in the neck, around 7,07 ohm and it sounds wonderful. Warm and clear. My pearly gates bridge pickup has low output around 7,2 and it sounds very wimpy and hold back. I wonder if the Duncan custom would be a better choice as it almost has the same eq, as the pearly gates only with more bass and mids.
Using the PG & Custom in my Les Paul. They rock!
I prefer the smooth tone of the SH11 in the bridge. I've ran these pickups in my main guitars with 59's in the neck for studio and stage since the mid 90's.
I have a custom in the bridge of a HSS configuration strat for that aggressive 80's hi-gain rock tone so it is very useable and necessary.
I am intrigued by the alnico5 but have not yet tried them.
To be continued..
O no!! now am not sure again, do i go with the custom 5 or black winter pickups, i loved thees to
thanks mate for the help, black winters off the list, you saved me from a mistake, what do you use mate
thanks my mate, i really apreshiate the help, ill check out all of those humbukers, am a metal hard rock guy so i think ill like most of them, a gut feeling, i like crunsh and power but still sound clean, i need that power but i altso need that kick that sound clean and good in the humbukeres , i need those lowes and i need those highs, and thanks again, if got any more questions ill be back baby
Does the custom 5 cut through in solos ?
Would have loved to have heard the same stuff played on each.
For my style of picking attack, and experience with Custom. I'd choose Custom 5. Ceramic just doing too much for me. Alnico V is just the right balance between Alnico II and Ceramic.
and what you'll get might sound different totally than what you guys heard here. All three sounds balanced and the same, cause the player doesn't hit as hard as the same in every pickup review. Just check how that finger picking he did for Custom, yet all hard picking with the Custom 5, and they sound basically the same at this video. Now don't tell us that finger picking doesn't do anything to tone.
For a PRS Core with tremolo, the option will be a trembucker?
If you aren't told what pedal(s), amp, effects, mike(s), are being used, what do you really know? Yes I love the cutting, beautiful highs, but why?
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On which pick-up intro was played? I'm loooking for pu for my mahogony/maple top guitar. I gonna play prog stuff like in intro. What will be better choice Pegasus ot Custom5?
For progressive metal, my choice is the Pegasus over the Custom 5.
This guy's playing just took me out there completely forgot about listening to how the pickups sound. Hey, it's all in the fingers, right?
Just cementing my decision on the Duncan Custom as my next pickup purchase
+Awall Jams (Awalljams), I've been using the Duncan Custom since the early to mid '80s. I think you will love it! It's a very balanced pickup, clean or distorted.
That Duncan custom sounds incredible.
I'm wanting to replace my bridge humbucker in my the Ibanez guitar I play, with this, or a similar pickup. I want one I can either coil-split or tap, to give me a more Strat-type tone. Will this allow me to do that?
All 3 of these pickups are four conductor, which means they have the right wires to split. If a pickup says 'four conductor' in the description, then it can be split.
Seymour Duncan, please, help! Would a Custom 5 great for strat with alder body + maple fingerboard? I want to some hard rock 80's tone and Van Halen kind of vibe and something like the JB.
TMoreira The Custom Custom fits the bill perfectly. It has the emphasized miss and highs like the JB, but the Alnico 2 gives it smoothness we hear from VH.
Custom Custom for sure, if you have to close a show
Can I have easily a midrange tone with a mahogany Ibanez?
Mine is a Ibanez RG421EX and I don't want a tone too thin...
The Custom Custom will give you all the mids you could ever want. No one ever thought that pickup sounds thin- I love it!
Which one would you recommend for 80s glam/hair band music? (Think Def Leppard, Poison, Motley Crue, Dokken...) Which works better for pinch harmonics? Or does the SH-4 JB work better for these?
BKP Holy Diver
JB with rough cast A5
I think chris hannah would like that guitar playing in the first
Hi what would you say is your best clean/crunch rhythm Neck humbucker you guys make?
Well, thing is, everyone has a different idea of what 'best' is. The Jazz does both things really well, and pairs with vintage and higher output pickups equally.
Hey there need some opinions, Im having a les paul custom built was want slightly scooped mids for the "heavy" and boosted mids for the neck pickup. So im thinking a Custom in the bridge n maybe a black winter neck or distortion neck neck........Thoughts??
I like the Custom/Black Winter combo. For versatility, add a switch to split them.
Thanks guys!! much appreciated!!
Will there be a CUTOM SPECIAL DELUXE ?
Please play same riffs for all pickup
Would the Custom 5 be a good match with a Pearly Gates neck pickup in a Les Paul?
Yes, this would work well. The Custom 5 is scooped, with big lows and highs, while the Pearly Gates is a little sweeter with some more high end. It should be a great combo in an LP.
I play metal music. Custom or Custom 5 for Les Paul?
Who is this guy? He's great.
Thanks, man!
I was thinking of putting a Custom Custom at the bridge with a PearlyGates at the neck in an old hardtail Fender Lead, Will them pair well ? or is it better with the Custom 5 ? Im trying to aim for a good Bluesy/SouthRock sound ~
Cool guitar! This all depends on how much you like or need mids. The Custom Custom has a lot of mids, with less bass and treble. The C5 is the tonal opposite, with its big, open scooped sound. The C5, to me, sounds better with the Pearly Gates, but this depends if you need highs or not. Listen to your tone now. Do you need more highs or mids?
im sorry to ask again, but what about in the same situation a custom 5 against a JB in bridge position? (with a PG in the neck) that was my third option ~
A JB is great for any blues or rock with plexi Marshall-levels of gain in there- it has a midrange honk that works with old school hard rock and early metal. A Custom 5 is tighter, and more scooped. For bluesy southern rock though, I'd go with something a little more PAF-y, maybe like the Saturday Night Specials (see the video on our channel) or the Whole Lotta Humbuckers.
Is the only difference between these pickups the magnet? Alnico V, Ceramic and Alnico II?
Yes.
What bridge pickup would work well with a prs custom 24? (Mahogany) styles going from metal to a very clean sound. Im looking for something versatile
Would the custom 5 work best?
I'd go with either a Custom or a Custom 5. The Custom 5 is more scooped, so if you like mids, go for the Custom If you want to get rid of some of the mids of a mahogany body, go for the Custom 5.
Seymour Duncan thank you very much i appreciate the reply back. :)
All great pickups, but to my ear the Custom Custom is best.
I wonder how an alnico 8 magnet in those babies would sound like
Hi guys, which of these will you chose for a 335 style guitar? I'm looking for a FooFighters kind of tone, big fat crunch :)
+Stefano Gualteroni The Custom would be my choice!
+Seymour Duncan Thank you very much! I'll go for it!
Custom 5 for me
Hi guys I´m looking for a hot humbucker for my HSS Strat that still matches with the single coils. Which one should i take?
+The Stig´s austrian cousin I love the sound of a Custom Custom or 59/Custom Hybrid with single coils. The Hybrid also splits very well.
+Seymour Duncan Right thanks, I`ll go for the Custom Custom then :p
Would the custom custom work well in an all mahogany SG Standard? I know an SG is already mid heavy and the custom custom has some pretty thick mids, would this be overkill? would the custom 5 be better or is that pickup too scooped? I want something that can handle higher gain doomy stuff but also clean up really well without being overly bright and brittle.
You might be better with the regular Custom. The CC may have too many mids..it works well in bright guitars, or really scooped guitars. The Custom 5 is good for mid-heavy guitars, as it is seriously scooped. The Custom is not as scooped but there is some there. It is really like a PAF with twice the power.
+Seymour Duncan what would be my best option without going ceramic? I'm trying to achieve Sabbathy tones. Would a brobucker fair well in an Sg? Thanks again!
The Brobucker is great in an SG but isn't particularly Sabbath-y. I'd go with the El Diablo for that.
I want to replace the JB in my all mahogany mockingbird ST w/ either a Distortion or one of the Customs. Which one would you pick? The JB just is too midsy and muddy.
I'd look at the Custom 5, which should help scoop out plenty of those mids. The highs are clear and the lows are really tight.
i have the same problem 2yrs later with pickups for an ibanez s521 mahogany body. Heard that JB has too many high mids and ofc that custom 5 is the right one . Was it the right one for you though ? I can only find info dating 4 years ago and I can't decide lol.
PS: People also reccomend distortions or full shred, even Invaders(if looking for an active sounding passive)
Not to mention the craziness around DiMarzio with their evolution and d-activator.
Really hoping Custom 5 is the THING 'cause i am almost convinced to buy it and most of the info i got is subjective. I guess its about preference. Mine is getting clear metalcore riffs and palm mutes, maybe even some djenty stuff, but still was hoping to get more specific info on my needs. Also big shoot out to this channel for replying in the comments and being so helpful
Paul Allender SE with non gold hardware looks sick...
It used to be :) I played it, till it looked like this
+Seymour Duncan Hey! I need your advice. I'll get a JB/Jazz combo for my LP, a Distortion set for my Explorer, but I don't know what to get for my ES-339. I want to play everything from Jazz and Blues to Classic and Hard Rock; which set should I get? Thanks!
Aldo
I love the sound of Seth Lovers in a semi hollow. If you play at high volumes, though, you might want to go for potted '59s.
I prefer the basic sets, rather than custom shop or more expensive pickups. So you recommend a pair of '59's? How would any of the Custom series work on that guitar?
And also, should I get them in trembucker size? Thanks!
Yeah, go with 59s, then. The only thing I'd recommend from the Custom series is the basic Custom, but even then, it is hot, and slightly compressed. I think you would 'hear' the sound of the guitar better with lower output pickups like the 59s. You also won't have feedback issues common with higher output pickups and semi-hollows.
Great, thanks! *****
I'm trying to find a good humbucker to put in an HSS strat with the 250k pots. I was thinking a Custom-5 or JB. Does anyone have any recommendations?
A JB sounds good with 250k pots, so does a Custom or Custom5. What kind of music? What kind of amp?
I play mostly fusion and blues, but sometimes play some higher gain metal type stuff for kicks. The amp is a Fender Junior III. I normally have a Tube screamer or OCD pedal running too.
Yeah, I would also add a 59/Custom Hybrid in there, as it isn't as compressed. It is a good blend of vintage and more modern tones.
Awesome, thanks for the recommendations! For the 21 day warranty/exchange, could I start out with a JB which retails a little lower than the 59/Custom and pay the difference or would I have to start out with the highest priced one?
Start with whatever you want. We will work it out later if there is any need to change.
Is there anywhere I can buy Seymour Duncan pickups without the logo on them??... Ive been buying Dimarzios exclusively for this reason
Not all of our pickups have our logo on the front-which ones were you looking at picking up? You can reach out to the custom shop for different cover options.