Duncan Custom SH-5 Special Van halen pickup

[Butch Snyder]

I had a conversation about this topic with MJ last week the article that was in Guitar Player magazine 1979 about the Seymour Duncan Custom pickup was really a custom wind pickup that Seymour did for Eddie in 78. The 1979 article which said Duncan Custom(Van Halen) was the custom wind that Seymour did for Eddie in 78 NOT the Duncan Custom SH-5 the article was miss leading,when Eddie seen the article he called Seymour about it and Eddie wasn’t happy at all he didn’t want Seymour to sell the pickup because it was Eddie’s recipe to Seymour what he wanted in that PAF pickup so Seymour removes the Van Halen name on the next Seymour Duncan article in the next Guitar Player magazine about the pickups Seymour offers.This was also told to MJ by Seymour. The Seymour Duncan 78 IS the pickup.

After 10 years, this zombie thread is resurrected by the OP and the argument continues....

[pittbull]

What argument ?? there was a lot of misleading topics about Eddie’s gear

[Butch Snyder]

What argument ?? there was a lot of misleading topics about Eddie’s gear

What arguments? This entire thread was riddled with disagreements and arguing about the subject. Then after 10 years of silence, it was brought back. If I were an admin, I would have locked it a long time ago.

[pittbull]

What ???I just found new legit info from Seymour Duncan

[Butch Snyder]

Re: Duncan Custom SH-5 Special Van halen pickup

And Seymour told you all of this, or this is something you pulled out of your ass? My guess would be the latter.

Point taken, if this subject matter is important to you, I should treat it with more sensitivity, 10-year gap between posts or not. This forum is about sharing knowledge. That's why we are here, right?

[Chistopher]

I had a conversation about this topic with MJ last week the article that was in Guitar Player magazine 1979 about the Seymour Duncan Custom pickup was really a custom wind pickup that Seymour did for Eddie in 78. The 1979 article which said Duncan Custom(Van Halen) was the custom wind that Seymour did for Eddie in 78 NOT the Duncan Custom SH-5 the article was miss leading,when Eddie seen the article he called Seymour about it and Eddie wasn’t happy at all he didn’t want Seymour to sell the pickup because it was Eddie’s recipe to Seymour what he wanted in that PAF pickup so Seymour removes the Van Halen name on the next Seymour Duncan article in the next Guitar Player magazine about the pickups Seymour offers.This was also told to MJ by Seymour. The Seymour Duncan 78 IS the pickup.

If I'm reading this right, the pickup referred to as Custom (Van Halen) in guitar player magazine is sold nowadays as the 78?

[pittbull]

That’s right Chris

[Butch Snyder]

Here is something interesting......

EVH Borrows Chris Holmes' Guitar

[pittbull]

Thats old knowledge

[Butch Snyder]

Thats old knowledge

Wow, sorry for trying to contribute to something you are interested in. You're welcome.

[ToneFiddler]

If I'm reading this right, the pickup referred to as Custom (Van Halen) in guitar player magazine is sold nowadays as the 78?

i doubt it!
the ad says:

59 Model, ld & rhy
Jazz Model, ld & rhy
The Mag (strat sound)
JB Model (Harmonics)
The Duncan Custom (van Halen)
Seymourizer II (series parallel)
Duncan Distortion

that's identicial to the model numbering except for the last 2 reversed and discontinued products...

SH-1: 59
SH-2: Jazz
SH-3: stag mag nowadays
SH-4: JB
SH-5: ducan custom
SH-7: Seymourizer II, now SH-6n
SH-6: distortion (SH-6b)

[beaubrummels]

I recall the '78 Model was a trembucker, 4-conductor version of the Evenly Voiced Harmonics pickup, which came out in the 2000s. The original recipe PAF Seymour did for EVH was never released to the public before then AFAIK. The Duncan Custom was the Duncan Custom, "PAF on steroids" ceramic pickup.

[pittbull]

From MJ at Seymour Duncan any pickup work Seymour did for Eddie a ceramic magnet was never used

[RanchManSandy]

i think we're only a couple new threads away from really getting to the bottom of this

[beaubrummels]

From MJ at Seymour Duncan any pickup work Seymour did for Eddie a ceramic magnet was never used

Right. No one said that.