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Been playing around with custom 8 for a while. Really like it.. A lot. I started Duncan's with the stock custom sh-5 and that used to be my go to then I found mag swapping.. The custom 8 seemed to keep the organic nature of alnico and give much more power like ceramic. I was really digging it. Then the more and more I play it it was missing something. It wasn't lacking balls it was lacking "meat". That big low punch of the ceramic. After playing a8 in the custom I realized that the small ceramic in the sh5 was colder and " tinnier" and certainly less organic. It was still warm but had something missing compared to alnico mags.
Then I try the big ceramic pulled right from a distortion. I've been meaning to do this for a while and just never did. Man, this thing kills! It doesn't sound like a ceramic pup. It sounds very warm compared to the small ceramic. It actually sounds similar to alnico but.... It has the "meat" that the c8 was missing. And it has much bigger balls than the c8. But it's not over the top at all. Doesn't sound any louder just fuller! It actually made me realize that the c8 had a much shriller top end. The c8 would screech with finger slides over the strings and actually would get on my nerves after a while. This big mag tames that high end and adds some real meat and fullness to the sound. Much more punch. But not sterile sounding like the stock custom sounds(compared to alnico, and now the big ceramic). I really like this version of the custom the best now. It adds the bite and low end punch of the ceramic but actually retains the warmth and smoothness like organic. But it doesn't have a harsh top end at all. Actually less than c8 or regular custom. It's a really great pickup. I love it so I'm gonna jam with it for a while then do a custom/distortion hybrid with big ceramic and do a review on that
Then I try the big ceramic pulled right from a distortion. I've been meaning to do this for a while and just never did. Man, this thing kills! It doesn't sound like a ceramic pup. It sounds very warm compared to the small ceramic. It actually sounds similar to alnico but.... It has the "meat" that the c8 was missing. And it has much bigger balls than the c8. But it's not over the top at all. Doesn't sound any louder just fuller! It actually made me realize that the c8 had a much shriller top end. The c8 would screech with finger slides over the strings and actually would get on my nerves after a while. This big mag tames that high end and adds some real meat and fullness to the sound. Much more punch. But not sterile sounding like the stock custom sounds(compared to alnico, and now the big ceramic). I really like this version of the custom the best now. It adds the bite and low end punch of the ceramic but actually retains the warmth and smoothness like organic. But it doesn't have a harsh top end at all. Actually less than c8 or regular custom. It's a really great pickup. I love it so I'm gonna jam with it for a while then do a custom/distortion hybrid with big ceramic and do a review on that
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