Hi, I am getting a Yamaha Pacifica 611 VFM. This model has a Custom 5 TB14 bridge pickup. It is wired for coil tap with the neck P-90. I would like to replace the Custom 5 with a Seymour Duncan 59. Does the replacement pickup have to be a trembucker? Can I do this swap and also keep the same wiring as before?
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Falloffthebonetone
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Yep. If you do decide to replace it, you want tremspaced and 4 conductor. What kind of difference are you going for? Like where do you want your tone to go from the Custom 5?
Yep. If you do decide to replace it, you want tremspaced and 4 conductor. What kind of difference are you going for? Like where do you want your tone to go from the Custom 5?
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Hi, the Custom 5 sound samples are great vintage tones. I want a bit more mids like Les Paul
Hi, the Custom 5 sound samples are great vintage tones. I want a bit more mids like Les Paul
chadd
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Try an EQ pedal. I'm not sure any pickup can make a Pacifica sound like a Les Paul.
Try an EQ pedal. I'm not sure any pickup can make a Pacifica sound like a Les Paul.
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I second a Custom Custom. Great mids. Custom 5 and '59 have exactly the same EQ ratings on the Tone chart, 6,3,8 B,M,T
You're talking about a Strat style guitar and a Les Paul. Chadd's right, that's going to be tough to match tones. Do you have a Les Paul type guitar? There are many models out there that are LP styles at great prices, especially used. Quality of overseas models is pretty good these days. Enjoy the Yamaha for what it is and maybe down the road get a second guitar.
I second a Custom Custom. Great mids. Custom 5 and '59 have exactly the same EQ ratings on the Tone chart, 6,3,8 B,M,T
You're talking about a Strat style guitar and a Les Paul. Chadd's right, that's going to be tough to match tones. Do you have a Les Paul type guitar? There are many models out there that are LP styles at great prices, especially used. Quality of overseas models is pretty good these days. Enjoy the Yamaha for what it is and maybe down the road get a second guitar.
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thanks men for excellent comments. I was thinking of the 59 as this is the pickup for the Yamaha SG1820. Link with sound samples:
http://www.musicradar.com/us/reviews/guitars/yamaha-sg1820-260010
thanks men for excellent comments. I was thinking of the 59 as this is the pickup for the Yamaha SG1820. Link with sound samples:
http://www.musicradar.com/us/reviews/guitars/yamaha-sg1820-260010
TimmyPage
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But remember that the Yamaha SG line have a completely different body construction and tone wood. What you are looking for is adding thickness and mids into that guitar, which is totally doable. The Custom Custom is one great way to accomplish that, and if you are comfortable with it, it can be achieved with a magnet swap to the Custom 5 instead of having to buy a completely separate pickup.
My suggestion, however, is to look at that Blues Sarasceno PATB-3 humbucker. It was designed with that exact question in mind: How do you make a strat or a shred-stick guitar sound like a Les Paul? The end result is really cool, it's a very thick and warm pickup, I used one for years in my strat to do exactly what you are trying to do.
But remember that the Yamaha SG line have a completely different body construction and tone wood. What you are looking for is adding thickness and mids into that guitar, which is totally doable. The Custom Custom is one great way to accomplish that, and if you are comfortable with it, it can be achieved with a magnet swap to the Custom 5 instead of having to buy a completely separate pickup.
My suggestion, however, is to look at that Blues Sarasceno PATB-3 humbucker. It was designed with that exact question in mind: How do you make a strat or a shred-stick guitar sound like a Les Paul? The end result is really cool, it's a very thick and warm pickup, I used one for years in my strat to do exactly what you are trying to do.
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Thanks! The PATB-3 samples sound great. The only thing is the description says designed for Floyd Rose system. The Yamaha uses Wilkinson tremolo. I assume this will still work?
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For vintage tone with more mids, I suggest something with Alnico II magnet. The Custom Custom is great for that. Pearly Gates and Alnico II Pro are also great if you want something more vintage.
Falloffthebonetone
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Custom custom hands down.
Custom custom hands down.
elelpe
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thanks. it is exciting that men have good options to choose.
tubecrunch
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Which lp tone do u like? I thought I needed a paf to get me there, but fell in love with a nice fat JB. I even got an rtm for bonus points.
Which lp tone do u like? I thought I needed a paf to get me there, but fell in love with a nice fat JB. I even got an rtm for bonus points.
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I like Billy Gibbons for rich tones. Also some SG tones as I mentioned from the Yamaha SG1820. The Tone Zone looks nice but maybe to metal. I dont need to djent...:smokin:
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This is good info! The PATB3 was designed mostly with that trem guitar to LP thing in mind. Now the 59 is a great pickup, but will have alot less output than a C5. The beautiful thing about the Custom series of pickups, (Custom, C5, cc) is that its all the same pickup, but with a different magnet. You can buy an alnico 2 magnet and put it in your C5 and have a nice buttery midrange monster. Put a ceramic mag in and you get a custom.
Would work good with any trem
This is good info! The PATB3 was designed mostly with that trem guitar to LP thing in mind. Now the 59 is a great pickup, but will have alot less output than a C5. The beautiful thing about the Custom series of pickups, (Custom, C5, cc) is that its all the same pickup, but with a different magnet. You can buy an alnico 2 magnet and put it in your C5 and have a nice buttery midrange monster. Put a ceramic mag in and you get a custom.
Would work good with any trem
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