This weekend I replaced the Custom 5 in my Sterling Stingray and put in a Perpetual Burn trembucker. I love the tone of the Custom 5 pickup, but I've been wanting to try the PB ever since I got it. I could tell real fast that the PB doesn't have as much bass as the Custom 5, but still has good bass response. The bass seems tighter in the PB. There's also a little less output in the PB, but it's still not a weak pickup. The PB also seems a little brighter, but that could be a side affect of less bass than the custom 5. I can definitely see why the PB would be good for metal with the tighter bass, and it seems like it would really cut thru the mix easy as it's not muddy sounding at all. So far I really like it and will keep it in this guitar. Great pickup for rock, 80's metal and blues IMO.
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Re: My thoughts on Perpetual Burn vs. Custom 5
The PB is compared to a JB in its tonality......as in it has a kind of mids hump that makes lead playing a breeze.
I think the wire shift to 43 and the change in wind was supposed to make it less picky about guitars......but this is just repeating the blurb it had on launch
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I've tried a JB before and it wasn't for me. Too high output and too much high mids. The PB is much more my style even tho the overall tone is somewhat similar to the JB. My favorite is still the Custom 5 as it's just perfect for me IMO, but the PB is very good and will work great in this guitar. I've already got plans for the Custom 5 I took out when I put the PB in.
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To me, and in any guitar I've tried, the C5 is seriously scooped. This is great for one of my guitars that is all mids anyway. It helps, a lot.Administrator of the SDUGF
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I think Duncan's description of the Custom 5 being a louder version of the '59 bridge is very accurate. It is scooped in the mids and I absolutely love the bass response from it in every guitar I've tried it in. It's certainly not muddy sounding tho and I've never had a problem with it cutting through the mix. The PB has less bass, a little more mids and will probably cut through a little easier, but I'll see this weekend at band practice.
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostTo me, and in any guitar I've tried, the C5 is seriously scooped. This is great for one of my guitars that is all mids anyway. It helps, a lot.Originally posted by T-Bone-BBQ View PostI think Duncan's description of the Custom 5 being a louder version of the '59 bridge is very accurate. It is scooped in the mids and I absolutely love the bass response from it in every guitar I've tried it in. It's certainly not muddy sounding tho and I've never had a problem with it cutting through the mix. The PB has less bass, a little more mids and will probably cut through a little easier, but I'll see this weekend at band practice.
Like Mincer I find the C5 seriously scooped, and it works in the right guitar. In anything else there's no mids, shrieking highs, and the bass just might be muddy; not unlike a '59 bridge.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnd that's probably because most people with electric guitars seem more interested in their own performance rather than the effect on the listener ... in fact i don't think many people who own electric guitars even give a poop about the effect on a listener. Which is why many people play electric guitars but very very few of them are actually musicians.
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I think all the guitars I have it in are at least mahogany body which possibly helps the C5, but either way I love it...great pickup. Getting ready to put one in the bridge on my PRS SE Custom 24 Floyd hopefully this weekend, but it's also a mahogany body. It should sound great.
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I could see the Custom5 doing well in a very midrangey guitar. For most axes- even mahogany- IMO like the '59b it's more pleasing to the ear with UA5. The highs seem less harsh when the mids are a little less scooped..
"You should know better by now than to introduce science into a discussion of voodoo."
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Originally posted by eclecticsynergy View PostI could see the Custom5 doing well in a very midrangey guitar. For most axes- even mahogany- IMO like the '59b it's more pleasing to the ear with UA5. The highs seem less harsh when the mids are a little less scooped.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnd that's probably because most people with electric guitars seem more interested in their own performance rather than the effect on the listener ... in fact i don't think many people who own electric guitars even give a poop about the effect on a listener. Which is why many people play electric guitars but very very few of them are actually musicians.
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The more I play this guitar with the PB the more I like it. I've got a Yamaha Pacifica 311H that's at the guitar tech getting some mods done and one is to replace the stock AlNiCo bridge humbucker with a Chrome covered PB Trembucker, so it should be great in that guitar also. Very versatile pickup with great overall tone IMO.
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Re: My thoughts on Perpetual Burn vs. Custom 5
The guitar I use my Custom 5 in is a poplar Music Man SUB1 (the old USA version). Even with the C5 in it (and Jazz neck), it has more mids than my Music Man Silhouette Special with a Custom Custom and Alnico II Pro.Administrator of the SDUGF
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