Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

[BluesGuyJ]

Hey guys, I've been doing a lot of research on all of the SD pickups and I think the CC and C5 are the pups I've been looking for. Throaty, thick, not too thrashy, vintage, crunchy tone packin mofo's lol. I just want to know which one has a higher output? I'd like to take the one that has the higher output and put it in the neck position (since the neck position gives a brighter and more concentrated tone than the bridge), the neck is what I use for soling also, hence the reason I want the higher output in the neck

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Re: Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

the CC is higher, but only by a very, very little amount. not much at all, but it is.

[ArtieToo]

Re: Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

Hmmm . . . doesn't the CC use an Alnico II, compared to the C5's Alnico 5?

I thought the C5 was higher output?

Edit: Ok, doing a little research, I see that the CC is higher. But that messes up my understanding of the magnets. I thought that a Custom, CC, and C5 were all the same pup but with different magnets, with the Alnico 5 being the strongest.

I must be wrong.

[flank]

Re: Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

i dont think anybody could really tell the difference........i honestly could barely tell that the CC was hotter than a PG bridge...... differnce being the actual tone

[Robert S.]

Re: Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

Because of the alnico v magnet, the C-5 will have slightly more output.

[ArtieToo]

Re: Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

Because of the alnico v magnet, the C-5 will have slightly more output.

Thats what I would have thought also, but look at this chart segment from GuitarElectronics.com:

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Its definitely showing the CC to be highest output, with the C5 at the bottom, with the Custom in between. Is this chart wrong?

Also, its funny that the C5 didn't make it on to SD's own spec table.

[Lightning]

Re: Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

Aja, Aja...My favorite SD.

Yea, I was scratching my head the other day looking at that chart.

[Mac-P]

Re: Which has higher out put: CC or C5?

The CC & Custom sound louder than the C5 (in certain guitars through certain amps) because of the mid content. Since the C5 has a "scoop" in the mids it "pushes" less.

I have found the CC to actually push more than the JB even though the JB is "technically" louder with a higher DC resistance.