Recent content by Rex_Rocker

Well, to quote Mr. Yngwie Malmsteen, "More is more." I don't question the versatility people mention it has, but I also feel like it undermines how heavy and aggressive it really is doing what it's meant for. I don't think of it as a "refined" pickup so much as a sledgehammer when doing the...

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/threads/shiny-custom-shop-quarter-pounds.322853/ Found it. So it seems like it's a job for the CS.

I think you'd dig the BW if you tried it. If you like the Distortion and the 500T, the BW is along those lines, but with some extra power, attack, and aggression.

With the CS JB and stock 490R. :D

I liked WLH's when I tried them, but I like '59's too. I play Metal too. But WLH's are worth a try. They're a bit less scoopy than '59's and a bit hotter, but still within that realm. I don't think the Custom 5 is more scooped than the '59, but IMO, the scoop in the '59 is tilted a bit more...

To those of you with ABR-1's, do you not have issues with the smaller range for intonation? On both my Nashvilles, I have the low E (C, in my case) and the 3rd string all the way to the edge.

I don't like the measuring anything in inches either. But scale lenght I'm so used to it being expressed in inches that it made sense to me.

I think I remember someone here ordered a cream one off the CS?

They mentioned they were based around the Pegasus/Sentient too, didn't they? There's a set for sale locally. Not really interested in the bridge, but maybe the neck is cool

From the Custom variations I tried, I liked the standard ceramic Custom the best. The double-thick ceramic Custom had more of the issue with the low-end I had with the Custom, and the Custom 5 lost that awesome rasp the Custom has that I liked. I've wanted to try a ceramic or even a standard...

Oh, it's 24 9/16 in that case, indeed. I suppose I have my saddles pushed back more because I tune low and I used heavy-ish strings.

Where are you supposed to measure the scale lenght? I measured from the edge of the nut to the saddle, and it's different on all strings, but on average, it's 24.75 on mine?

I was aware that Gibsons were slightly shorter, but I didn't know which were. I'll take some measurements tonight with my Les Pauls.

And Epis tend to have have the bridge pickup further away from the bridge than Gibsons. :)

You can play Metal on vintage output pickups for sure. Bill Steer from Carcass used '59's at some point. So did Mark from LOG. It's about preference, though. If you're used to high output pickups, sometimes those lower output pickups come off as tinny and weak. You have to adjust your settings...