59 and a C5

[Children of Bodom]

I was wondering if u guys would answer this okay i hav a les paul alder or mahogany with a rosewood fretboard and do u think a 59 and a C5 would be the right choice? I play metal, and also what is the C5 like i dont see any1 talking about it.

 

[bbking1021]

Re: 59 and a C5

59 and C5 are a great choice for mahogany guitars. The C5 can do metal but also sounds vintage if it needs to be. A lot metal players like the Custom if you decide not to go with the C5. If you use the search, you can find a lot out about the C5 and 59.

 

[fusion101]

Re: 59 and a C5

I say do the 59 distortion combo, expecially if metal is mostly what your going to do

 

[fab.regnaut]

Re: 59 and a C5

Depend how bright is your guitar and the tone you need :
1) full shred neck and distortion bridge if you want a very metal tone and if your guitar is quite dark
2) Jazz and custom if you want a more versatile combo and if your guitar is balanced
3) 59 and C5 if you want a versatile combo and if your guitar is bright .

 

[dd12939]

Re: 59 and a C5

That is a good set - I happily used it in my SG for a long while, though a word of warning: the 59 neck can get kind of boomy, especially under a lot of gain. I swapped mine out eventually for a Jazz model and was thrilled with the results. The Jazz has (IMO) a much more contemporary tone and retains a lot more clarity especially when you're got a bunch of distortion going on. The C5 is great for me, as I go from blues to vintage rock to metal, but if you're a straight-up metal kind of guy, you might go with the Custom, as it's a little fatter, fuller tone. As the SD site says, the C5 is like a hopped up PAF - kind of a vintage-on-steroids tone. The Custom is somewhat similar, and has a similar output, but with a more "metal" voicing (to my ears anyway).
To more thoroughly answer your question about the C5, it has plenty of lows, low-mids and highs, but doesn't have a whole lot in the way of high-mids (which contributes its not-so-fat sound).

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: 59 and a C5

Either will do what you want. The C5 has less medrange than the CC or the other Vintage types. The C5 will have more balls, too.

 

[Children of Bodom]

Re: 59 and a C5

O thanks alot

 

[nuntius]

Re: 59 and a C5

Get a custom instead of a C-5 for metal.. it's a bit more agressive and chunky IMO

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: 59 and a C5

The C-5 is a great pickup. It'll do metal great, because of it's tight percussive low end, and open sounding mids and highs. With the C-5 in a LP, you're only as 'metal' as your amp allows you to be. It sounds like a crushing house of death through my Bogner! LOL

My newest opinion on Duncan humbuckers is that the C-5/Jazz may be one combo that sounds great in the majority of humbucking guitars. You could put it in almost any HH guitar and be satisfied.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: 59 and a C5

I second the Jazz/C5 combo although the 59N/C5 combo would be very nice too...especially for harder rock and metal. The 59N seems to be more popular with hard rock players (although Robben Ford used one for years!) and the Jazz N seems to be popular with players who want everything from a very clear tone for jazz and blues chords to harder rock styles. The Jazz will rock beautifully and gets a great overdriven tone if that's what you want, but it is just a little clearer with slightly less bass than the 59N so it doesn't get muddy at higher volumes.