C5/'59 Bridge Hybrid for SG?

[twoheadedboy]

Hey. I have an EPI SG G-400 that I want to toss a new bridge humbucker in. It is made of a couple very resonant pieces of Mahogany - much more lively than most Gibson's I've played lately. How would a C5/'59 hybrid sound in this guitar? I'm looking for classic marshall rock tones, ranging from AC/DC to Fair Warning era Van Halen. Is this a yes or no? THanks guys.

 

[jeremy]

Re: C5/'59 Bridge Hybrid for SG?

ive never tried a c5/59 hybrid but i think it might be cool. i played an sg for years and those are two of the pups i used in there, thru a good marshall i bet youll get some great tones

 

[twoheadedboy]

Re: C5/'59 Bridge Hybrid for SG?

I do have a C-5 here in a guitar that I just retired. I'll probably try that first.

 

[BachToRock]

Re: C5/'59 Bridge Hybrid for SG?

The Hybrid will get the AC/DC tone wihout a problem... the regular C5 should do alright as well, but is slightly compressed compared to the hybrid and may lose some of the clarity in the wound strings which is such a huge part of the AC/DC sound...
BTW... you will need a good Marshall and a pair of Black Shorts as well!

 

[twoheadedboy]

Re: C5/'59 Bridge Hybrid for SG?

killer! i'm running a custom built hotrodded '59 bassman/jtm 45 style head. It has no problem nailing those early marshall tones with the right axe. only thing is that my C-5 is f-spaced. Will that make much of a difference in how it sound in an SG?

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: C5/'59 Bridge Hybrid for SG?

Measure the spacing. Some newer Gibby's come with wider than standard spacing, which would work fine with the trembucker.

 

[twoheadedboy]

Re: C5/'59 Bridge Hybrid for SG?

How wide is standard vs. fender spacing? 50mm / 52mm?