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Lewguitar
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Re: CC vs. JB
I think they sound very differant from each other. The Custom Custom is one of my very favorites and really allows me to shape the tone with my hands. I can squeeze off notes and harmonics more easily with the Custom Custom than with any other humbucker. It sounds tremendous through a cranked Marshall or tweed Fender 4x10 Bassman, the amp the Marshall was copied from.
It sounds less impressive through a blackface or silverface Fender set for a clean tone, IMO. The Custom Custom wants to sing through a cranked tweed or Marshall, IMO, and makes getting a good EVH tone easy if you're using the right amp at the right volume.
It has very pronounced mids that are a little bit squawky and mallable...the highs are very smooth as is the bass.
The JB has more bass and highs and tho the mids are very strong, they don't have that squishy quality the CC has. The JB sounds alot bigger and harder to me. I used one Seymour handwound for me out of an old paf for many years. I
I still really like it and whenever I install one in a guitar I'm always impresed with the JB... but I use the Custom Custom and 59 Trembucker these days.
Lew
I think they sound very differant from each other. The Custom Custom is one of my very favorites and really allows me to shape the tone with my hands. I can squeeze off notes and harmonics more easily with the Custom Custom than with any other humbucker. It sounds tremendous through a cranked Marshall or tweed Fender 4x10 Bassman, the amp the Marshall was copied from.
It sounds less impressive through a blackface or silverface Fender set for a clean tone, IMO. The Custom Custom wants to sing through a cranked tweed or Marshall, IMO, and makes getting a good EVH tone easy if you're using the right amp at the right volume.
It has very pronounced mids that are a little bit squawky and mallable...the highs are very smooth as is the bass.
The JB has more bass and highs and tho the mids are very strong, they don't have that squishy quality the CC has. The JB sounds alot bigger and harder to me. I used one Seymour handwound for me out of an old paf for many years. I
I still really like it and whenever I install one in a guitar I'm always impresed with the JB... but I use the Custom Custom and 59 Trembucker these days.
Lew
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