RockStarNick
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Hey guys. OK, I know that theres been a bunch of reviews about the Custom/59 hybrid, but I just can't resist. I gotta post my own!
OK. Well, I sent a Zebra Custom 5, and a Black 59 to our buddy BachToRock to have him convert them into Hybrids. Since theyre both using Alnico 5s, I was getting back 2 identical pickups pretty much.
The guitars I am installing them in are:
1. Black 4 Conductor Hybrid: Homemade Ash hardtail Super Strat, with a Duncan Jazz in the neck.
2. Zebra 2 Conductor Hybrid: Les Paul Honeyburst Standard Plus, 2002. With a Duncan 59 in the neck.
(Well, before I continue, let me say that BachToRock went above and beyond the calll of duty, swapping the screw coils, to make sure that the black 4 conductor had the custom as the slug coil (should I want to tap it) and that the 2 conductor had the 59 as the slug coil - which works perfectly, because the LP already has a 2 conductor 59 in the neck.. I prefer it when pickup sets match up like that. )
First Test: Super Strat. All I can say is, Holy S!!! This pickup smokes. It really is exactly how BTR describes it. A perfect cross between a 59 and a Custom. Its got the bottom end of a custom, but more natural mids, and a more vintagey top end. Absolutely beautful sounds when strumming chords. Super detailed, but warm and lush. Overdriven, its a monster, but it really lets the wood of the guitar shine thru. Something that my Regular Duncan Custom and Distortions didnt do as much.
Next Test: LP. Again, WOWOWOWOW! This pickup is just getting A+s in every category. Bottom end, midrange detail, treble sparkle, everything is amazing. (I actually wound up adding an extra layer of black paper tape on top of BTR's black tape, to make it look a bit more "vintage" and match up with the 59 in the neck. But thats just me, cuz im crazy.) I feel like my LP finally sounds like I always wanted it to.
Very versatile, as it likes being in a heavy mahogany guitar just as much as a light ash guitar, both yeilding excellent results, and allowing the guitar to speak for itself. It also matches up perfectly with the JAzz and 59, both alnico5 vintage style neck pickups.
It's a cryin' shame that this isnt a regular production pickup. Cuz it totally kills.
BTR - THANK YOU!!! You do amazing work on these hybrids. I'm thinking about sending my Jazz and 59 necks to you for some hybridization as well...
OK. Well, I sent a Zebra Custom 5, and a Black 59 to our buddy BachToRock to have him convert them into Hybrids. Since theyre both using Alnico 5s, I was getting back 2 identical pickups pretty much.
The guitars I am installing them in are:
1. Black 4 Conductor Hybrid: Homemade Ash hardtail Super Strat, with a Duncan Jazz in the neck.
2. Zebra 2 Conductor Hybrid: Les Paul Honeyburst Standard Plus, 2002. With a Duncan 59 in the neck.
(Well, before I continue, let me say that BachToRock went above and beyond the calll of duty, swapping the screw coils, to make sure that the black 4 conductor had the custom as the slug coil (should I want to tap it) and that the 2 conductor had the 59 as the slug coil - which works perfectly, because the LP already has a 2 conductor 59 in the neck.. I prefer it when pickup sets match up like that. )
First Test: Super Strat. All I can say is, Holy S!!! This pickup smokes. It really is exactly how BTR describes it. A perfect cross between a 59 and a Custom. Its got the bottom end of a custom, but more natural mids, and a more vintagey top end. Absolutely beautful sounds when strumming chords. Super detailed, but warm and lush. Overdriven, its a monster, but it really lets the wood of the guitar shine thru. Something that my Regular Duncan Custom and Distortions didnt do as much.
Next Test: LP. Again, WOWOWOWOW! This pickup is just getting A+s in every category. Bottom end, midrange detail, treble sparkle, everything is amazing. (I actually wound up adding an extra layer of black paper tape on top of BTR's black tape, to make it look a bit more "vintage" and match up with the 59 in the neck. But thats just me, cuz im crazy.) I feel like my LP finally sounds like I always wanted it to.
Very versatile, as it likes being in a heavy mahogany guitar just as much as a light ash guitar, both yeilding excellent results, and allowing the guitar to speak for itself. It also matches up perfectly with the JAzz and 59, both alnico5 vintage style neck pickups.
It's a cryin' shame that this isnt a regular production pickup. Cuz it totally kills.
BTR - THANK YOU!!! You do amazing work on these hybrids. I'm thinking about sending my Jazz and 59 necks to you for some hybridization as well...
