Rex_Rocker
Well-known member
So you guys know I tried to tweak the Custom... and it was REALLY close... but it just isn't there.
Don't get me wrong... I love the aggressive high-end. I love the extra clarity from the high but not blistering high output. I've even learned to appreciate the scoopy nature of the mids. It's just the low-end is too much for this particular guitar in the tuning it's in with the heavy strings I like through my particular setup. It's a great pickup. I just don't feel 100% happy with it in this particular situation, and I really like how this guitar plays, so I wan't to love it the way I love my Gibson with the 500T.
So right now, I'm thinking of getting one of the following:
500T - Safest bet, I feel. I know I love it in the Gibson. But the Gibson is a different guitar altogether.
Black Winter - Another safe bet that I know I love.
Duncan Distortion - I'm pretty sure the Duncan Distortion takes the Custom a bit closer to what I want (leaner low-end and maybe more aggressive mids), but would it be enough of what I want? Because last time, it didn't work out on my Strat either.
So... which would you go for? Or is there anything else you might suggest?
I'm also considering the Bare Knuckle Brute Force just to try something different.
What would you do?

Don't get me wrong... I love the aggressive high-end. I love the extra clarity from the high but not blistering high output. I've even learned to appreciate the scoopy nature of the mids. It's just the low-end is too much for this particular guitar in the tuning it's in with the heavy strings I like through my particular setup. It's a great pickup. I just don't feel 100% happy with it in this particular situation, and I really like how this guitar plays, so I wan't to love it the way I love my Gibson with the 500T.
So right now, I'm thinking of getting one of the following:
500T - Safest bet, I feel. I know I love it in the Gibson. But the Gibson is a different guitar altogether.
Black Winter - Another safe bet that I know I love.
Duncan Distortion - I'm pretty sure the Duncan Distortion takes the Custom a bit closer to what I want (leaner low-end and maybe more aggressive mids), but would it be enough of what I want? Because last time, it didn't work out on my Strat either.
So... which would you go for? Or is there anything else you might suggest?
I'm also considering the Bare Knuckle Brute Force just to try something different.
What would you do?
