RyeDaddy
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Re: Custom shop SH-6 Distortion? Anyone ever?
Ah, so I’m back from an adventure that ended up at the Custom Shop after all. I tried the SH-6n (Distortion neck) in the bridge and it was good and just what Orpheo suggested it would be. Maybe a little more open, and same EQ basically but had a little less bass. Output was not quite what I wanted though, and I felt like I was being picky as this would be a great option to anyone considering it. It also didn’t have quite as much “clank” as the bridge model, but man, tons of wild harmonics. I really could have just stuck with this option and been happy I think but you know how the rabbit hole is...
So a buddy loaned me a Black Winter, and I didn’t like it. It’s obviously really close to the Distortion, but has less bass which I hated, and the mids are different, to me more bland, some might say balanced. It’s certainly a more versatile pickup than the Distortion, and the cleans are a little rounder and I thought better.
So out the BW came and back in went the Distortion bridge for the time being. Whole thing is a pain because of the way the V is constructed with the controls in the pickguard and having to remove the treble side bridge post.
I called up the Shop and talked to them about what I was after and they said the Hunter is exactly as I described. They said a little bit less compressed, brighter by a smidge, slightly less output, even more harmonics and it also has a little more bass but still just as tight. SOLD!
I ordered a Hunter bridge and put in the notes that I was looking specifically for a little less output than a Distortion. I added the note because I’ve seen some Hunters that ohm out at over 17k, and that seems like the opposite of what I want.
Anyway, it arrived today, measures 15.45k ohm and has a double thick ceramic for sure. Some threads floating around suggest that it’s in fact a Dokkenbucker (or a JB+) so it’s definitely not those.
I’ll get around to changing it out soon, as I’m going to change out the Distortion neck for a 59/Custom Hybrid at the same time. Made another thread about that.
I’ll try to make some recordings and put them on YouTube comparing the Distortion and Hunter as not a lot of info exists out there about it. I’d like to include the Distortion neck in the bridge as well in the comparison as it was great but it’s really a hassle changing pickups in this guitar so it’s not gonna happen.
Thanks all for the help, hopefully I’ll be back in the near future to update.
Ah, so I’m back from an adventure that ended up at the Custom Shop after all. I tried the SH-6n (Distortion neck) in the bridge and it was good and just what Orpheo suggested it would be. Maybe a little more open, and same EQ basically but had a little less bass. Output was not quite what I wanted though, and I felt like I was being picky as this would be a great option to anyone considering it. It also didn’t have quite as much “clank” as the bridge model, but man, tons of wild harmonics. I really could have just stuck with this option and been happy I think but you know how the rabbit hole is...
So a buddy loaned me a Black Winter, and I didn’t like it. It’s obviously really close to the Distortion, but has less bass which I hated, and the mids are different, to me more bland, some might say balanced. It’s certainly a more versatile pickup than the Distortion, and the cleans are a little rounder and I thought better.
So out the BW came and back in went the Distortion bridge for the time being. Whole thing is a pain because of the way the V is constructed with the controls in the pickguard and having to remove the treble side bridge post.
I called up the Shop and talked to them about what I was after and they said the Hunter is exactly as I described. They said a little bit less compressed, brighter by a smidge, slightly less output, even more harmonics and it also has a little more bass but still just as tight. SOLD!
I ordered a Hunter bridge and put in the notes that I was looking specifically for a little less output than a Distortion. I added the note because I’ve seen some Hunters that ohm out at over 17k, and that seems like the opposite of what I want.
Anyway, it arrived today, measures 15.45k ohm and has a double thick ceramic for sure. Some threads floating around suggest that it’s in fact a Dokkenbucker (or a JB+) so it’s definitely not those.
I’ll get around to changing it out soon, as I’m going to change out the Distortion neck for a 59/Custom Hybrid at the same time. Made another thread about that.
I’ll try to make some recordings and put them on YouTube comparing the Distortion and Hunter as not a lot of info exists out there about it. I’d like to include the Distortion neck in the bridge as well in the comparison as it was great but it’s really a hassle changing pickups in this guitar so it’s not gonna happen.
Thanks all for the help, hopefully I’ll be back in the near future to update.
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