how to change the duncan custom

[stung65]

Hey guys,
Thanks very much for all the info! Truly an amazing group!
I've got a question... Is it possible to change the ceramic\magnet on the bottom of the Seymour Custom to an Alnico 2 to make it sound more like the Custom Custom pickup? I'm very new to this, but loving every minute of it!
Again, thank you.

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

Hey guys,
Thanks very much for all the info! Truly an amazing group!
I've got a question... Is it possible to change the ceramic\magnet on the bottom of the Seymour Custom to an Alnico 2 to make it sound more like the Custom Custom pickup? I'm very new to this, but loving every minute of it!
Again, thank you.

Bro if you swap out the ceramic for a II it will BE a custom-custom
they are the same pup with different magnets

 

[Robert S.]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

Yes it is. The only difference between the custom and the custom custom is the magnet so it wont only sound like a CC, it will be a CC.

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

Yes it is. The only difference between the custom and the custom custom is the magnet so it wont only sound like a CC, it will be a CC.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
thats right,
except the little sticker on the bottom.

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
thats right,
except the little sticker on the bottom.

I Hope that is not a matter :laugh2:

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

I Hope that is not a matter :laugh2:

it will for some smart-ass tech when he looks at the pickup and see's whatever the sticker on a custom says and will be like " you idiot its a custom not a custom custom". wow that sounds like something someone at guitarcenter would say :laugh2: and then he'd say "you can't CHANGE magnets in pickups". wow what fun it is to poke fun at those idiots guitarcenter employes.

 

[Luke Duke]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

I Hope that is not a matter :laugh2:

DUDE!!!! didn't you know? the sticker CAUSES the tone. All the mids build up IN the STICKER WOOOAHHHHH




















Sorry had to give you a GC clerk answer!

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

DUDE!!!! didn't you know? the sticker CAUSES the tone. All the mids build up IN the STICKER WOOOAHHHHH

Sorry had to give you a GC clerk answer!

I used that in my above post too. Someone should just start a guitarcenter clerk joke thread or something.

 

[Luke Duke]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

I used that in my above post too. Someone should just start a guitarcenter clerk joke thread or something.

Ha! we posted at the same time and had the same thing in mind!

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

Ha! we posted at the same time and had the same thing in mind!

Yours was actually 2 minutes before mine. I missed yours because i was reading the thread and typing in those 2 minutes. whatever (things about guitarcenter clerk jokes thread)

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

DUDE!!!! didn't you know? the sticker CAUSES the tone. All the mids build up IN the STICKER WOOOAHHHHH




















Sorry had to give you a GC clerk answer!

I will be sure that my JB's sticker stays put then :laugh2:

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

What do you call a guitar center employee at the bottom of a lake?

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

A good start !!!!!!!!

 

[korovamilkdud]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

Bloody GC clerks. :fing25:

As for how to change the magnet, loosen the bottom plate screws, grab the magnet with a set of needlenose plyers, replace with a new magnet, re-tighten the screws. Not difficult. :newangel:

 

[BlueGuitar]

Re: how to change the duncan custom

Bloody GC clerks. :fing25:

As for how to change the magnet, loosen the bottom plate screws, grab the magnet with a set of needlenose plyers, replace with a new magnet, re-tighten the screws. Not difficult. :newangel:

Be sure to note the orientation of the old magnet (with a compass, or even a bar magnet that you have marked). If you reverse the magnetic polarity the pickup will become out of phase with the other one. As a final test check the magnetic polarity of the screw poles and the stud poles (for a PAF style pickup they will not be the same).

FWIW if the pickup has been potted the wax may be uneven. You can heat the bottom plate and magnet with a hair dryer to melt the wax... and maybe add a few drips from a candle to replace what was stuck to the old magnet.

By all means save the old bar magnets, and label them so that you know what pickups you removed them from and what type of magnet you believe it to be.