My first attempt at a hybrid.
The surgery was a complete success. A bit delicate and provoking some anxiety, but nevertheless it was quick and painless and the patient(s) survived and recovered quite favorably.
I took the screw coil from my '59n and the slug coil from my Custom and put them together and mounted it in the bridge of my Wilshire Pro with the '59 screws next to the bridge.
Let me say that previously I had the '59 with an A8 magnet in that position and thought that it sounded pretty good. Still not quite enough mids for my taste and maybe a tiny bit shrill as well. I had my Custom8 in the bridge of an SG that I haven't played in a long time so I took it out of the SG to use as a donor/replacement for my Wilshire's bridge pup.
Woe!! Very heavy, strong mids (too strong) and lacking a little on the high end (my Wilshire is a very warm sounding guitar). At first I thought it was an OK sound, but very quickly decided that it had too much mids and not enough highs. I was going to put an A5 mag back into the Custom thinking that it may just be what this guitar needs. But I decided that the Custom wind had just too much output as well, and with all the talk about the new production model Custom/'59 hybrid, and reading so much about how to do the BachToRock hybrid, it seemed fairly easy, so I bit the bullet.
OHHHH........MY.......GOSH!!!
There couldn't be a more perfect pup for this guitar. Bright chimey highs that are alive and smooth (not brittle like the ceramic Custom and not overbearing like the '59), full rich mids that are obvious, while at the same time being warm and gentle like a welcomed summer breeze. The bass is strong and tight, not flubby nor muddy, not too much nor too little.
The overall tone is rich and lush. I can only describe it as being "complete", not lacking in anything.
I put the leftovers together to make another '59/C5 hybrid (C5 screw coil + '59 slug coil) that I think I'll use for my new Vendetta make-over.
I can't say enough about this pup. If you haven't tried it yet, you're missing something good.
The surgery was a complete success. A bit delicate and provoking some anxiety, but nevertheless it was quick and painless and the patient(s) survived and recovered quite favorably.
I took the screw coil from my '59n and the slug coil from my Custom and put them together and mounted it in the bridge of my Wilshire Pro with the '59 screws next to the bridge.
Let me say that previously I had the '59 with an A8 magnet in that position and thought that it sounded pretty good. Still not quite enough mids for my taste and maybe a tiny bit shrill as well. I had my Custom8 in the bridge of an SG that I haven't played in a long time so I took it out of the SG to use as a donor/replacement for my Wilshire's bridge pup.
Woe!! Very heavy, strong mids (too strong) and lacking a little on the high end (my Wilshire is a very warm sounding guitar). At first I thought it was an OK sound, but very quickly decided that it had too much mids and not enough highs. I was going to put an A5 mag back into the Custom thinking that it may just be what this guitar needs. But I decided that the Custom wind had just too much output as well, and with all the talk about the new production model Custom/'59 hybrid, and reading so much about how to do the BachToRock hybrid, it seemed fairly easy, so I bit the bullet.
OHHHH........MY.......GOSH!!!
There couldn't be a more perfect pup for this guitar. Bright chimey highs that are alive and smooth (not brittle like the ceramic Custom and not overbearing like the '59), full rich mids that are obvious, while at the same time being warm and gentle like a welcomed summer breeze. The bass is strong and tight, not flubby nor muddy, not too much nor too little.
The overall tone is rich and lush. I can only describe it as being "complete", not lacking in anything.
I put the leftovers together to make another '59/C5 hybrid (C5 screw coil + '59 slug coil) that I think I'll use for my new Vendetta make-over.
I can't say enough about this pup. If you haven't tried it yet, you're missing something good.
