Need help with pickup EQ between neck and bridge in LP Custom type Guitar

[jmcorey]

Hello everyone,

I have a Godin Icon guitar, 24 3/4 inch scale guitar with mahogany body, mahogany neck, and ebony fretboard.

I recently swapped out a WLH set because the bridge was a bit too bright and the neck too dark.

I have seen that Godin is now frequently putting in Jazz in the neck position and Custom Custom in the bridge position. (They used to put a Custom 5 in the bridge position, most of the time).

I finally have a neck pickup that gives me a lot of bite and high end, without too much bass so that Jazz is not going anywhere.

However, the Custom Custom is very midrange. When I decrease the midrange EQ on the amplifier setting, the neck pick up sounds anemic. So I like the Jazz in the neck to have some midrange in the amp.

I’m wondering if a magnet swap in the bridge pickup would help solve the problems I’m having in that guitar.

I play all kinds of music, but tend towards a pop rock kind of thing and I like the bridge position to give me a lot of crunch and harmonics with leads. Play through an Ax8 to front of house.

Gracias


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[superpete]

The CC is made of mids (which is what i love about it) so almost anything will dial them back. Mag swap will do it, most pickup swaps will do it. You could swap it into a custom or custom 5 or a custom 8 (which will likely have the most mids of the 3 swaps.)

 

[Mincer]

Can't add a lot here. Get an A5 and a ceramic magnet and see which one you like. One of them is bound to be better for you.

 

[CaptainWhizz]

If it helps in any way, ESP pairs the Custom 5 with the Jazz neck in some LTD EC-1000 models, so I guess they also consider it a good pairing in mahogany guitars.

 

[Aceman]

The Jazz has like no mids - it's built for the neck's lack of highs. The CC is all mids, and very fat highs, on the right settings it could crunch hard, but the Jazz will sound like crap then.

I honestly don't think this is a good pickup combo period, unless you have a very particular guitar or need. And I think this is what you found - you have two extreme pickups and there is no good setting on the amp for both.

That said - with the Ax8 to the front of the house, I'd think it would be an easy program to switch EQ for the different pickups, unless you always use both for all songs...

 

[Leon Of Late]

I think a switch to a straight Custom in the bridge will help. That is my favorite of the Custom line now, especially customs from the early to mid 80’s. The Custom 5 is my least favorite of the series. A Custom/59’ Hybrid might also be nice in there.

 

[beaubrummels]

+1 Custom 5 matches a Jazz neck very nicely. A regular ceramic Custom would also work fine. So would a 59/Custom Hybrid with a Jazz neck.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Custom 5 is the golden ticket for midrangey mahogany guitars.

I concur with the recommendation to get a ceramic too - it's worth a couple of extra bucks just in case you want to try it.
The regular Custom can be epic in Les Paul types.

But I'd say try the A5 first.

 

[jmcorey]

Ok, thanks everyone.

I know about addiction fx to get magnets. Do they have ceramic magnets also? Other sources?

 

[jmcorey]

Also, I'm surprised no one mentioned UOA5, given the relative level of excitement on the forum here for that magnet.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I've been meaning to try UA5 in a Custom one of these days.