If you do that, let us know how it turns out.
Reassure me I'm not crazy for wanting the Custom Custom in my les paul
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If you do that, let us know how it turns out.
singlecutarmy
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It's been a minute since I posted this but I finally got it and installed it.
I went from the stock Probucker 3 to a Custom to a Custom Custom. Here's my best take on each:
PB 3: Has a bit of a soft feeling to it, but not muddy or undefined. Good for blues / rock but not so much metal. The upper mids have a nastiness, but not in a fun way, which was my main issue.
Custom: Higher powered, more scooped, tight low end. Sounds great for what it's meant for, but kind of lacking in that little something I want.
Custom custom: Perfection! It adds the mids back that the Custom is lacking without really feeling like I'm loosing anything. It sings clearer and has a warmth to it, but the bottom end still chugs just fine. I love the attack on it. It's pronounced without feeling brittle. I can do super fast, tight runs and still hear every note.
I went from the stock Probucker 3 to a Custom to a Custom Custom. Here's my best take on each:
PB 3: Has a bit of a soft feeling to it, but not muddy or undefined. Good for blues / rock but not so much metal. The upper mids have a nastiness, but not in a fun way, which was my main issue.
Custom: Higher powered, more scooped, tight low end. Sounds great for what it's meant for, but kind of lacking in that little something I want.
Custom custom: Perfection! It adds the mids back that the Custom is lacking without really feeling like I'm loosing anything. It sings clearer and has a warmth to it, but the bottom end still chugs just fine. I love the attack on it. It's pronounced without feeling brittle. I can do super fast, tight runs and still hear every note.
singlecutarmy
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I've stopped putting much stock into what can / should work and kinda follow my gut. In the SD demo video for the 3 custom series, I could hear the subtle tonal differences between the C and CC, and it sounded like the exact changes I wanted to make, given I'm familiar with the Custom. It's always been a smidge dark for me and I like something with more warmth
singlecutarmy
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It took me too long to try a JB because of this. I need to get another at some point since I sold the guitar I had it in.
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
There is no doubt a CC can work. The mids are so big, and the swath it covers is huge. It can definitely crunch because of that. I don't mind it to have the Thump of the Custom though. I can see that in a band it would definitely cut through on every note.
Depending on the amp - might be awesome. My Mesa Stiletto is pretty bright. It would really work on that. My Marshall, not so much.
Glad you dig it. Is this guitar the one in the pic, with a bigsby?
Depending on the amp - might be awesome. My Mesa Stiletto is pretty bright. It would really work on that. My Marshall, not so much.
Glad you dig it. Is this guitar the one in the pic, with a bigsby?
ErikH
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He does. It’s in all his PRS NS stage guitars.
