Re: Seymour launches the 59/Custom Hybrid!
Cool but... another SD pickup with an unfortunately confusing name. Sure those of us here know what a C/59 hybrid is but > 90% of guitarists don't. Naming is / has been a weakness of SD. Most notably the Jazz and Screamin Demon come to mind, along wit hthe JB/Jazz set as the "Hot rodded humbucker".
I'm with AniML. We know what it means, but most people won't and will just stick with the JB because everyone knows what that is.
This is not definite, but I think this hybrid 59/C is meant for people who actually pursue tone more, than guitar player who can do magic with stock pickups, and know a thing or two about pickups, therefore, this name of the pickup should not be at all confusing. The remaining bunch who are content with a JB, or whatever other pickups they have in their guitar, probably isn't as concerned about tone more than just playing the instrument or tweaking tone via other means, so in the end the name won't matter because the pickups isn't being changed.
Actually, I think the name is appropriate. I mean if one wants to change a pickup in their guitar, one should learn a thing or two about pickups by at least researching a forum like this one to find out how pickups sound from different users (not necessarily know what gauge wire might affect tone, materials, etc-the hardcore stuff).
How can one judge tone by the name of the pickup itself? That is pure absurdity. Sure, there are obvious names for pickups like the Distortion SH-6, but the boot comes in when the pickup meant for distortion does not deliver as it should compared to and EMG or a high output BKP, a Dimarzio D Activator X, 500T, or other due to personal tastes. Therefore even the most obvious name as the Distortion can be claimed as a poorly named pickup because even though many will claim it as a distortion heaven, others will deem it that it is not brutal, tight, or unholy enough and will feel the boot of disappointment.
I used to be a n00b when it came to pickups, but I learned a thing or two about them by buying them and testing them out, reading a forum such as like this, changing magnets, selling, trading, buying more, and testing more. The names would not have done anything to me in terms of pickup knowledge, or tell me how it sounds other than label a certain sound of that specific pickup.
Even if the 59/C was named P.A.F./P.A.F. on Steroids that would be confusing as hell. Also, descriptions exist for a reason unless one wishes the description to be the name of the pickup...
