SH-5 and Pop Punk

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Andyrew004

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So I have 2 strats, once has a Sh-4 JB (which i love to death) and the other has a SH-8 Invader in it.

In my band (I play rhythm guitar and sing) I usually play on my Strat with the JB pickup in it. I recruited a dude in my band to play Lead guitar and he doesn't know if he should get the JB, Invader, or Custom for his Epiphone SG.

We're a Pop Punk band, and he's going to play the palm muted verses, so I thought the Invader would be good for that, but for the solos and for overall tone, I thought the JB would be better.

Is the SH-5 a middle ground sort of? Or what do you guys all reccomend?

Thanks
 
Re: SH-5 and Pop Punk

I've recently put a Custom 5 in the bridge of my SG and I can heartily recommend it. Versatile as hell, from bright cleans through to tight distorted powerchords and really great palm mute sounds. It's the perfect bridge pup for an SG, in my opinion. Plus, if you don't like it then you can always swap the magnet for either an A8, an A2 or any other of the various magnets available.

I haven't used a JB but from what I've heard, I don't think it would perform all that well in an SG. Take that with a grain of salt and wait until someone with more experience chimes in on the subject but I would imagine it being overly bright and a little too abrasive in a thin-bodied mahogany guitar.
 
Re: SH-5 and Pop Punk

Kam said:
I've recently put a Custom 5 in the bridge of my SG and I can heartily recommend it. Versatile as hell, from bright cleans through to tight distorted powerchords and really great palm mute sounds. It's the perfect bridge pup for an SG, in my opinion. Plus, if you don't like it then you can always swap the magnet for either an A8, an A2 or any other of the various magnets available.

I haven't used a JB but from what I've heard, I don't think it would perform all that well in an SG. Take that with a grain of salt and wait until someone with more experience chimes in on the subject but I would imagine it being overly bright and a little too abrasive in a thin-bodied mahogany guitar.
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Ah I see nice. I'll definitely see if my friend wants to get the Custom 5 =D
 
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