Sh-6 or sh-5?

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Sh-6 or sh-5?

I'm trying to decide on these two for an alder strat. I know the Custom has good treble, but is it bright sounding?

It can be bright sounding, but it depends on the guitar. I've never tried it in alder, though. If it is, your next step is swapping the magnet or the tone capacitor. If you like the character of the pickup and want to just roll off some high end, put in a bigger capacitor. If you want to tweak the character of the pickup, swap the magnet.

The only difference between the SH-5, SH-11, and SH-14 is the magnet. And you can change it out for ten bucks and fifteen minutes. I like the Distortion and the JB (which are allegedly the same wind), but I like the Custom better, and I think it's much more versatile.

 

[TeleLubber]

Re: Sh-6 or sh-5?

Actually, since he stated earlier, the Hot Rails and P-90s weren't what "he was lookin for", I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest the Distortion model.. they do heavy/dropped tunings quite well..

I agree P90s do metal quite well, COC does use them in SGs as a matter of fact. My SG has Lollar P90s in a (HB size cavity) and sounds killer! Rude, snotty and aggressive.. and I'm grateful for for Rocktron's Hush System, because without it, they pickup all sorts of noise :laughing:

But again, it's not what he is looking for