SH5's in SG's
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jrbowen81
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Re: SH5's in SG's
jrbowen81
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This one's NOT on an SG, but it features a C8. This guy is a member here (surface54) and his videos are the reason I now have 2 C8s! Lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHSihhaFSGw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This one's NOT on an SG, but it features a C8. This guy is a member here (surface54) and his videos are the reason I now have 2 C8s! Lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHSihhaFSGw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
gripweed
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You have completely misrepresented what I said. I have no problem with magnet swaps. I have a problem when I open a thread and that seems to be the end all be all answer to all pickup questions, because it isn't. Sometimes it's like putting a band-aid on cancer.
Sometimes the stock pickup is the right thing, but I see very few threads around here that actually suggest that. I don't think stock magnets have a sacred significance, but some around here sure think that magnet swaps do.
And don't accuse me of being narrow minded when it's pretty clear that I am not the guilty party here.
You have completely misrepresented what I said. I have no problem with magnet swaps. I have a problem when I open a thread and that seems to be the end all be all answer to all pickup questions, because it isn't. Sometimes it's like putting a band-aid on cancer.
Sometimes the stock pickup is the right thing, but I see very few threads around here that actually suggest that. I don't think stock magnets have a sacred significance, but some around here sure think that magnet swaps do.
And don't accuse me of being narrow minded when it's pretty clear that I am not the guilty party here.
Metalblaze
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Re: SH5's in SG's
There are so many different pickups in the world that magnet swap is more a fine tuning to a pickup you already like but it's not exactly "there". If you don't like it, a magnet swap won't save you in my opinion.
Also when manufacturers make a pickup, they try to reproduce a certain timbre, with a specific note definition, string clarity, tightness, EQ etc and that is achieved by combining a particular wind with a magnet. That wind is made with a specific magnet in mind and together they compose a very finely tuned combination of timbre-EQ-clarity-sensitivity-compression-note tracking etc. Messing with the magnet can fix one but hugely mess up another of those balanced factors.
It's good to try new things though. Because a messed-up factor of the pickup could counteract with a messed-up factor of your guitar in a good way. But I tend to think that very few winds accept magnet swaps good.
Anyway, trying the Customs is a nice idea as it sounds like what you want from the beginning as the guys said.
There are so many different pickups in the world that magnet swap is more a fine tuning to a pickup you already like but it's not exactly "there". If you don't like it, a magnet swap won't save you in my opinion.
Also when manufacturers make a pickup, they try to reproduce a certain timbre, with a specific note definition, string clarity, tightness, EQ etc and that is achieved by combining a particular wind with a magnet. That wind is made with a specific magnet in mind and together they compose a very finely tuned combination of timbre-EQ-clarity-sensitivity-compression-note tracking etc. Messing with the magnet can fix one but hugely mess up another of those balanced factors.
It's good to try new things though. Because a messed-up factor of the pickup could counteract with a messed-up factor of your guitar in a good way. But I tend to think that very few winds accept magnet swaps good.
Anyway, trying the Customs is a nice idea as it sounds like what you want from the beginning as the guys said.
uOpt
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Re: SH5's in SG's
It is brighter than the DC, though.
Don't be mislead by the D/C resistance numbers.
It is brighter than the DC, though.
Don't be mislead by the D/C resistance numbers.
Elessar [Sly]
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Thats fair enough, but I still don't think it is what I am looking for from clips.
- Although the problem I am having is not being able to find SG's with SD's in them being demo'd.
Thats fair enough, but I still don't think it is what I am looking for from clips.
- Although the problem I am having is not being able to find SG's with SD's in them being demo'd.
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Custom Custom. Mids are where the angry lives. I'm not a fan of the C8. Too much low midrange and not enough cut, for me. I couldn't cut at practice so the A2 went back in. I still don't understand how such a hot pup with an A2 can be such a pissed off little bastard, but it is.
Custom Custom. Mids are where the angry lives. I'm not a fan of the C8. Too much low midrange and not enough cut, for me. I couldn't cut at practice so the A2 went back in. I still don't understand how such a hot pup with an A2 can be such a pissed off little bastard, but it is.
Re: SH5's in SG's
My SG has a 59n and a Custom 5 bridge. If you want, I can record some clips for you using Amplitube. Just let me know the settings you would like in Amplitube (if you know the software, of course) and send me a Private Message so we can talk.
My SG has a 59n and a Custom 5 bridge. If you want, I can record some clips for you using Amplitube. Just let me know the settings you would like in Amplitube (if you know the software, of course) and send me a Private Message so we can talk.
Elessar [Sly]
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Re: SH5's in SG's
I can't wait to upgrade the pups. I just need to decide! - and when I have the cash/get paid.
I can't wait to upgrade the pups. I just need to decide! - and when I have the cash/get paid.
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