Silver Bird Pick Up

[Shredmonster]

I have a Jackson PC1 which is bolt on with a Mahagony body and Maple Quilt Top, and Maple neck. I currently have a Custom SH-5 or more specifically the TB-5 in it.

It sounds very good and extremely articulate.

I had my freinds Jackson Warrior and played it through my amp. The Warrior is a Neck Through design and has an Ash or Poplar body wood. It also has an old Seymour Duncan Silver Bird pick up which is a double blade pup.

I noticed his guitar has more sustain than mine and also was getting that cool wah wah sound with that pick up. It was a little more harsh sounding and less articulate - I have heard neck throughs are not as warm sounding as bolt on guitars.

I have a Jackson building me a custom guitar with basically the same wood and construction as my PC1 with a few minor changes.

Does anyone know how the Silver Bird compares to a Custom 5 (TB-5). My objective is to get as much sustain as I can. I also like that wah wah sound when bending strings.

I am wondering if it is his pick up or the fact that his guitar is a neck through that is giving him a little more sustain than mine.

I am considering having the Seymour Duncan custom shop build me a replica of the Silver Bird.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Silver Bird Pick Up

Welcome to the Forum!

It could be that your pickup is too near to the strings so the magnetic field kills the vibration of the strings and eliminates sutain...
Fo rthe "wah wah" sound... although pickups dont create such effects, I think this is only a result of the higher resonant peak (-> more treble) of your friends pickups...