The Custom 5's EQ scares me.

[ryan77]

Re: The Custom 5's EQ scares me.

Hi, a Duncan newbie here ...

I just bought a Custom 5 for the bridge position in my SG Special ...

One question ... going by the direction the Seymour Duncan logo is facing, it looks like the screw polepieces will NOT be next to the bridge, it will be the non-screw polepieces ...

Does this seem unusual for a bridge pickup?

If you look at the pic on the Duncan site of the Custom 5 (SH14) it definitely appears to match the description I've given above, suggesting that my pickup is indeed a stock/standard Custom 5 ...

(Especially confusing because the pic of the TB14 has the screw polepieces at the bottom, the 'normal' way) ...

I just don't remember ever having seen a bridge pickup before with the screw polepieces pointing towards the neck (thus looking like a neck pickup)?

Just need some confirmation that this is the way the Custom 5 is meant to be, before my instincts get the better of me and I install it with the logo upside down :question:

 

[Artie]

Re: The Custom 5's EQ scares me.

Ryan; My C5 has the logo right-side up when the adjustable coils are near the bridge.

I wonder if they got the cover backwards on yours. :question:

 

[ryan77]

Re: The Custom 5's EQ scares me.

Cheers for the reply Artie - is your C5 a regular-spaced (non-trembucker) humbucker?

 

[frankencat]

Re: The Custom 5's EQ scares me.

I've got them both and personally, I don't know why people are saying the C5 is scooped sounding. To me it almost has too much midrange and not enough top end. I like the Custom more for classic rock but my all time favorite is the Pearly Gates. YMMV.

 

[papersoul]

Re: The Custom 5's EQ scares me.

I've got them both and personally, I don't know why people are saying the C5 is scooped sounding. To me it almost has too much midrange and not enough top end. I like the Custom more for classic rock but my all time favorite is the Pearly Gates. YMMV.

Wouldn't you say the C-5 is even more classic rock though??

 

[frankencat]

Re: The Custom 5's EQ scares me.

For bridge/lead tone I would have to pick the Custom over the C5. The C5 is just too "warm" sounding to be a good rock lead pickup whereas the Custom has the same basic sound but with a bit more "rudeness" to it and more singing top end. It is slowly becoming one of my favorite bridge pickups for my Jacksons.