What neck pickups work well with a C5?

[FretFire]

...maybe even A2 pickups if there any that would mesh well with it. I'm thinking a '59 might be a bit too boomy and muddy on the lows for the guitar this will be going in (yes, the Hamer again, bear with me guys). It's a fairly dark, middy axe acoustically so I was thinking the C5 might be a good choice to balance it out in the bridge position. I liked the throaty lead tone it had when I tried it in my Schecter, but the PG set just fit that axe better.

 

[dani]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

a jazz or pg may be good in the neck for a dark, middy axe. i may consider the phat cat too.

 

[Xeromus]

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'59 is perfect

 

[Artie]

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Believe it or not, a Stag Mag is a great neck pup. Especially if you split it. It seems to me to stay a bit cleaner, (less muddy), than many of the other 'buckers. It has become my favorite Tele neck pup.

 

[FretFire]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

I'm not a fan of the Jazz, too sterile and a little lifeless IMO. I may give the '59 a shot, hopefully it's not too woofy.

 

[FretFire]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

What's up with the Full Shred? That's one Duncan I have NO experience with at all.

EDIT: Nevermind, doesn't sound like my style at all.

 

[dani]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

Believe it or not, a Stag Mag is a great neck pup. Especially if you split it. It seems to me to stay a bit cleaner, (less muddy), than many of the other 'buckers. It has become my favorite Tele neck pup.

good call. i've always wanted to try the stag mag in the neck too.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

Pearly Gates in my LP, APH in my Hamer.

 

[FretFire]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

Pearly Gates in my LP, APH in my Hamer.

Cool, the APH doesn't have any trouble meshing with the C5 in the bridge? I think I'm just going to try a smattering of pickups in this axe in the next few months and see what I like best.

 

[theodie]

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What's up with the Full Shred? That's one Duncan I have NO experience with at all.

EDIT: Nevermind, doesn't sound like my style at all.

If you think the Jazz is Sterile......stay far away from the FS neck!

 

[taphappy]

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'59 is good, so is the jazz. The jazz is more articulate and I think the 59' has more character.

 

[FretFire]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

If you think the Jazz is Sterile......stay far away from the FS neck!

Yeah, I had never even read the specs or description of that pickup, I seriously ONLY knew the name :laugh2:. As soon as I looked it up I knew it wasn't for me.

 

[OlinMusic]

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Jazz, A2Pro, and 59. I find the 59 a little sterile/dry FOR MY TASTES (please keep- calm if you love the 59). I loved it with the A2Pro.

I will give you another idea which worked AMAZINGLY: Custom 5 / Virtual PAF

 

[Push to Shuv]

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I love the Jazz in the neck, it doesnt have as much character as say a '59 but the eq is very nice because it doesnt have the overpowering bass that neck pickups tend to have.

 

[J.LaGrassa]

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I use the 59N with my C5 it's such a full sounding neck pup!

 

[BachToRock]

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The JAZZ or a 59...

Better yet... a 59/JAZZ Hybrid!

 

[Jocelyn]

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59

 

[Nightburst]

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I paired it with a '59n, perfect match! It's like the Jazz & JB, 2 pickups who were just made for each other! ahhh, pickup love... aint that sweet! Now I'm getting all warm and fuzzy... :sigh:

 

[jeremy]

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i used a pgn/c5 setup for a while and really liked it, i think those match up well

 

[FretFire]

Re: What neck pickups work well with a C5?

Hmmm, never thought about the PGn...