Who uses the 59/Custom Hybrid?

[Gearjoneser]

Did you make it from a 59 and Custom, or did you buy the SH-16 or TB-16?

What guitar/s do you have it in? What style of music is it used for?

My first one was an early one BachToRock made, which went to bungalowbill, then me. It's in an alder/rosewood Am. Std. Strat w/Hot Rails neck.

The other is a factory nickel 59/Custom in a tele w/Duncan SM-1 mini hum neck.

It's used for anything really, but mostly pop, blues rock, and heavy rock.

I really think it's one of the best Alnico 5 pickups out there. I'd pair it with a 59n, Jazz N, or PGn.

 

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: Who uses the 59/Custom Hybrid?

I bought the production model. Have it in an alder Epiphone superstrat. Love it! Never tried it before. Articulate, dynamic and sounds great clean or dirty

 

[marcello252]

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built from a CC and a '59, put in a ash strat with rosewood fingerwood, tried with A2 and A5.
At the time I found it great regarding articulation but too much dynamic for the purpose, I'd like a more compressed and warm sound, afetr a year I discovered it was the body wood the main reason for the spiky transient, so I was planning to build it again from scratch, in a different body.

 

[darthphineas]

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Built mine. Sounds great. Tried it out in a few guitars. Currently taking a break while I check out other combinations of guitars and pickups. I play high-gain 80s hard rock styles and my only observation would be that I would like it to have a little more sustain on the highs. While there is some, I'm more accustomed to what I get from some of the higher output models. But that is totally me and not any reflection on any shortcomings, as I do think its a good pickup.



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[Ashurbanipal]

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I built mine also, from a C5 and a 59 so I wouldn't have to buy a mag. I sold the leftover one to Stratovarious, who seems to like it.

It lives here, an alder bodied superstrat. It is also best friends with the SSL2s. I recommend this combo for a versatile HSS with true single coils.

I find it quite warm sounding with less attack, but I think that's the guitar itself (the original ceramic bucker had softer response too). Has that shimmery harmonic openness; split tone is good too, still has enough meat.

Reckon that the 59/C would be a winner in a single pu guitar, as its dynamic range wouldn't restrict the instrument to being a one trick pony.

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

Re: Who uses the 59/Custom Hybrid?

Did you make it from a 59 and Custom, or did you buy the SH-16 or TB-16?

What guitar/s do you have it in? What style of music is it used for?

My first one was an early one Bach2Rock made, which went to bungalowbill, then me.
It's in an alder/rosewood Am. Std. Strat w/Hot Rails neck.

The other is a factory nickel 59/Custom in a tele w/Duncan SM-1 mini hum neck.

It's used for anything really, but mostly pop, blues rock, and heavy rock.

I really think it's one of the best Alnico 5 pickups out there. I'd pair it with a 59n, Jazz N, or PGn.

I have one that Crusty put together. I agree that it is one of the best A5s around, and I use it for similar styles of music.

I pair it with a 59/Jazz n, which may be my favorite neck bucker ever!

This is in a 93 Hamer Special.

 

[BloodRose]

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I bought the TB 16. running it with a Jazz n in my #1 Charvel (alder body, maple board) . Love it!

 

[JOEBACCA]

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I've always been curious about the 59/C Hybrid. Is it a tight pickup or does it have some sag to the notes? Is it better at Rhythms or Leads or is it equally good at both? Can it handle Drop tunings or is it better suited to Standard Tuning? Anyone try it in a semi-hollow? I don't mean to hijack the thread GJ but I figured I'd ask the forumites who have experience with it.

 

[darthphineas]

Re: Who uses the 59/Custom Hybrid?

It's open and a little jangly sounding. I know a cat that uses it for de-tuned grinding style and he digs it, daddy-o. All indications have been that its a pretty versatile pickup.





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[Reckless Abandon]

Re: Who uses the 59/Custom Hybrid?

I've always been curious about the 59/C Hybrid. Is it a tight pickup or does it have some sag to the notes? Is it better at Rhythms or Leads or is it equally good at both? Can it handle Drop tunings or is it better suited to Standard Tuning? Anyone try it in a semi-hollow? I don't mean to hijack the thread GJ but I figured I'd ask the forumites who have experience with it.

It works for rhythm lead and I've used it for drop D with no complaints. Unchained is nice with it through my modded Marshall.

 

[Condemnedsoul]

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Was unhappy with my LP Custom with a Jazz N and a SH5 in the bridge. This pickup seemed harsh [maybe a little, or maybe it was my imagination] when playing clean without OD. Switched to the SH-16, uncovered version. The SH-15 seemed to lose a the [almost inaudible] harshness I thought the SH5 had.

It has a nice top end and it pairs up nicely with the Jazz N.

Now that I have had a chance to live with a WLH set in another SG as comparison, I believe that the SH-16 would give some contrast to the WLH neck pup and create a more versatile pick up combination.

 

[crusty philtrum]

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I've built all my hybrids. I had* four double-humbucker, mahogany guitars. All four had/ have the 59/Jazz hybrids in the neck position. One has a JB/Custom in the bridge position, the other three have the C/59. It's a great pickup. I see it as having two aspects ... the sound, and the somewhat harder to describe 'depth' or third dimension, combined with response.

Soundwise, I'd agree with BachToRock that it's obvious territory is classic rock through to early VH. But it's not limited to those areas, I've read of some people finding them surprisingly good for metal. I really feel that to get the maximum benefit, a hybrid should be used for the neck pickup as well, and the 59/Jazz is the perfect partner.

* I since sold one of the guitars with a C/59 and 59/Jazz set, but still own the other three (Hamer Studio Custom, home-brew all mahog LP and custom mini headless LP creation).

 

[ex-250]

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I have an F-spaced one made by somebody else on this board. Can't remember who. Its technically the "other half" of a hybrid I guess- 59 slug and Custom screw. Haven't tried splitting it though, couldn't tell you what the effect is.
Its in a mid-late 80s BC Rich Gunslinger.
I play doomy old metal.

 

[youngthrasher9]

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I have a trembucker production model that I put an A8 and a row of hex screws into. It's a great sounding versatile pickup. I use it for metal. (Death, Doom, occasionally Black, and Thrash. It's a pretty tight pickup with the hex screws, I can't comment on the tightness of the pickup without them.

 

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

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I have a production model in an Ibanez semi hollow and i love it

Its in C# standard with 59n. I use it for jazz-modern metal. I really like the way that guitar feels so i figured why not see what genres it can do!

It handles the high gain well as far as note clarity. Probably not a good guitar example for high gain but oh well.

My favorite is keeping the PU switch in the middle to get a really slappy twang

Also turning the tone all the way down on a heavy OD setting is fantastic for a clear stoner rock/metal sound

 

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

Re: Who uses the 59/Custom Hybrid?

I have a trembucker production model that I put an A8 and a row of hex screws into. It's a great sounding versatile pickup. I use it for metal. (Death, Doom, occasionally Black, and Thrash. It's a pretty tight pickup with the hex screws, I can't comment on the tightness of the pickup without them.

I really wanna hear this PU in person with hex screws

 

[ExplorersRock]

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I just rewired my Blacktop HH Strat with a Factory SH-16 and a '59 in the neck. Alder body, maple neck, maple board. Still in the trial period, but so far, I'm pretty psyched. Great overall tone and wonderful, full sound. I'd like a tad more bass though. I agree with Crusty that it hits classic-rock tone perfectly, but is definitely more versatile. Very responsive to volume and tone control input. The best thing is that it matches the 59 PERFECTLY! The position of using both HBs is AMAZING TONE. I got the advice to do the '59 for the neck from both Scott Marceau and Keith Merrow at SD. YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT!

I'll drop some more info off after I go play some more with it.

 

[stevie_bees]

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I have a production model in my Fret King Esprit V paired with a Jazz N. I play all sorts of music from cheesy pop, rock 'n roll, classic rock and blues. It gives my JTM45 a lovely kick...

 

[Falloffthebonetone]

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Man if I could only have one pickup ever it would be this one because of how much ground it can cover. The glassy clarity and midrange bark is AWESOME for down tuning, it's got juicyness that you want to nail the brown sound and enough bite on top of it to get crunchy broken up sounds, it cleans up TREMENDOUSLY well and when full is great for country or blues, and split for everything else. It can be smooth or harsh, clean or dirty, bright or dark all pretty much equally well while supplying TONS of harmonics. It's the tonal middle ground people have been look for. Not only is it a jack of all trades but a master of it's own domain. BUT there are some things people should know first!
1. There is a bit of noise. It's not enough to bug most but I can see it getting annoying at REALLY high gain.
2. This sound is not very compressed, I love this but others could be looking for a more even tone to work with that will behave better.
3. It is rather sensitive to the height you have it at and it should be tweaked with caution.
4. If you plan on fitting this humbucker in a tilted pickup position EVH style, it can cause inconsistencies on the outer strings because of the differences in each coils output.
5. Because one coil is magnetically stronger than the other, flipping the pickup around changed the tone more substantially than usual. The hotter custom coil is recommended to be pointed towards to the neck with the 59 screw coil towards the bridge. BUT if you flip it the other way, then the hotter coil will pickup a narrower string vibration, leading to a generally brighter tone.
6. This pickup CAN be utilized in the neck position effectively. Full on, it is dark and saturated BUT if you split it it makes a killer single coil neck pickup, and you can bust out the full humbucker for the gnarlier sustained fat smooth tones.
7. It still is not AS good at cleans as more vintage model pickups, even though it will clean up better than some pickups with even less output.
But in my personal opinion it's my favorite bridge humbucker of all time. Perfect blend of sophistication and raunchiness.

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

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Has anyone tried the bridge hybrid with A2 or A4 mags? If so, what are your thoughts on these variations?