Tell me about the Duncan Custom 5 SH-14

[Dannyz]

Yes, as I mentioned in my first post.
Suppose, in the range of passive pickups, a vintage style humbucker is 1, and a X2N is 10, then a JB would be a 7 or 7.5, and a Custom 5 more like a 6~6.5 in terms of output. and a Duncan Distortion a solid 8.5.
I recon the Dimarzio Norton is slightly hotter than the C5, and I would qualify both of them as medium/high-ish output.

Good comparison video; especially clean the JB is too hot and dark...only with gain, the gnarly character comes out:

Thanks!

A bit off but how the C5 compares to a Gibson 498t? both are alnico 5, wound around 13/14k with AWG 43 polysol wire.

 

[DanTravis62]

Thanks!

A bit off but how the C5 compares to a Gibson 498t? both are alnico 5, wound around 13/14k with AWG 43 polysol wire.

The C5 is slightly more scooped but also less "smeary" or "greasy" than the 498T - a little clearer, a little more defined

Whether that's better or worse is just a matter of preference. Those are all really important things to me, so I vastly prefer the SH-14 to the 498T

The best way to put this is the 498T is better for doom, sludge, and blues; the custom 5 is better for metal, punk, or hard rock.

 

[Shask]

What about the SH-5 vs the SH-14?

I have a couple of regular Customs, but have never tried the Custom V.