Custom VS. Custom Custom VS. Custom 5

[scottcrud]

In a light mahogany bodied guitar, set neck, 24.3/4 scale neck, tune o matic.... Full on rock, metal, tuned down to C#....

[mremic01]

Regular Custom or Custom 8 sounds like what you want.

A Custom Custom would likely get mushy. A Custom 5 might get mushy, but would still be pretty good.

[jeremy]

i sure wouldnt use the cc and would lean toward the custom

[scottcrud]

I have used and liked the Custom in the past but that was tuned down 1 step to D... I'm intrigued by the Custom 5...

[darthphineas]

Full Shred

[dominus]

The Custom will work all the way down to A, as will the Custom 8.

[Franknfilms]

Start with a Custom, then by an A8 and A5 magnet. Try all three

[dkal24]

The Custom 5 is one of my favorite bridge pickups. I have them in two of my Les Pauls so they definitely work well in mahogany guitars. The custom is also a good pickup for metal. The custom custom didn't work well for me. I liked it when playing clean but with the crunch on it wasn't working. It got a bit ice picky and the bottom was too soft and flabby. I had two Custom Customs that I switched to A5 mags which makes them a Custom5. I used the Custom Custom in the neck position of my LP for over 20 years.

[saladin]

CC-bad
C5-good
C-best!

[GuitarDoc]

Out of the three Customs that you listed, I'd definitely choose the C8.

[SFW]

I have a Custom in my Les Paul and my band tunes to drop c. Works just fine.

[dvanburen]

the ceramic custom is the desert island pickup for me. I love it stock or as a hybrid. The C8 is wonderful too

Custom is brutal and aggressive yet clear under gain. Palm mutes and power chords are massive. Tight and very punchy sound

C8 is more balanced and much warmer. Has a smooth buttery tone. It is very dynamic and the harder you play it the harder it gets and the softer you play the more subtle it sounds.

My favorite is the Custom/jb hybrid with the ceramic mag from the custom

I just love the custom pickup in general. People use so many varieties of that one pickup and it always sounds good.

[Jeffrec]

i sure wouldnt use the cc and would lean toward the custom

I agree.

I'm using a CC in an SG/LP for blues and classic rock. That seems to be what it's meant for versus heavier stuff

[LesPaulRules]

For C# tuning, Custom would be first choice, though the Full Shred would also be nice if you need a ton of definition.

[DonP]

CC sounds absolutely amazing in my 1980's ESP Horizon. Nails Judas Priest tones.