Great!

Amazing pickup…. I’ve been a JB guy for about 30 years and when I got my Paul Stanley PS-120 and PS-2000 I realized how great the Custom 5 is

It is an excellent pickup, only not has sending with split diagram complete but not is a problem because discover some diagrams in the web of Duncan store now I can upgrade my guitar.

A+

Bought this for my 2023 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Stock bridge pickup was decent but I wanted a little more low end and a little more punch. I thought about the JB like usual, but I decided I wanted a little less output. I'm a lover of alnico v magnets and wanted to stick with that. I came across this pickup basically on accident and said why not? Holy crap. This thing is amazing. From cleans to heavy distortion, it takes it all in stride, in a very clear and smooth way. It plays well in the sandbox with the stock gibson neck pickup as well so that's a huge plus. You have to try this pickup.

I have been trying a few pickups for the bridge of my Les Paul. Search over, Custom 5 is the sound I was looking for! Pairs great with a Jazz in neck. Mainly a classic rock player and the Custom 5 does it for me!

Plays excellent clean and with gain... very crisp and clear...

Great as usual!

Timely shipping Pickup sounds great. Very satisfied.

I replaced the factory bridge pickup in my 1997 Washburn Dime guitar, wow made such a difference! Has such a metal sound now. I noticed Washburn was using this in there Parallaxe lineup, now I see why. Great metal pickups.

I've had a love affair with the Custom line for a number of years now. When I get a new guitar I usually try one of the variations in it. And the great thing is, if it doesn't quite jive with that guitar, a simple magnet swap will yield amazing results! The Custom 5 in particular is doing the trick fore right now. My guitar has some honky midrange that is completely mitigated by the frequency 'scoop'. Great note separation and a fantastic growl when overdriven. It has some serious low end, but a little bit of EQ'ing makes that a non issue for me. Just my two cents, but this pickup is always worth a shot in any guitar routed for it.

Pleasantly surprised! This pickup Rocks! I put it in a mid focused korina body guitar and it sounds phenomenal. Cuts through really well without sounding harsh. Great for leads!

Just the right amount of tone mids and bass if you like a clissic gibson sound but just a hint off the top

The best!

just as good as the JB

Sounds awesome!

Usually I run Duncan distortions but these might be my new favorite Duncan Pickup

Exactly what I wanted sweet clarity even when driven hard!

Fantastic pickups

Wowee, this pup kicks ass! Second one I've owned and just got done installing this in my ibanez rg. Huge upgrade over the ibanez pups. Awesome for classic rock blues and even metal which is what I mainly use it for. I wanted a mid output humbucker for more dynamics than a "metal" pickup. Love the alnico v magnets too, super usable tone.

So far, from what I can tell, It's a very versital pickup..

Great online store. Great pickup.

Great pickup. Very clear sounding. Not a very high output humbucker but definitely not a vintage type either. Not for modern metal but can do clean, pop, blues-rock, hard rock and classic metal well. High treble and bass and a bit scooped sounding. Works well especially for rhythm guitar IMO. Paul Stanley and Metal Mike Chlasciak both used them. I love it...

Replaced the super distortion bridge pup I had in my charvel with a custom 5. Much smoother attack with big sound that stays impressively clear under high gain. Cleans up nicely as well. Highly recommend for anybody who wants a good high gain sound without the brittleness ceramic pickups sometimes have

Amazing pickup, I installed it in an old B Standard kramer for death metal and now I use it again in an old HM STRAT for shredding, totally recommended.