Seymour Duncan CUSTOM SH-5 vs JB SH-4 - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo

[@ertus306]

Woohoooo I ve been waiting for this for years and Its finally here

[@MetalDragonDaddy]

Oh my goodness. Finally, the Custom vs the JB.

[@davidcaro8217]

Indeed. Which would you prefer to use, say in a Les Paul?

[@MetalDragonDaddy]

@@davidcaro8217 Probably the Custom. It seems more versatile to me.

[@Y_Okabe_Les_Paul_SH-5]

Mike, thank you for fulfilling my request.Thank you from the bottom of my heart.For those who don't like the blurry outline of Sh-4, I think this confrontation, which deals with the comparison with Sh-5, will lead to a good option.Sh-5 "Custom" Edge worked for me again I was able to reconfirm that I love the sound.

[@axesandelbows414]

I've got guitars with both. I like the JB cleans and the SH-5 for everything else. 🎈

[@aaronlovell6026]

I am building my own guitar, and couldn't figure out the right pick-up for me. This helps alot. I'm going custom.

[@Draguitar]

I paired 59 neck and sh-5 bridge for my ibanez and it sounds just what I want.. it's very well known combination and now I know why everybody recommended this

[@pablo091377]

I have the same setup and I am underwhelmed. I wonder if in need to mess with the heights because my JB/Pearly combo in my other Ibanez just blows the custom/59 out of the water.

[@Draguitar]

@ If you want very very high gain distortion sound, sh-5 bridge pickup may not the best choice. It still is a good for high gain sound, but jb sounds more tight and solid than sh-5. I already have a schecter guitar with very high gain pickups, I put sh-5 to my Ibanez for mid-gain sound. I hope this can help you out.

[@pablo091377]

Thank you! It does help.

[@kilianruvalcaba6904]

clean tone, sh-5 distortion, jb if I have to chose, I think that JB

[@stopthehate1749]

Agreed. I like the wider, fuller range of the Custom for cleans, but the JB sounds meaner and grittier for distortion. I would probably go with the JB as well.

[@EAGLEsREVENGEbrigade.gaming]

Nice nice nice, thx for your wonderful job! 👍

[@angusorvid8840]

The JB is technically hotter than the Custom, but the Custom has more clarity. Both are bright, crunchy and harmonic with loads of sustain, but the JB is thicker. I think most players can make do with either.

[@Rustinpeace117]

Sounds like a way less hot JB. Hope you can get a Dimarzio Fortitude to shoot out someday!

[@mikestamper]

Hope so too! :)

[@wayne2150]

Duncan Custom all day, baby!!!

[@A.J.99]

Cool! Waiting for the SH-5 vs DP100 shoot-out video!

[@mikestamper]

It's scheduled to be released in a pair of weeks :)

[@6AM_YT]

I feel like if there was a pickup that sat in-between the body of the JB and the clarity of the Custom, it would be my ideal pickup.

[@marciovpaiva]

Alternative 8.

[@INDOMINION]

Fishman Fluence Modern on the 2nd voicing gets you there

[@adityabali1939]

Custom 5

[@Aespos295]

Forget the pickups. How bout some tabs to these killer licks?

[@cdsmetalhead99]

They're very simple, you should be able to figure them out yourself

[@guitarsehole]

Both amazing pickups!! I love them both! Not too different, but definable to my ears when playing through my amps.

[@vladimirackermann6182]

SH-5 is the first SD pickup which doesn´t sound too dark to me.

[@dasninjastix]

JB clean sounds like it's underwater. Never been a big fan of pronounced mids, but it really works for the distorted sounds on the JB. Tough choice between the two, clean I'd go Custom but distorted.. there's something about that JB sound that's absolutely killer.

[@somedaysometime]

gibson dirty fingers vs custom?

[@bruzanhd]

Custom vs paf pro please 👌

[@semuadarikamar5732]

If i use JB SH-4, pls recomend for my mid and neck.. Thank you

[@semuadarikamar5732]

I use guitar with HSS pickup

[@mikestamper]

SH-4 usually pairs well with a SH-2 Jazz or SH-1 59' on neck, but that's for HSH. For HSS, I'm not sure what to recommend for mid or neck positions, as I don't have much knowledge about single pickups.

[@thomasmennis]

Would love to hear either of these two up against the Dimarzio Dominion

[@mikestamper]

Hope so someday!!!

[@davidcaro8217]

The JB has a mid bump, and the Custom a mid scoop. Therefore, I would use the Custom in a LP body and JB in a Strat.

[@eliasramirezcroman]

The Custom SH-5 has a much nicer clean tone because it's lower output and has a clearer top end. However the overpowering midrange of the JB gives it a much more natural "squishy" saturation for distorted rhythms that just feels right.

[@LukeCannotSkate]

I think the JB being so much "better" in the clean department could be fully rectified by resetting the clean tone for the Custom. Its very glassy which is actually good for cleans

[@Andrea-qg5yk]

Exaxtly. The guitar also does much. I put the custom in my mahogany jackson (of which i Always hated the clean tones due to how dark they were) and the extra honkiness gave that guitar a new life

[@cheesewesil18]

@@Andrea-qg5yk I would have guessed it would be nice, to me ceramic mag is more brighter and mahogany is dark. Could have been a good balance I would guess 🤷‍♂️

[@andreaperugini6467]

i have a very open and clear sounding les paul, i use it to play AIC, Soundgarden, Tool, maybe Mastodon...i love it because its very resonant but had BBPro..really hate them...at the beginning i tried a Duncan 59b but was too much scooped and with thin treble/muddy bass...anyway much better than the original...than i installed a JB..guys you cant understand what an improvment..now my lespaul is still clear and open but warmer, fuller and fatter.. what a terrific pickup..and the leads are big and heavy..wow i'm so Happy...i think the SH5 is very good maybe better for rythm works due its clearer voice but for solos there is no game guys, JB is FAT !

[@mikeg8447]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@anthonystark5412]

Well, that seems to dispel the myth that ceramics are warmer. The JB sounded a lot better than the Custom on the clean tones. I'll admit that was a surprise. In addition, with distortion there is a huskiness to the former's mids (likely in the lower-mids) that reminds me of Vintage 30s. I have a JB which I've considered trading for a Custom, but this has changed my mind. As always, you deliver the best pickup comparisons on KZbin. 👌

[@A.J.99]

I heard the statement the alnico-5 provides warmer and fatter sound while the ceramic magnet sounds brighter and tighter for many times. In this particular comparison it seems to be true.

[@lassiemaven]

I don’t know that I’ve ever heard this, it’s always been Alnico for warmer tones.

[@anthonystark5412]

@@lassiemaven It's so common that Darrell Braun made a video about it.

[@nj1255]

I think you have that backwards. It's usually said that alnico magnets are "warmer" than ceramics, but there's also plenty of ceramic pickups that sound warmer than some alnico pickups so the magnet type is not the only deciding factor. Overwound pickups also sound warmer and fatter than underwound pickups, the material of the baseplate makes a difference, the size of the gap between the magnet and pole pieces, the shape and size of the magnet and pole pieces, the shape of the coil/s etc. There's so many factors at play in shaping the tone of a pickup.

[@anthonystark5412]

@@nj1255 As mentioned above, Darrell Braun has a video on the topic. Does that mean Darrell is the guardian of all things magnetic? No. It means that a person who earns a living from reviewing such things has heard a significant number of people claiming that ceramic pickups are warmer than alnico 5 pickups. I have, as well. So, there you go.

[@STREETWISE2008HC]

SH-5 ❤

[@EeustaceE]

Ceramic vs Alnico

[@j.b.2867]

The SH-5 sounds like more compression and the SH-4 sounds more open. I think the SH-5 hast the same wiring and an Alnico2 Magnet and the SH-4 has the same wiring and an Alnico5 Magnet inside.

[@jayz6008]

The sh-5 has a ceramic magnet

[@j.b.2867]

@@jayz6008 but why it's sound so compression? With an higher magnetic field, it should sounds hotter.

[@jayz6008]

@@j.b.2867 could be the pickup height or other things but an sh-5 has a small ceramic magnet in it which probably make it not as aggressive as regular ceramic pickups .. google it . The sh-11 has an alnico 2 . Sh5 = custom , sh11 = custom custom

[@j.b.2867]

I have seen, that the SH-5 had 14,1k ohm and the SH-4 had 16,4 k ohm. In my opinion sounds the SH-4 better.

[@jayz6008]

@@j.b.2867 yeah the sh-4 sounds clearer but also a tad fizzier

[@brCharlieNagy]

definitely Custom SH-5

[@wawanNdo]

JB SH 4 💯

[@littledittymusic]

JB all the way babyyy

[@RicardoSilva-hk2er]

Shit, just got the sh5 and literally like the sh4 in all tests

[@gkarone3228]

The JB is a great all around pup

[@marceloalmeida-c6q]

Custom is tigher, JB is better for solos. Both of them are very good pickups.

[@jszot1985]

I will never understand the JB. Just not my cup of tea. So compressed it always sounds choked.

[@bloodiy_1324]

Jb Wins

[@Davizola91]

sh-5

[@MrJoseph6119]

SH5

[@VITATRISTIS]

JB

[@VampirockX]

Sh5 less mean

[@lottox8807]

La prova di un pick up si fa con un amplificatore a valvole con i toni a metà non con simulatori digitali...per me un test così non ha alcun valore