The PC1 Solar Has Landed

[Bengal65]

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Yea what NOP said. It can get confusing in their wide range catalog!

[Jacksonfan]

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[img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img] Beautiful PC1 you have there! Solar and Au Natural are my favorite finishes on those guitars.

Congratulations, sweet guitar! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]


Chris

[Bengal65]

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Thanks. I can't stop playing it. I'm loosing a lot of sleep. Who cares anyway! [img]/images/graemlins/band.gif[/img]

[nix]

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Here's something I did not know until a few weeks back: I was told that the TB designation is "Trembucker" and refers to the spacing of the pole pieces correctly for Floyds and other trems. The SH is SD's std spacing. So, I think each p/u can have two (maybe more) variations.

[Number Of The Priest]

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Each humbucker in the Duncan lineup comes with standard spacing (SH designation) and with trem spacing (TB designation), except the SH-8 Invader. Its massive polepieces mean that the magnetic field engulfs the strings even on a trem-equipped guitar.

So, each humbucker does have two variations of the same thing, but Shredmonster said, "The Custom 5 I have is specifically a TB-5" which is not correct. Either he has the TB-14 Custom 5 (alnico 5 magnet) or he has the TB-5 Custom (ceramic magnet). He cannot have a Custom 5 that is specifically a TB-5 in his trem-equipped Jackson PC1.

[nix]

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Good to know NOTP, thanks

[Bengal65]

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NOP, Nix,
Yea, Ditto, that is good to know. I definitely want the pickup with the correct string spacing!

[Number Of The Priest]

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Of course, there's the debate where people will say they cannot hear the difference between the SH and the TB versions. Especially with a hotter pickup, there is probably not much volume dropoff when using the "incorrect" spacing. And then you have the Invader... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

But might as well go with the correct string spacing. I personally think it looks nicer being matched up, and they're the same price anyways... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[shredmonster]

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Shredmonster, the SH-5 and TB-5 are the regular Customs, which have ceramic magnets. The Custom 5, with its alnico 5 magnet, has the designation SH-14 and TB-14. And then there's the Custom Custom (basically a Custom 2), with its alnico 2 magnet, with the designation SH-11 and TB-11.

So which do you have, the ceramic Custom or the alnico 5 Custom 5?

Beautiful Collen, Bengal651. The PC1s have some of the best trans finishes in the Jackson lineup. Congrats!

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I have the TB-5

[shredmonster]

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I went to the website. If you look under the SH-5 Duncan Custom it will have a TB-5 model.

It says Duncan Custom. Then it has specific models.

There is only one TB-5 in their whole line so I don't know what the confusion is but just look for the TB-5 model. There is only one.

[shredmonster]

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[image]http://shredmonster.4t.com/images/jackpc1mocfrt.jpeg[/image]

Trying to add pic here. Hope this works.

Hmm....did not work. Man I get frustrated trying to add images...have not been able to do it yet.

[GodOfRhythm]

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try using '[img] [/img*]' without the *

[shredmonster]

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