Duncan Custom 5/ Maple body

[Predator1]

Since a Maple body tends to be a little on the brite side, would a bass heavy pickup like the Custom 5 help?

[straycat]

I don't think a C5 is a bass heavy, more mid range to me.Try it and see what it sounds like.Try a mid range out put pickup and 500k pot or if you choose a high out put try a 300k pot.experiment youg grasshopper

[toejam]

I don't think a C5 is a bass heavy, more mid range to me.

Huh? The C5 has scooped mids, more bass and treble. Check Duncan's tone chart. The Custom and CC have more mids than the C5. I don't think the C5 was actually all that bassy, seemed kinda balanced for the most part with the treble and bass, just less mids. I just took the one out of my Star because I like more mids. There's a DiMarzio Tone Zone in there now, sounds much better!

[straycat]

Well TJ the chart shows just what you say but the one I heard was in a basswood bodied guitar and it was very mid sounding to me.Could have been EQ'd up on the amp I'm not sure I never checked that.You are right tho' it appears to be a scooped pickup.

[toejam]

Yeah, sounded pretty scooped to me, something about it just wasn't working for me no matter what amp settings I used. It was better for clean sounds, IMO. And my Star is alder.

[savage]

the mids on a C5 are at 4 compared to many others it is considered "scooped" but in a PAF way
like the duncan 59 has a tone chart of
treble 9
mids 3
bass 6

the C5 is essentially a hot paf or a 59 on steriods if you will
I like more mids so a vote for the tone zone or a custom custom in a maple axe