Distortions

@isaiahgrandt5305

2 жыл бұрын

@@DjinnGSXR lets hear you play

@idiotburns

2 жыл бұрын

Where is this said video OLA???

The pickups don't matter anymore because after looking up the tabs to this song I've decided to throw all my guitars away anyway.

@barrygomez5968

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@desimar3287

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@bernieboi8943

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@LuluBanzai

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@garikdjan6266

3 жыл бұрын

Where to find tabs?

The SH-5 Custom gets the Keith Merrow grimace of approval.

@datrain780311

5 жыл бұрын

Haha right! That almost sold me on it

@desimar3287

5 жыл бұрын

Ya but the problem is we didn't get to see Keith's expressions for the last three or four pickups which could have been even more approving. :(

@FredSteel

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! I like the sh-6 and the sh-5 custom .. hard decision !

@metallicaspiker16

2 жыл бұрын

@@FredSteel I’m personally about to pickup a guitar I left for an SH-5 swap (from a stock SH-6). That grimace from Keith AND Wes sold me on it 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@balkharianlion

3 ай бұрын

it gets mine too :) /watch?v=1vVGXPxKE9Y

The look on their faces during the SH-5 shows hands down which one was their favorite. :) I agree with them on the SH-5. Sounds brilliant and aggressive on the palm mutes.

3:59 You know you have one hell of a metal pickup tone when your face assumes that position. That SH-5 is djenty as hell.

For those like me that are trying to find out what song this is, it's Conquering Dystopia - Autarch. This section kicks in around 2:43.

JB is 40 years old and still kills it

@Lollerkid

8 ай бұрын

Alnico 5. Not the highest output but clearity over ceramic ones.

THAT part for comparison (SH-5 for me, by far, check the faces for verification) SH-6 Distortion 0:26 SH-10 Full Shred 1:20 SH-4 JB 2:13 SH-8 Invader 3:06 SH-5 Custom 3:59 SH-14 Custom 5 4:53 AHB-3 EMTY Blackout 5:46 AHB-1 Blackout 6:39

@ChrisFewNFarBetween

3 жыл бұрын

SH5 guitars only - 11:06. Listen to that grind without the mix. Sounds like they grinding bones by the ton. I started pulling the same face as Keith!

@holstorrsceadus1990

2 жыл бұрын

Hero

@thewhyzardinblack4808

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, I was thinking I preferred the Blackouts until I compared here \,,/\,,/

@frothycarapace969

Жыл бұрын

Lmao glad Im not the only one who noticed the faces for that one. Sounds nasty

Looks like I'm definitely in the minority here, but I absolutely love the SH-4!

@MegaAndyGG

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@justinorprecio3094

5 жыл бұрын

Me too 👍

@ItsSauIGoodman

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@jmcsquared18

3 жыл бұрын

Hard agree. It has a sexy voicing. When you dig into single notes, they sing out and stick out in the midrange, and when you chug, it's just balanced.

The JB sounds insane on a 7 string

1. Blackout - very satisfying aggression 2. Distortion - satisfying overall balance and aggression 3. SH5 - chugs, chugs, chugs 4. JB - best solo tone ever, very chunky

The song is called Autarch by Conquering Dystopia

@poisonvenom5695

5 жыл бұрын

Solo by Jeff loomis

0:29 SH6 2:13 SH4 7:34 SH6 9:20 SH4

Replay Button- 3:38 You're welcome.

@johnnyrotten6955

6 жыл бұрын

Replay Button = 4:31

4:53 I love how warm the SH-14 Custom 5's are on the chugs. Tight but full lows.

Came back to this video and man... it's HARD to argue with the Duncan Distortion. It sounds the most well-rounded out of all of them. Not too shrill, not too muddy, juuuust right in every aspect.

Wes Hauch's technique is so flawless.

I like the SH-5. Honorable mention to the Nazgul. The SH-5 offered beautiful bottom end, with just the right amount of mids to connect the grind to the high end. Note presence was balanced and especially clear in single-note/solo sections. The pick contact sound is ample and seems to be very useable. (LoL their facial expressions indicate user satisfaction, totally)

Periodically I come here to see the SH5 Custom faces once again ❤

Who would´ve imagine this song is Autarch 11 years ago, this guys are just brilliant!

JB all the way!!

Keith's face at 4:00 is killer

I’ve only picked up a few main parts of this by ear, but I can say already that it’s an amazing warmup exercise even while learning at slower speeds.

I watch this to get impressions on the 7 string pickup i want in my schecter sls c-7 passive and wow just so on-par. Thanks again!

The SH-5 sound lovely.

JB - classic still the best

@bargoldstein4898

8 жыл бұрын

classic cliche

@justinorprecio3094

5 жыл бұрын

The JB gets my vote too

@ItsSauIGoodman

4 жыл бұрын

JB will always be number 1

The Custom sounded SO heavy in this video, I could even see it in your expressions when you were chugging on the open low string. Even the lead tone of it was great. I think you guys just picked my next pickup.

There was a lot of work for this video to happen and in my opinion..its awesome and has helped a lot of us!!On behalf of the world..Thank you Keith and Wes!!Thumbs up and likes for their hard work!!

the SH-5 sounds like a mastered version of the track haha.

those sh5 customs really brought my guitar to life hahah

@thiago88smart

9 жыл бұрын

best combo would be - sh-5 in the bridge and emg 707 in the neck. HAHA

@chadvitale1567

6 жыл бұрын

Same here man. Brutal sounding.

Best comparision ever, thanks a lot mr Keith! Totally loved the JB

That breakdown riff gets me every time, I could listen to it on repeat. So heavy! \mm/

Keith and Wes jamming together. Fuck yes. Thank you for making this happen Seymour Duncan.

sh5 and ahb1 blackouts really get the tone there

Gentlemen, your riffing is just incredible. It really goes down to my merrow if I dare to say so.

Dude the song from the album!! A masterpiece man .

Look at their faces at 4:00 it shows how scary SH-5 is

@duke-swtmate4154

9 жыл бұрын

Michael Joshua I was so scared that I had to buy this pickup. ;-)

@biomechanism1

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Joshua lemon juice

@prosatanos1991

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Joshua I also bought it after watching their model comparison videos. It's absolutely brutal!

@rickmartin7674

7 жыл бұрын

Once I got to it I went straight to the comments to see how many people lost their shit over the SH-5. Keith did.

@erickmazur807

7 жыл бұрын

the nazgul has that tone plus some

They were really diggin the sh-5 customs lol

Hallelujah! Welcome back! Couldn't wait any longer for this video. I even wrote to Seymour Duncan to get it back.

SH-5 Custom is the best sound! You guys made an approval faces during the first sounds! AWESOME!

Those faces at 4:00 .. enough to convince me, SD Custom straight to my guitar \m/

3:38 Here we go! We have a winner!

Yeah, that was my favorite here too. Reasonably clear mids, tightest dynamics, nice gain levels.

Someone needs a video like this for Carvin's pickups... Sweet work guys!

The Distortion was the best one in this vid.

the SH-5 is the most evil sounding pick up i have ever heard

@daddyyumyum

9 жыл бұрын

Embracing The Madness Just look at their faces when they start palm muting. Haha. Says it all.

@MKRocker2012

9 жыл бұрын

Embracing The Madness It sounds like a heavy metal chainsaw through bone

@BigKyleTX

9 жыл бұрын

Embracing The Madness No shit!! I was down in the comments when the SH-5 came on and I was like holy shit... That's the one I want!

@prosatanos1991

9 жыл бұрын

+Embracing The Madness I think that the SH-5 sounds frickin' old school. One can't simply talk bullsh*t about old school stuff, it made BIG things happen in the past.

@bargoldstein4898

8 жыл бұрын

and the most shitty

For all those asking what song this is, the name is Autarch, from Conquering Dystopia, Keith's and Jeff Loomis' band, check them out \m/

BTW this piece of work is just marvelous. I could listen to the riffs and solo for hours...

Love the SH-14 Custom 5

@pawejakub7715

7 жыл бұрын

me too

@MegaAndyGG

6 жыл бұрын

I like it too. Very nice low end for groove riffs and melodic riffs.

@hdeline

6 жыл бұрын

ya they are great. 5 is ceramic 14 almico so the same pick up really

AHB-3 EMTY Blackout all the way!!!!

Love the SH-5 and AHB-1. Those pickups bite so hard. Aggressive gain! Awesome!

you guys are my heroes.

Blackouts and Custom 5...hands down. They just sound fucking gnarly!!!

@johnnyrotten6955

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck Yeah!! Custom 5 is badass!!

@seventhplace

6 жыл бұрын

It sounded like somebody lifted a curtain during the SH 5 Custom

@johnnyrotten6955

6 жыл бұрын

Curtain is in your pants. Custom 5 is the best. custom is too fucking bright and i hate that. For me, Custom 5 is the best choice, so fuck off!!

@johnnyrotten6955

6 жыл бұрын

And by the way Custom 5 is SH-14 and Custom is SH-5. Douchebag.

@seventhplace

6 жыл бұрын

You communicate like a 5-year-old so we just ignore you

I would love to have tabs for this song. It´s incredible!

This video made me buy an SH-6 Distortion for my 6 and an SH-5 Custom for my 7. I have no regrets, they both sound incredible.

wow!!! thanx Keith!!! this really helps with which 1 I shall put in my RG7321

Ahahah this has gone straight into the new Conquering Dystopia album. Luckily, 'cause this is a damn good riff :)

The best sounding ones are SH-6, AHB-3 and AHB-1 in my opinion. They are brighter, encompass a bigger mid range and are generally more full-sounding. I also like the SH-5 for the extra bite. Awesome sounding pickups. I wonder if Keith will be tempted to do a video on Dimarzios and EMGs next?

@bargoldstein4898

8 жыл бұрын

he's sponserd by SD. and i'm really want from someone to take this concept and do it with dimarzio and bare knuckles

@judsonchristudas

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer SH6

Sometimes when you're playing certain guitars the strings resonate behind the nut (depending on the distance between the nut and said tuning machines) \m/ ..and the video - wicked sick, and most informative Duncan vid ever!!

Their faces show why i've used a TB-5 for some 3 years now! my favourite Seymour Duncan pickup!

SH-5 custom sounded the best

For me: SH-6 Distortion, SH-4 JB, AHB-3 EMTY Blackout, AHB-1 Blackout

@johnnyrotten6955

6 жыл бұрын

Distortion is the best. SH-5 is too bright for my taste.

@desimar3287

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyrotten6955 I agree, a little too bright...and that's coming from a guy that takes clarity as the top priority in a pickup above all else.

i like the blackouts and the distortions, very full sounding pickups

Sheesh! Wow, that solo! Such taste, much respect!

Hey Keith if it's not too much trouble can you post your equipment used to get that lovely tone?

wes hauch playing waste no space like a robot

@givemeajackson

9 жыл бұрын

ultimate efficiency. he's incredible.

Yeah, they are amazingly similar and for me above other pickups there.

Great demo guys, awesome killers-riffs !

Man AHB-1 blackout or SH-4 JB sound amazing. might have to switch over from emg for a while

@Preussenpenner

10 жыл бұрын

You will stay , I tell you . After you are used to having something Passive , there's no way back ;)

@JamesSilvers18

9 жыл бұрын

WhiteSaucage Scar So true bro. Actives suck pretty hard.

its weird, the emty are said to have less bass and more highs than the normal blackouts. yet in this demo it's vice versa

@lewisstorer89

7 жыл бұрын

yeah for sure. It sounds way bigger/ballsier than the regular Blackout though. I imagine double tracking with the EMTY and another with like an EMG 81 or regular Blackout would sound huge. I prefer the mids and low end crunch of the EMTY personally.

@JokerCat9

2 жыл бұрын

It still has bottom end, it’s just tighter

Recently getting into Wes, watched a live Alluvial video to see a big influence standing to his left holding a guitar that I use on a daily basis. It was today when I found out Wes and Keith were friends and played together, only to remember this video I had watched years ago and didn't even realize it. Crazy

7:34 Distortion 8:27 Full Shred 9:21 JB 10:14 Invader 11:07 Custom 12:01 Custom 5 12:54 EMTY Blackout 13:47 Blackout

JB and Custom by far.

@TheManglerPolishDeathMetal

10 жыл бұрын

agree

@bargoldstein4898

8 жыл бұрын

nope

I wonder how the Nazgul and Pegasus would've faired against the distortion and sh-5 custom.

@piotrekuygiutf4946

8 жыл бұрын

+Aidan Miller You've got comaprison with those pickups. Find "6 string pickups demo" and you will find it.

@donsmith5385

7 жыл бұрын

Piotrek Lesiński r

@desimar3287

6 жыл бұрын

The Nazguls sound so similar to the AHB-1s I can't believe there is a $80 difference in price. I can't really tell their sound apart, but it would of been nice to see it in here and certainly the Pegasus.

@electropentatonic

4 жыл бұрын

The Pegasus is very muddy under these conditions. Its great for lead articulation and produces really rich chords even under full distortion but it is not a metal pickup. Swapping mine out of a brand new Ltd H1007. Extremely disappointed to say the least but for metal I consider it unplayable. 0 Chug/10

Awesome comparison man! Awesome song, awesome sound and awesome solo! Coundn't ask for more :)

Keith! If you are composer of this music, i must say that you are one of my favorite metal rhythm guitarists now-days.

when you filmed the EMTYs. i thought this video is 60 frames per second

@johnyang799

7 жыл бұрын

Bar Goldstein maybe 25 and 30 difference.

It probably took them more then a few hours to record everything + pu changes ;)

That's insane xD you put a ton of work into your videos and it shows, rock on man !

Hell yeah! The riffs are just EPIC

autrach conquerig dystopia ?

looking through comments no one knows what this song is called or where i can find it? they just make it up? lol. its so sick

@tenhundredkills

5 жыл бұрын

I know it's a four year old comment, but in case it's helpful: The song is "Autarch" on the Conquering Dystopia album.

Still to this day the Custom is my favorite SD pickup. Best all ‘rounder IMO. It can do it all.

GUITARS ONLY sh-6 7:12 sh-10 8:06 sh-4 8:59 sh-8 9:53 sh-5 10:46 sh-14 11:39 ahb-3 12:32 ahb-1 13:26

I love the custom and the full shred, they are basically eachothers polar opposites tho ahah :D

@givemeajackson

10 жыл бұрын

had the six string versions of both in my schecter (currently it's the custom in there) and i need a new guitar just to put in the full shred. love both pickups to death, very different, but both soooo awesome. then i still have an sh6 lying around without a guitar to go in...

@Sqeno

10 жыл бұрын

givemeajackson That's sweet dude, I'm glad somebody agrees with me, I was feeling alone ;_;

@eXeMagnum

10 жыл бұрын

When I first tried the full shred, I struggled to keep the gain down, but after realizing it was a hot-ass pickup, I adjusted quick... I tried it on the schecter blackjack sls c1 fr- sustainiac, it to me sounds like a passive blackout... I prefer passive anyway..... I love it so!

@Sqeno

10 жыл бұрын

The full shred is a moderate output pickup though? Are you used to strats or single coils? Because it is the lowest output guitar out of all these pickups. But yeah I would love it too! :) Glad you like it.

@givemeajackson

10 жыл бұрын

i don't know why it seems that way here, but the full shred i had in my schec was hotter than the sh5 and only just slightly less high output than the sh6. and if you are a hard picker, it's WAY hotter than the emg81! i rolled back my gain 3/10ths on my engl the day i changed it.

Ha ha SH-10 sounds like an angry Warlock!! \m/

great riffs

the sh11 is an awesome pickup too. loved it when i played a schecter c1 custom, warm, smooth but still powerfull.

JB is so sick for lead. Ripped it out of my Jackson KV2 cause it was not metal enough for rhythm though.

SH 5 custom is best

man the low palm muted chugging sounds so dam good on the custom pickup.

This video just sold me the SH-5 Custom. Literally... just ordered it. Gonna be at my doorstep in a few days! Woohoo!

Time for SD to retire the Invader?

@bellmeisterful

6 жыл бұрын

I've wondered that too. Its got a lot of low end which a lot of modern tones dont need or want from pickups. Whats funny is I have an 80's BC Rich Gunslinger USA with an Invader in it. Hetfield used it in the studio on Master.

@Kevin.Kelly.

6 жыл бұрын

I thought Hetfield used the stock Dirty Fingers in his Gibsons on Master.

@bellmeisterful

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Kelly Yeah I can't pretend to remember where I got that from. I've been saying it for many years and havent a clue where I read that.

@StuntcatTV

6 жыл бұрын

nope

I tabbed out the solo to this but I'm not sure how to post it on guitartabs or any other site... anyone want it and any idea how to upload it??

@BigFrank437

10 жыл бұрын

I'd like it man! You should try to tab the whole song!

@mike_s_media

10 жыл бұрын

I'd do the whole thing but I don't have a seven string.. I'm trying to learn how to upload it onto guitartabs.com. Not sure what to title it though, That song with no name... lol

@BigFrank437

10 жыл бұрын

Haha Fuck it man. that sounds like a good name to me. You ever try ultimate-guitar.com? That sites pretty easy to work with and upload tabs on to

@mike_s_media

10 жыл бұрын

Nah I haven't I'll give it a shot this weekend when I have more time on my hands! I want to share this out and see what people think, it wasn't hard considering you can see his fret position lol

@BigFrank437

10 жыл бұрын

haha Yea that's true

It's pretty amazing how mean the Custom sounds on the palm mutes. I guess that explains Gary Holt's sound on the recent Exodus albums.

This ladies and gentleman, is why I have the Duncan Custom SH-5 in more of my guitars than any other pickup. Mark Holcomb's Omega recently took over as my favorite passive bridge pickup but the Custom was my go-to pickup for the longest time and still is. It's such a fucking awesome sounding pickup. Tons of snarl, very tight and it cuts extremely well. I love that it gets such a full sound without being overly aggressive on the top end or really barky in the mid range like the JB.

Lol this video made me buy the SH-5 within a day of hearing it KEITH I GOT THIS PICKUP AND I DON'T SOUND LIKE YOU WHAT GIVES

@XenoformII

9 жыл бұрын

Jeff uses EMG pickups.

@IsolationIndex

9 жыл бұрын

I meant Keith. I'm fucking dumb.

@maskedDuke79

9 жыл бұрын

Forrest Hooker maybe your amp is the problem

@IsolationIndex

9 жыл бұрын

***** more than likely. Keith's got all the cool shit. I'm sitting here with my Line 6 POD lol.

@krisrhebergen

9 жыл бұрын

Forrest Hooker The pod will do the job, just don't use to much gain and don't scoop the mids to far. If line six is good for at least one thing, it's metal, you just need to know how to use it. It took me 4 years to find a tone that I feel in love with on my Spider 3 75.

sh-5 > sh-6

@DerelictEarth

8 жыл бұрын

Ordering one right now to replace my bridge SH8 as it just has no punch due to the extreme muddiness ...

@losi8ightyew

8 жыл бұрын

I ended up buying one. It sounds nothing like this. The SH5 only gets close to sounding as brutal if you raise it almost touching the strings. LOL. I'm.thinking they may have got the height different than all the rest in the video which is why it sounds the most br0tal. LOL.

@johnyang799

7 жыл бұрын

losi8ightyew That is your amp or dialing.

@losi8ightyew

7 жыл бұрын

John Yang Actually no. It sounds pretty much the same in definition on any amp. Even used them with an Axe FX. They sound like the video if you crank them so high they almost touch the strings. LOL.

@losi8ightyew

7 жыл бұрын

John Yang I ended up going with a BKP Juggernaut. The most brutal thing I have played to datev

This helped me a lot, I finally decided which bridge pickups to put into my guitar, now if i could find a video that compares these pickups in neck position, that would be great.

I cant stop digging these riffs, Hauch's part is beautiful.