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Hey everyone,
I'm new here but have looked in quite a bit. I finally decided to post with some questions for you all if you all don't mind.

I'm new to pups, I've always been a EMG guy, I just got a Jackson Soloist with SD pups in it. It has a JB a STK1 and I put in a lil 59 in the neck. I love the 59 and the STK1 but the JB is vary different than what I am used to (EMG 81, 89) the JB seems really nasally and a bit shrill (I know how can I say that with an EMG 81 in one of my guitars) is there a better pickup that has a tight bottom end and clean (not piercing highs) and a good solid smooth midrange. The JB breaks up a bunch with my amp.

I love playing just about everything, mostly metal though. I need a pickup with some ooomph and a solid punch. But not a bag full of nails to the head.

I really like a clean smooth distortion (Maiden from the 7th son era) but I like a heavy tight punchy tone.

Here's where it gets rough, I use Gallien Krueger solid stade amps, which have a bit of a bite to them lots of midrange and treble. The EMGs eat it up while the JB just shrieks (in a bad way) and if I eq it it gets muddy.

Some thing that can handle solid state and stay rounded not muddy.

WOW Horribly long first post (sorry) But any advice would be awesome.

Howdy! And welcome.

I'd take a look at a Duncan Custom or Duncan Distortion.

Both use a ceramic magnet.

The Duncan Custom is the same pickup as the Custom 5 and Custom Custom only it's made with a ceramic magnet.

The Duncan Distortion is the same pickup as your JB only instead of an alnico 5 magnet it uses a ceramic magnet.

Lew

Check out the Custom. Or, get a ceramic magnet, and pop it in the JB, give the Distortion a shot for free

Yes, i agree with lew, but he forget´s to mention just one thing that changes a little the sound, the duncan distortion has different polepieces than the Jb
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right Lew?
i would go with the Duncan Custom. The Full Shred has tight Bass, but not too much bass. and it may be a little shrill in the BAD WAY on your guitar
A Duncan Custom Is my recomendation.


Originally Posted by WITH FULL DISTORTION...the duncan distortion has different polepieces than the Jb...

Nope. They're the same. 6 slugs, 6 slot-head poles.

Go with the Custom!

Thank you all for the responses! I had heard the Custom was a bit muddy am I wrong? And will a solid state amp be a big concideration in what I get?

I had a tech friend of mine recommend a custom 5, what's the big differences.

Ceramic vs Alnico magnets is really the only difference? Who knew going to passives would be so challenging.

go with the custom. The Custom 5 is a custom witha alnico 5 magnet. The Custom5 has more highs then the JB and scooped mids. Go for the Custom.

Definatly the custom.

Scooped mids? Are we talking about death metal/thrash scooped or just a little less mids?

no just a bit compared to the custom 5 and cutom custom

This is how I look at the variatons in the Custom series

Custom5:-
Bass: 8
Mids: 4
Trebel:8

Custom:-
Bass: 7
Mids: 6
Trebel:9

Custom Custom:-
Bass: 3
Mids: 7
Trebel: 7

I wouldn't ever say that I've heard a pickup with scooped mids, and the Custom definately doesn't have 'scooped' mids. While the bass and treble is a bit more prominent, the mids are not 'scooped.'

Oh ok when I say metal some always think death metal. I may just have to get one tomorrow.

With accentuated highs and lows its not a one trick pony is it? What I mean is its not muddy and shrill right?

It can do other things than metal?

ok think of the C5 as a high output 59 model. But I guess the Custom or Distortion wld work better . Check out the the tone clips on the duncan site.
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