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On a whim, I picked up a Duncan JB at the Local Music Go Round, amp; dropped it into my Strataziod last night, replacing the Dimarzio SD that I've had forever.
Man, what an improvement. Didn't know what I was missing. Matches pretty well with the Fender American sc amp; the Duncan SSL-1 that were already in there. (I use the bridge pu split mostly, amp; then switch in the other coil when I want a boost) Maybe it's the alnico magnet, but it doesn’t sound as constipated as the Super D. Pinches amp; chicken-picken' seem to come out better too.
I'm likin' it so far.
im rather happy with mine- splits great, very tight bass, and not too thin or too muddy-
m
Originally Posted by zionstratim rather happy with mine- splits great, very tight bass, and not too thin or too muddy-
m
What sort of guitar is your JB in?
(Long lag between posts = vacation)
...and what kind of body wood and fretboard wood?
for 6 months the Jb was the only pup on my guitar, last SAt I insatlled single coil in the neck ( i dont know what make ) that i picked up from the guitar shop.... and it suprisingly blends beautifully with the Jb in terms of out put and tone... The Jb is a great pick up
My guitar is a home made Strat - a Mexican Fender body (Alder? one of the ones with the laminated veneer on the top and bottom) and an old Boogie Bodies maple cap neck)
Wired with a super switch like this:
1 = Neck SSL-1
2 = Neck amp; middle (Fender Am Strat)
3 = Neck amp; JB stud coil
4 = JB screw coil amp; mid
5 = JB Full or split when tone control is on 10
How does position 3 sound? And why the stud coil instead of the screw coil?
Cool! The JB has the best split coil and parallel tones I've ever heard from a humbucker. In parallel it reminds me alot of a Tele lead pickup. In series, I find it to be a bit to powerful to use with vintage output neck and middle single coils and when I switched to the neck pickup for rythym I found that I didn't really need to lower the volume of the guitar: the neck SSL-1 was already at a clean rythym volume compared to the series JB!
The JB gets a bad rap sometimes because its upper mids/lower treble frequencies are a little sharp and pronounced, especially if you're playing alone and standing close to your speaker and I've even complained about it myself...but it's a classic and great pickup in the right guitar and onstage it gets a great tone: Especially in a single pickup guitar where you can adjust the tone of the amp to really bring out the best in the JB without having to worry about a neck pickup.
Congrats!
Originally Posted by chillHow does position 3 sound? And why the stud coil instead of the screw coil?
Like a Mustang with both pickups on. I was hoping it would sound fatter, for more of a Chuck Berry / Rock-a-Billy sound, but it's OK. I used the stud coil so it'd be hum canceling in phase in that position. I suppose I could have that one in series instead of parallel, but then it might be too loud to balance.
Originally Posted by Lewguitar....
The JB gets a bad rap sometimes because its upper mids/lower treble frequencies are a little sharp and pronounced, especially if you're playing alone and standing close to your speaker and I've even complained about it myself...but it's a classic and great pickup in the right guitar and onstage it gets a great tone: Especially in a single pickup guitar where you can adjust the tone of the amp to really bring out the best in the JB without having to worry about a neck pickup.
Congrats!
I've heard that some guys like it with a Jazz in the neck slot.
Originally Posted by Big Boy BobI've heard that some guys like it with a Jazz in the neck slot.
Yep...that's the combo Seymour recommends and which Jeff Beck used in the Tele-Gib: a Tele with dual humbuckers that Seymour put together for Jeff. It's a great and very complimentary combo of pickups. I've installed that combo in several Epiphone Les Pauls and it made them into totally professional sounding guitars.
Lew
Originally Posted by Lewguitar
when I switched to the neck pickup for rythym I found that I didn't really need to lower the volume of the guitar: the neck SSL-1 was already at a clean rythym volume compared to the series JB!
The JB gets a bad rap sometimes because its upper mids/lower treble frequencies are a little sharp and pronounced, especially if you're playing alone and standing close to your speaker and I've even complained about it myself...but it's a classic and great pickup in the right guitar and onstage it gets a great tone: Especially in a single pickup guitar where you can adjust the tone of the amp to really bring out the best in the JB without having to worry about a neck pickup.
Congrats!Yes exactly adjust the tone on your amp and u can forget about the neck pick up,, that what I did.. and I still do for the JB....and again it matches the single coil well..just the way u put it
Man, what an improvement. Didn't know what I was missing. Matches pretty well with the Fender American sc amp; the Duncan SSL-1 that were already in there. (I use the bridge pu split mostly, amp; then switch in the other coil when I want a boost) Maybe it's the alnico magnet, but it doesn’t sound as constipated as the Super D. Pinches amp; chicken-picken' seem to come out better too.
I'm likin' it so far.
im rather happy with mine- splits great, very tight bass, and not too thin or too muddy-
m
Originally Posted by zionstratim rather happy with mine- splits great, very tight bass, and not too thin or too muddy-
m
What sort of guitar is your JB in?
(Long lag between posts = vacation)
...and what kind of body wood and fretboard wood?
for 6 months the Jb was the only pup on my guitar, last SAt I insatlled single coil in the neck ( i dont know what make ) that i picked up from the guitar shop.... and it suprisingly blends beautifully with the Jb in terms of out put and tone... The Jb is a great pick up
My guitar is a home made Strat - a Mexican Fender body (Alder? one of the ones with the laminated veneer on the top and bottom) and an old Boogie Bodies maple cap neck)
Wired with a super switch like this:
1 = Neck SSL-1
2 = Neck amp; middle (Fender Am Strat)
3 = Neck amp; JB stud coil
4 = JB screw coil amp; mid
5 = JB Full or split when tone control is on 10
How does position 3 sound? And why the stud coil instead of the screw coil?
Cool! The JB has the best split coil and parallel tones I've ever heard from a humbucker. In parallel it reminds me alot of a Tele lead pickup. In series, I find it to be a bit to powerful to use with vintage output neck and middle single coils and when I switched to the neck pickup for rythym I found that I didn't really need to lower the volume of the guitar: the neck SSL-1 was already at a clean rythym volume compared to the series JB!
The JB gets a bad rap sometimes because its upper mids/lower treble frequencies are a little sharp and pronounced, especially if you're playing alone and standing close to your speaker and I've even complained about it myself...but it's a classic and great pickup in the right guitar and onstage it gets a great tone: Especially in a single pickup guitar where you can adjust the tone of the amp to really bring out the best in the JB without having to worry about a neck pickup.
Congrats!
Originally Posted by chillHow does position 3 sound? And why the stud coil instead of the screw coil?
Like a Mustang with both pickups on. I was hoping it would sound fatter, for more of a Chuck Berry / Rock-a-Billy sound, but it's OK. I used the stud coil so it'd be hum canceling in phase in that position. I suppose I could have that one in series instead of parallel, but then it might be too loud to balance.
Originally Posted by Lewguitar....
The JB gets a bad rap sometimes because its upper mids/lower treble frequencies are a little sharp and pronounced, especially if you're playing alone and standing close to your speaker and I've even complained about it myself...but it's a classic and great pickup in the right guitar and onstage it gets a great tone: Especially in a single pickup guitar where you can adjust the tone of the amp to really bring out the best in the JB without having to worry about a neck pickup.
Congrats!
I've heard that some guys like it with a Jazz in the neck slot.
Originally Posted by Big Boy BobI've heard that some guys like it with a Jazz in the neck slot.
Yep...that's the combo Seymour recommends and which Jeff Beck used in the Tele-Gib: a Tele with dual humbuckers that Seymour put together for Jeff. It's a great and very complimentary combo of pickups. I've installed that combo in several Epiphone Les Pauls and it made them into totally professional sounding guitars.
Lew
Originally Posted by Lewguitar
when I switched to the neck pickup for rythym I found that I didn't really need to lower the volume of the guitar: the neck SSL-1 was already at a clean rythym volume compared to the series JB!
The JB gets a bad rap sometimes because its upper mids/lower treble frequencies are a little sharp and pronounced, especially if you're playing alone and standing close to your speaker and I've even complained about it myself...but it's a classic and great pickup in the right guitar and onstage it gets a great tone: Especially in a single pickup guitar where you can adjust the tone of the amp to really bring out the best in the JB without having to worry about a neck pickup.
Congrats!Yes exactly adjust the tone on your amp and u can forget about the neck pick up,, that what I did.. and I still do for the JB....and again it matches the single coil well..just the way u put it
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