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I have an Epiphone “Joe Pass” which I have upgraded with ’59 pickups. I play this guitar a lot and considered it worth the expense but the upgrade has only partly been successful. The bridge pickup is perfect; it delivers the cleanest jazz tone I could wish for. The neck pickup however far too twangy, so much so that I don’t like the sound and therefore do not use it.

Two questions;

a) if I replace the neck pickup, what could I replace it with? I would like the best of two worlds, with the clean jazz tone on the bridge pickup and a more dirty blues sound on the neck

b) I have a 70’s Martin E-18 solid body which I am also considering upgrading and rewiring. I would like to get the same set-up; a clean sound on one pickup, a more dirty blues sound on the other. What will the 59 neck pickup sound like on a solid body? And what other pickup could I put on to get the set up I seek?

thanks

If you want a neck pickup with more mids and less treble than the '59, consider the Seth Lover. Good luck! Lew

thats exactly what i was thinking as i was reading your post murray. seth lover

Thanks for your advice guys....., I got it the wrong way around. I checked last night and it's the bridge pickup that is twangy and the neck which sounds ok!


Originally Posted by murray451Thanks for your advice guys....., I got it the wrong way around. I checked last night and it's the bridge pickup that is twangy and the neck which sounds ok!

Thats funny . . . I have a pair of 59's also, and as I was reading your first post I was thinking that mine are the exact opposite of yours.

I use my bridge 59 only to reinforce the neck . . . but its a great reinforcement.

I have a 59 neck which I love... Once I tried it in the bridge and was way too trebly. I ended ussing a DM Paf Classic which I think could be compared to a Seth Lover or a Alnico pro. Being a alnico II humbucker I have less piercing treble and gives me a more buttery/warm tone... Which I also love

i have to jump on this one too. you want a seth lover.