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So i got a jb in the bridge of my charvel (bolt on, poplar body, maple neck,floyd)
Now what would work in the neck?
It has to be single sized, and i doesn磘 want a output drop when switching from bridge to neck.
So i was thinking about a hot rail in the neck, or maybe a jb jr?
Any ideas what might work?

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What kind of tone are you looking for?? I can recommend a thousand pickups, but there磗 no saying you磍l like them

FAT lead tone

Hmm I have the same Q I have a JB in the bridge and want a single coil in the neck. But I want a picup thats meant mostly for chords.

Cool Rails for fat and clear, a bit bell-like
Lil?59 for a bit warmer but still pretty clear
JBJr for fatter still, but startung to lose clarity
Hotrails for just plain fat
Lil ?59 Bridge model for almost too fat, starting to mush up
JBJr Bridge model for too fat
Hotrails Bridge model for a ton of fresh butter and nothing else

I磎 assuming that you want something hum-cancelling

I've never found a real single coil that can keep up with a JB, though I haven't tried a neck QP single coil with a JB.

I'm going to guess it would have to be a humbucker single coil like Zerb mentioned...unless you wanted to go with a P90 or Phat Cat. But those won't fit in a standard Strat pickup size rout.

Yes i was thinking a single sized bucker.


Originally Posted by rocksoldierYes i was thinking a single sized bucker.

Well then go down the list that Zerb provided, pick one and give it a try. Good luck!


Originally Posted by LewguitarI've never found a real single coil that can keep up with a JB.

I'm going to guess it would have to be a humbucker single coil like Zerb mentioned...unless you wanted to go with a P90 or Phat Cat. But those won't fit in a standard Strat pickup size rout.

The SSL-5 and Quarterpounder can if you lower the JB a hair, but you still have a slight quot;afterburnerquot; effect when you go to the bridge by itself. And tonally they磖e not what I would call quot;Vintage replicasquot;, but the combo makes a killer superstrat (Did someone scream Charvel? )

How is the output of a little 59 compared to jb?

And i actually found a bridge version cool rail used in sweden, but it磗 the old version, can i make it fit the rout of my charvel without modding the guitar,
Or should i just wait for the new version and order new?
Any idea how the cool rails bridge model would sound?

That list is more or less output / fatness rated, although I must admit that the output following the same scale is chance. In fact, Id switch the ?59 bridge and hotrails around, I think I goofed there

Bridge Cool rails should, theoretically, be somewhere between the lil?59 and the hotrails neck, but I磛e not tried that combo yet.

You can make it fit by filing off the quot;nose quot; that holds the wires, I had to do that to mine, but you have to be hella careful that you don磘 file through one of the wires by accident


Originally Posted by ZerberusThe SSL-5 and Quarterpounder can if you lower the JB a hair, but you still have a slight quot;afterburnerquot; effect when you go to the bridge by itself. And tonally they磖e not what I would call quot;Vintage replicasquot;, but the combo makes a killer superstrat (Did someone scream Charvel? )

My experience was similar. I had a JB in my Genny for awhile with some QP's. The QP's full-on would slightly overpower the JB. The QP's tapped, would be yield to the JB.

It was a great combo. QP's enhanced by the JB, in one setting. JB enhanced by the QP, in the other. I changed the JB for a C5 just because it gave me closer to the Tele-twang that I wanted.

But any of the SSL-3/4/6's quot;tappedquot; would be a nice match to the JB. (Or any humbucker.) IMHO


Originally Posted by ZerberusThat list is more or less output / fatness rated, although I must admit that the output following the same scale is chance. In fact, Id switch the ?59 bridge and hotrails around, I think I goofed there

Bridge Cool rails should, theoretically, be somewhere between the lil?59 and the hotrails neck, but I磛e not tried that combo yet.

You can make it fit by filing off the quot;nose quot; that holds the wires, I had to do that to mine, but you have to be hella careful that you don磘 file through one of the wires by accident Ok, maybe i just should buy the pickup and give it a try...