Duncan JB

[splatter]

stale sounding pup IMO

 

[Riggins1966]

maybe it's current production or something, but mine are not bland or stale.

But also, the newest one I have is maybe 15 years old. I have 4 guitars with trembuckers in them.

 

[some dude]

They sound totally different IMO - Aldrich has killer tone, the JB has no tone.

If it sounds totally different, then why would I want an Aldrich?

 

[SFW]

Not everyone will like what the JB does. To say that it sucks or doesn't have "tone" is just silly. A more honest description would be to say that you don't like the JB tone. The JB has been used for some of the most memorable tones in rock and metal. I really like them, but am not currently using one. That being said, I have three of them sitting in my office for whenever I may desire that tone again. The Aldrich is a killer pickup as well.

 

[romanianreaper]

The JB has been around so long and with so many pickups that have come out over the years, it is easy to dismiss it as just a "stock" pickup. It has been and is used in a ton of guitars. They sound great in the Charvels and LTDs they come in, that's for sure. They work great in those.

With that said, I thought I had a JB in a Randy Rhoads "V" I had years ago and hated it. It was like "death by mids". I didn't have that guitar a week.

 

[Loudness250]

I like the Custom in Mahogany body guitars. But not in superstrats, I think the JB might be the opposite? The Custom sounds bright in those.

 

[Zado]

The JB has been used for some of the most memorable tones in rock and metal.

True, but imo it wasnt the very same pickup the bigs used back in the day.

I like the Custom in Mahogany body guitars. But not in superstrats, I think the JB might be the opposite? The Custom sounds bright in those.

Yep, it needs some fatness to shine

 

[Philo Beddoe]

For super strat style guitars and bright guitars I've often found a Dimarzio Tone Zone to be a great pup.

 

[Rex Rocker]

I wouldn't say the Aldrich is completely different from the JB. Yes, it's smoother, fatter, and hotter, but I think it has a lot more in common with the JB than it does with, say, a PAF-type.

 

[zz666]

The Aldrich has killer mids (a bit of a bump in the upper mids), where the JB has (to me) a flat EQ - I'm sure the JB works in the right guitar.

 

[D-Rock]

For super strat style guitars and bright guitars I've often found a Dimarzio Tone Zone to be a great pup.

Or an Air Zone, which I have in my Strat.