I need a fatter Duncan JB... suggestions?

[Doughboy]

Dimarzio AT-2 = fatter less trebly JB

You mean AT-1. Awesome pickup!

Yes, sorry, AT-1. The Andy Timmons model Dimarzio.

Sounds like a warm JB to me.

 

[reverymike]

Just out of curiosity, where are your mids set on your amp?

You could try a Rio Grande BBQ Bucker, great sounding FAT pickup!!

 

[chaosmonger]

My mids are cranked... not into scooping at all. The thing is that my ESP horizon (bolt-on) has a JB too; and it sounds much ballsier than the esp eclipse I want this new pickup for; so it's not an amp-dialing issue.

 

[Kevin11]

You could try a Rio Grande BBQ Bucker, great sounding FAT pickup!!

These don't seem to get talked about much anymore, but I totally agree. Completely forgot about the BBQ when I suggested Aldrich. Fat is one of the first words that comes to mind and it's a killer sounding pickup.

 

[chaosmonger]

You could try a Rio Grande BBQ Bucker, great sounding FAT pickup!!

These don't seem to get talked about much anymore, but I totally agree. Completely forgot about the BBQ when I suggested Aldrich. Fat is one of the first words that comes to mind and it's a killer sounding pickup.

...The big question is: Does it retain some of the mids/highs characteristics of the JB? I mean, really unforgiving, dynamic pick attack (sorta single-coilish), crunchy high mids texture, not low-mid congested, etc?

 

[ericsabbath]

bare knuckle holy diver
fatter, more open and crunchy, instead of overcompressed, more articulate and smoother on the top end

 

[Kevin11]

...The big question is: Does it retain some of the mids/highs characteristics of the JB? I mean, really unforgiving, dynamic pick attack (sorta single-coilish), crunchy high mids texture, not low-mid congested, etc?

I'm not the greatest at putting tones into words, but I found some good info in the link below on how the BBQ sounds in different guitars. Lots of comparisons to a JB (most of which I agree with), but I have mine in a Les Paul, which is a completely different situation to yours. To me, it's got a very JB-like vibe. Definitely fatter, but not congested at all. It might not be as bright or single coil-ish as you're looking for.

https://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/show ... BQ-reviews

 

[reverymike]

If you google "Avarice & Absolution" you should find some links to songs that were recorded with a BBQ bucker. I had it in my Les Paul at the time, and pretty much used that all over the record.

 

[grooveHT]

To add to what folks here have said, SD has a bunch of JB derivatives in their line. There's:

The Warren DiMartini RTM: https://www.seymourduncan.com/products/c ... _demartin/ JB with A2 mags

Antiquity JB: https://www.seymourduncan.com/2011produc ... zz-set.php Old-school aged construction JB; should be softer in the highs

Allan Holdsworth AH-1: https://www.seymourduncan.com/support/fa ... _still_ma/ Not a great description at the SD page, but it's a JB with two screw coils; less highs, more mids. I have one of these that I like a lot in my strat bridge, and also recommend the series/split/parallel with it. If it helps, Doug Aldrich and Jake Lee used 'em!

Hope some of this helped a bit!

 

[chaosmonger]

Thanks a lot guys!

 

[reverymike]

Man, I'd be interested in checking out the DeMartini with the JB and A2.

 

[Rufus Leaking]

Completely agree on the BBQ - my favorite pickup. Fat and thick and singing, but plenty tight enough and well defined.

 

[CaseyCor]

Just out of curiosity, where are your mids set on your amp?

You could try a Rio Grande BBQ Bucker, great sounding FAT pickup!!

This! I love Rio Grande pickups. I've got a Crunchbox sitting in a drawer here, I gotta get that in a guitar. I'm having a bit of a pickup crisis at the moment I need to change the pickups in my LP. I've got a set of EMGs (85/60A) that I haven't used in many years, along with the Crunchbox and a GFS Mean P90 neck pickup. Not sure what to go with here. I haven't used the EMGs in years, so that would be a fun experiment, but I'm not sure if I'll be happy with them for the mid gain and clean tones.