JB = Greatest rock pickup ever!

[SFW]

The Jazz, 59 or the APH all sound great with the JB. At the moment, I have an APH in the neck of my RGT with a JB in the bridge. They pair very well together.




blackba: In my Ibanez I have a trem spaced JB. In my parts strat it's a regular spaced one. I have an 80s JB, and to be honest, I don't really hear a big difference if at all. I've probably had 15 or so JBs in various guitars over the past 22 years of playing. I think that any differences in them have come down to the tolerances between individual pickups. For the most part I think they all sound similar enough to rock out with.

 

[ke2]

I like it, but in my Schecter 7-string, it's a little..."boring"? I'd like some more bite and aggression.
I used to have an old one that I pulled out of a Kramer Paul Dean, and I seem to remember that it was hotter/edgier.

This is from a metalhead that uses EMGs in an ESP, though. Maybe the ESPs have pussified my playing?

 

[blackba]

blackba: In my Ibanez I have a trem spaced JB. In my parts strat it's a regular spaced one. I have an 80s JB, and to be honest, I don't really hear a big difference if at all. I've probably had 15 or so JBs in various guitars over the past 22 years of playing. I think that any differences in them have come down to the tolerances between individual pickups. For the most part I think they all sound similar enough to rock out with.

I have only had 3. One great one regular spaced, one ok one trem spaced, and a bad tremspaced one I bought new a few years ago (the others I got used). The good one sounded warm, buttery and full, but with plenty of mids. The bad one was harsh, thin and trebly.

I wish I still had the good one, that was a really nice pickup.

 

[Mailman1971]

JB's are great. The original hot-rodded humbucker.

I concur Old Chap.....

 

[Ventura]

I love JBs!

Ya, well, Ola... With your playing I am almost certain any pup would sound better than suck!!

Peace,
V.

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Had an old one in a Les Paul Custom that I loved. I have yet to hear a newer one that sounds good to me...it's like something changed about them after '89.

Agreed.

+2

 

[wheelman]

I love JBs!

Ola you using a 500 volume pot?

 

[FourT6and2]

I have a JB in my Les Paul Custom. Love it!

 

[wheelman]

I have a JB in my Les Paul Custom. Love it!

Me too but I may have burned out the pot from soldering a million pickups in it. I need re evaluate the situation.

 

[tnourse]

I'm not a huge fan of the JB, but the original one in my late 80's Kramer Pacer sounds good. I like the Distortion and Suhr Aldrich better.

 

[visualrocker69]

JB's are great. The original hot-rodded humbucker.

Wouldn't that be a Dimarzio Super Distortion? o.o;

 

[rupe]

JB's are great. The original hot-rodded humbucker.

Wouldn't that be a Dimarzio Super Distortion? o.o;

 

[Ola Englund]

I love JBs!

Ola you using a 500 volume pot?

don't know. stock pots and pickups.

 

[Sick Michael]

Great pickup, changed my mind on the whole Duncan/Dimarzio debate.

Then I changed to a Duncan Custom, which is even better.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I think for now then I am going to swap in my JB and when I get some cashola, I'll pick up a Duncan custom. Heard nothing but great thins about that pup.

 

[locoed]

I think in certain guitars they sound good but not all. Sounds great in my Horizon,but bad in my Charvel,so i went EMG again.

 

[FourT6and2]

I have a JB in my Les Paul Custom. Love it!

Me too but I may have burned out the pot from soldering a million pickups in it. I need re evaluate the situation.

I like the RS Superpots. But I don't like 500k pots. Too bright with the JB. I prefer a low value volume pot. Like 300k. JB + 300k volume pot + lots of mids in the amp = heaven.

 

[wheelman]

I have a JB in my Les Paul Custom. Love it!

Me too but I may have burned out the pot from soldering a million pickups in it. I need re evaluate the situation.

I like the RS Superpots. But I don't like 500k pots. Too bright with the JB. I prefer a low value volume pot. Like 300k. JB + 300k volume pot + lots of mids in the amp = heaven.

I may have to give it a shot. Thanks for the tip.

Although I may have already engaged in a custom pickup design. Maybe I should flirt around with the 300 pot to get a better perspective on my options. Either way I will have to buy both values.

 

[JakeAC5253]

I have a JB in my Les Paul Custom. Love it!

Me too but I may have burned out the pot from soldering a million pickups in it. I need re evaluate the situation.

I like the RS Superpots. But I don't like 500k pots. Too bright with the JB. I prefer a low value volume pot. Like 300k. JB + 300k volume pot + lots of mids in the amp = heaven.

I may have to give it a shot. Thanks for the tip.

Although I may have already engaged in a custom pickup design. Maybe I should flirt around with the 300 pot to get a better perspective on my options. Either way I will have to buy both values.

500k pot + 1M resistor = ~300k pot.

 

[wheelman]

I have a JB in my Les Paul Custom. Love it!

Me too but I may have burned out the pot from soldering a million pickups in it. I need re evaluate the situation.

I like the RS Superpots. But I don't like 500k pots. Too bright with the JB. I prefer a low value volume pot. Like 300k. JB + 300k volume pot + lots of mids in the amp = heaven.

I may have to give it a shot. Thanks for the tip.

Although I may have already engaged in a custom pickup design. Maybe I should flirt around with the 300 pot to get a better perspective on my options. Either way I will have to buy both values.

500k pot + 1M resistor = ~300k pot.

Thanks just bookmarked this thread.