SonVolt
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The Custom is all highs and lows with a very hollowed out mid, IMO. Sizzle City.
Uzi Nein Millimetah
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I have had great results with the JB in neck thru shred guitars of girth and especially LPs. Overall, the Distortion is clearly the bullseye for me, but the JB is workable. Your amp (for those of you who have actual amps) has adjustments. And EQs exist if needed.
An even better version of what the Distortion does is the BKP C-Bomb. For a tight pickup with 80s Thrash roots, I consider it to be the ultimate.
An even better version of what the Distortion does is the BKP C-Bomb. For a tight pickup with 80s Thrash roots, I consider it to be the ultimate.
Uzi Nein Millimetah
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I tried the Custom in my Soloist but it didn't work for me. The Distortion made the grade. Well tuned mids are your friend.
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Nigel
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If you put a JB in a guitar with two 500k pots, the amplitude of the resonant peak frequency will be way too high.
The JB is designed for 250k pots, and is voiced for 125k total load.
A single 300-333k resistor from the JB hot lead to ground will fix this in a 500k vol/tone equipped guitar.
BABMusic
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I was strongly considering ordered a JB for my other guitar. I've heard it's not the tightest, but clips online all sound good to me.
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Brain Becker
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I had a JB in a Hamer superstrat that I didn't like. I didn't like the stock pickup either. An EMG 81 fixed it right up.
jabps
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See to me that's not weird. Maple and Mahogany doesn't work for me with a JB. And I've been through all the pots/resistor stuff. I like 500k, anything in between to me is just neutering the pup.
Right now my two shred strats, one has a Tone Nerd Wicked 8, the other a stock JB. Les Pauls have stock 500T and Tone Nerd PSykes. PRS Tremonti's, stock Tremonti Pups. And cannot begin to tell you how long I searched for the perfect pickup for the Tremonti's. And I started with a JB since that's always been my baseline. Only to finally end back up, after many pup changes from MPC, BKP, Duncan, Dimarzio etc.. with the stock Tremonti pup and wondering why I ever messed with it since it was perfect. Again, we all have preference so just passing along what has worked for me.
What are you looking for? In my experience PRS pups work great with PRS guitars.
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Exo-metal
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1M pot with a JB works well.
SonVolt
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Just do it. To me the JB is the reference for high-output pickups. It's tight enough for many styles and has a lot of body, which tighter pickups lack. You can go from Thrash, to Van Halen to '80s shred to '90s grunge all while still being a killer lead pickup. There's not a lot of pickups out there that check all those boxes.
anomaly
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I've got a guitar with a JB and a 500k cts pot, sounds fine to me (not too bright). It's a Tele copy with a 25.5 scale too. I think it's alder??
Dave L
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I talked about this in another thread, but the JB works extremely well with a treble bleed cap. Roll back the volume a smidge and get leaner low end for tighter stuff and use the whole thing for solos. It has more than enough output to not have to be on 10 all the time. I have a Kramer Elliott Easton that´s set up like that and really dig it.
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Nigel
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When you think JB, think:
JEFF BECK
The JB is a master’s splittable humbucker.
JEFF BECK
The JB is a master’s splittable humbucker.
WizardAmpIphoneClip
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Always annoyed me that the Usa Jacksons still have these stock in the bridge.
Should have been a SD Distortion in there from day one imo
Should have been a SD Distortion in there from day one imo
jabps
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Same. With almost any pup I can tell if it's not a 500k pot or if there is a resistor in line.
To me it's all based on what pickup is going to work with the guitar. It's why you can have two of the exact same guitars with the same pups and electronics and you're going to hear "at the least" a slight difference.
The JB was always my baseline and if something was missing etc... I worked with other pups from there. Years ago I two ESP Horizons, main one had JB's the other a Dimarzio Tone Zone because that guitar couldn't give me what my main Horizon did. Tone Zone got the closest. In fact after telling Steve Blucher what was happening, he recommended the Tone Zone, he was right.
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101B /^/
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My Soloist is literally the only guitar that I’ve ever kept completely stock, loaded with JB/Jazz. Both pu’s sound amazing in that guitar. Mine’s a hardtail, all mahogany and has a thick maple top, so not a typical alder/Floyd combo FWIW. Now I’m curious about the SD Distortion you mention..
SonVolt
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Super Distortion or Duncan Distortion?
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