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    I have a JB in my ash body Strat but I am finding it too bright and thin. Would an SH-5 Duncan Custom be a good substitute?
    I have a CC in the neck right now which is great although a bit thick. Any advice would be great and appreciated! Thanks- Rob McFee

  • #2
    dont call the SH-5 custom fat........



    it's the PAF on it's period!
    she'll get pissed and you'll have to sleep on teh couch


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    • #3
      I just installed a JB in my RG. But i have yet made the experience there is a sweet spot were the JB get very fat. Just raise/adjust the pickup height.... Look at my JB topic there is a good post how to fatten up the JB...
      RG 550 [JB | SingleSizedHole(TM) | V1 (to be replaced)]
      TS 7 (modded)
      Hot Rod 50+ XL
      Framus Dragon 4x12
      V-AMP II for practice

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      • #4
        I'll look. Thanks. I love the clarity of the JB but need more fullness. - Rob

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        • #5
          What pot's are you using? 500k? Then maybe you just wann try other pots maybe 300 or 250k. It will warm it up a bit....

          Yeah the JB's clarity is good. I like it bright so the JB with 500k Pot and without Tone Pot just rocks for me
          RG 550 [JB | SingleSizedHole(TM) | V1 (to be replaced)]
          TS 7 (modded)
          Hot Rod 50+ XL
          Framus Dragon 4x12
          V-AMP II for practice

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          • #6
            Re: SH-5 compared to JB? Which is fatter?

            Originally posted by rmcfee
            I have a JB in my ash body Strat but I am finding it too bright and thin. Would an SH-5 Duncan Custom be a good substitute?
            I have a CC in the neck right now which is great although a bit thick. Any advice would be great and appreciated! Thanks- Rob McFee
            A custom is fatter due to it's bigger bass and low mids it is also a clearer sounding pup than JB.
            i bounced back and forth with these two for a while and kept coming back to the custom,and it is still my favorite of the custom series as well as one of my favorite higher output buckers ever.
            it just has a great balanced tone that can cover many a style
            I would say it is the most balanced toned pup of ALL high output models.
            7 bass
            6 mids
            treble 8
            ah perfect!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by \m/(00)\m/
              dont call the SH-5 custom fat........



              it's the PAF on it's period!
              she'll get pissed and you'll have to sleep on teh couch



              thats about sums it up!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by \m/(00)\m/
                dont call the SH-5 custom fat........



                it's the PAF on it's period!
                she'll get pissed and you'll have to sleep on teh couch


                Hey, it's peanut butter jelly time!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by papersoul
                  Hey, it's peanut butter jelly time!
                  nah! when the ole ball and chain gets pissed at me it is SWANSON HUNGRY MAN XXL time

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                  • #10
                    No silly........I meant Peanut Butter Jelly Time.

                    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/peanutbutter.shtml

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                    • #11
                      Warren....ever try the Rio Grande BBQ?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by papersoul
                        Warren....ever try the Rio Grande BBQ?
                        yeah i got a used one from the trading post.
                        it was OK but had a lot of upper mids
                        and did not have the treble bite i like.
                        a little too UNBALANCED tone for me.
                        scoff if you must but these
                        http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron...e_Pickups.html CRUSH the bbq! both are 12K and use a alnico 5 but the golden age uses AWG 42 wire and sounds way more P.A.F and has a much better tonal balance and check out the price they go for new!
                        i got one yesterday in the mail,and it is just great! so long BBQ up for sale ya go!

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                        • #13
                          You have got to be kidding.....how can they sell those so cheap? I'd think they must be junk. Rememebr all the imitation Bill Lawrence L500XLs that everyone said was junk? Weren't they StuMac??

                          I may grab one of these cause there so cheap! You like it more tha nthe BBQ? The thing I like about the BBQ is the thick, rich tone. I can never determine whether a p'up has more low mids....high mids....etc........just mids.

                          How is the Golden Age compared to the Custom?

                          Thanks!

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                          • #14


                            peanut butter jelly! peanut butter jelly! peanut butter jelly, with a baseball bat!!!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by papersoul
                              You have got to be kidding.....how can they sell those so cheap? I'd think they must be junk. Rememebr all the imitation Bill Lawrence L500XLs that everyone said was junk? Weren't they StuMac??

                              I may grab one of these cause there so cheap! You like it more tha nthe BBQ? The thing I like about the BBQ is the thick, rich tone. I can never determine whether a p'up has more low mids....high mids....etc........just mids.

                              How is the Golden Age compared to the Custom?

                              Thanks!
                              it does not have as much output as a custom of course at 12K but it is much nicer sounding than the BBQ. Btw it is far from junk

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