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  • #1

    59 versus Jazz

    Hello,

    I have an Anderson Cobra - mahogany neck with mahogany/maple body. I don't like the stock pickups. I want nice rock & jazz tones, but also great cleans are very important. I have the ability to tap/split the coils with onboard switches. I have settled on a 59 for the bridge, but I am unsure about the neck pickup. What are the differences between the 59 and Jazz neck? Does anyone have any clips? Your comments?

    Thanks in advance!
    -Mark
    "Posterity, you will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that ever I took half the pains to preserve it." John Adams
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    Re: 59 versus Jazz

    Originally posted by Fiesta Red
    Hello,

    I have an Anderson Cobra - mahogany neck with mahogany/maple body. I don't like the stock pickups. I want nice rock & jazz tones, but also great cleans are very important. I have the ability to tap/split the coils with onboard switches. I have settled on a 59 for the bridge, but I am unsure about the neck pickup. What are the differences between the 59 and Jazz neck? Does anyone have any clips? Your comments?

    Thanks in advance!
    -Mark
    the jazz is more transparent and has a glassier sheen.
    the 59 is basically a PAF which makes it warmer more vocal in the neck.
    the jazz however is my favorite for its clarity

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    • #3
      Re: 59 versus Jazz

      Originally posted by SABOTAGE
      the jazz is more transparent and has a glassier sheen.
      the 59 is basically a PAF which makes it warmer more vocal in the neck.
      the jazz however is my favorite for its clarity
      I had a 59 in the neck of my Les Paul and just changed it to a Jazz last week. I like the Jazz a lot better too, as the 59 was too warm for my tatse. I also have the Jazz coil-split and it sounds good, and I didn't need to add a switch or a new pot, it just runs off the tone pot.

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      • #4
        Re: 59 versus Jazz

        I think it depends on the guitar. The 59 for a brighter, the Jazz for a darker guitar.
        I think that the 59 and Jazz aren't so different. The 59 cuts the highs, where the jazz let them through.
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        • #5
          Re: 59 versus Jazz

          I prefer the jazz, but what don't you like about the Anderson pickups?
          Originally posted by The Minstrel
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          • #6
            Re: 59 versus Jazz

            I find the 59 a bit too boomy in the lows. The Jazz is much better in this department. Out of all the PAF class neck piskups, I like the Pearly Gates the best. It's not as bassy as the 59, but is more muscular than the Jazz.
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            • #7
              Re: 59 versus Jazz

              59 is more defined sounding

              jazz has a more passive sound.

              pearly gate is even LESS biting
              Originally posted by gibson175
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