Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

[TNTales]

I'm putting together a new project. I'm getting a bullet telecaster with HH route. It has a basswood body and a rosewood fretboard. It will probably stay in C tuning and I'll playing rude rock/blues like Queens of the Stone Age. I'm doing the Custom in the bridge and now I'm picking a neck. I need something warm that cleans up well but can be overdriven without melting into sludge. I've narrowed it down to the Jazz Neck or a Phat Cat. Thoughts? Alternatives?

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Screamin Demon. Now you can do some more "narrowing".

The Demon is just about the best neck pup you can get for what you're after.

[Scott Marceau]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

I'm a big fan of the Phat Cat!

[chadd]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Of the two, I would go with the Jazz but the Demon is not a bad choice either.

[TNTales]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

The SD is 20$ more than the jazz, is it really that good? That's almost what I'm paying for the guitar.

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

I payed about $30 for a gentley used SD, if that helps.

[NotCardio]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

The SD is 20$ more than the jazz, is it really that good? That's almost what I'm paying for the guitar.

Look at it this way, is it worth laying out all this money and jumping through all these hoops to not get the sound you were after, just because you didn't want to pay $20 more?

I have no idea on the pickups, but I just thought that what you were saying sounded kind of silly to me. Like running a marathon and dropping out in the last 100 ft.

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Look at it this way, is it worth laying out all this money and jumping through all these hoops to not get the sound you were after, just because you didn't want to pay $20 more?

I have no idea on the pickups, but I just thought that what you were saying sounded kind of silly to me. Like running a marathon and dropping out in the last 100 ft.

Fair enough, but I think he wants more of an opinion as to why the SD would be better than the Jazz.

Decent advice, but since you don't know anything about either pickup, your opinion is not very valid.

The SD is better than the Jazz because it's $20 more? Not exactly.

[TNTales]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Yeah, that was basically the question, as I was looking at some GFS pickups as well. I know the sound I want, I just have to find an example of it. I want to be able to play both "3s and 7s" and "Make It Wit Chu" on the same guitar.

I want to be able to strum this opening and then add some overdrive and play the little riff. "Make It Wit Chu"



Same with this one, the chugging rhythm and the angular fizz. "3s & 7s" (NSFW)

[Inder_Cine_Mann]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Yeah, that was basically the question, as I was looking at some GFS pickups as well. I know the sound I want, I just have to find an example of it. I want to be able to play both "3s and 7s" and "Make It Wit Chu" on the same guitar.

I want to be able to strum this opening and then add some overdrive and play the little riff. "Make It Wit Chu"



Same with this one, the chugging rhythm and the angular fizz. "3s & 7s" (NSFW)

Queens rule. If you already haven't, check out Truckfighters. Josh Homme loves them. Said something like, "The best to band to exist.. "

[TNTales]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

I've narrowed it down to a couple of options for the guitar, this may give you a better idea of what I'm working with.

Rondo SX Liquid (Alder body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Board): http://www.rondomusic.com/liquidfrnhstop1.html



Squier Bullet HS (Basswood body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Board): http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guita...lectric-guitar



Squier 51 (Basswood Body, Maple Neck and Board): http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guita...fied-squier-51



The bullet is routed for HH. The 51 would get a Custom Custom and then an SC (not sure which yet).

[tubecrunch]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Phat cat and jazz are quite different from each other. Phat cat is very warm and spongy. Definitely has potential to turn muddy.

[elelpe]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

I think you'd like Custom Custom - Phat Cat set for QOTSA stuffs.

[NotCardio]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Fair enough, but I think he wants more of an opinion as to why the SD would be better than the Jazz.

Decent advice, but since you don't know anything about either pickup, your opinion is not very valid.

The SD is better than the Jazz because it's $20 more? Not exactly.

I wasn't saying the SD was better, GuitarDoc was. The point the op made was that it was $20 more and was it 'that much better', implying, was it worth the extra $20, because the pickups were approaching the price of the guitar itself. I was merely saying that, if the pickup was indeed what he was looking for, to worry at that point about 20 bucks seemed silly. I was not implying that the SD would be better, and I believe I made the point that I didn't know. I apologize if the point I was trying to make was unclear.

[NotCardio]

Re: Phat Cat or Jazz neck?

Have you actually played any of the Bullets yet? Just curious.