Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

[KLINKDETROIT]

Would This Be A Jb? Has Anyone Tried This?

[gianniboy]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

yes, the only difference is the magnets, dd=ceramic......jb=alnico 5

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

I thought when I put the big ceramic in a JB, I was onto something (the JB from Hell...). Turns out it was just a Distortion

[Scott_F]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

I used to ask this question a lot when I first stumbled onto this website. How do you really know.

One thing for sure, I start with the neck pup and I try to set the fat E side height first. This is just my way of doing it. I take Jolly's method and stack three 1mm guitar picks and set that as the initial gap while holding down the fat E on the last fret. From there I check my tuner. If the magnetic pull on the string is causing my note to go in and out of tune, I try to lower it a tad until that effect is minimalized. I'm not sure you can completely avoid it altogether on a 42 string. But, it's just a general guide. If I'm having a lot of trouble tuning the fat E, this is usually the culprit.

I then set the skinny E side to match the output of the other side. It's usually within a mm or two of the other measurement.

Then I hit the bridge pup and try the same procedure. The bridge pup pulls on the string a bit less. It's definitely the pup you want to use when setting intonation. more stable. Often, I just match the output level of the bridge pup to the out put level of the neck pup and I'm done. I dont use the bridge pup that often, so this is a much lazier way for me to get it done quickly.

I might be dead wrong on this and YMMV.

[SABOTAGE]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

Would This Be A Jb? Has Anyone Tried This?

yes it becomes the JB
I have a DD i ordered new and a JB that i had put in a large ceramic into and needless to say BOTH sound IDENTICAL to each other.
this is no crime by duncan or is not misleading at all, since the magnet changes the tone quite drastically calling the same wind pup a different name with a different mag is just the right thing to do.
since a DD with a alnico 5 no longer sounds like a DD and the JB with a large ceramic no longer sounds like a JB it is only proper than duncan calls them by the two individual names and no wrong has been commited by the company

[suislidE03]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

Hmm... that explains alot.. what would be directly in between those two? I had a DD a while back in my ibanez, was ok for palm muting and rythym, but didnt care for some of the tones. I have a JB now, and it rips for soloing, pretty good for rythym but low end is a little loose, and the high mid boost is starting to bother me, as well as the cleans. Im thinking about trying something new, but what?

[Benjy_26]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

Hmm... that explains alot.. what would be directly in between those two? I had a DD a while back in my ibanez, was ok for palm muting and rythym, but didnt care for some of the tones. I have a JB now, and it rips for soloing, pretty good for rythym but low end is a little loose, and the high mid boost is starting to bother me, as well as the cleans. Im thinking about trying something new, but what?

Try the Custom.

[EvilBatman]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

So if the Distortion is a JB with a ceramic magnet and a JB with an Alnico 5 magnet, what is it with an Alnico 2 magnet? Custom Custom?

[Benjy_26]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

So if the Distortion is a JB with a ceramic magnet and a JB with an Alnico 5 magnet, what is it with an Alnico 2 magnet? Custom Custom?

Nope. The Custom with an Alnico II mag is a Custom Custom. The Custom with an Alnico V mag is a Custom 5.

[fab.regnaut]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

the DD with an Al 2 magnet would honk like a goose !!!!

[KLINKDETROIT]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

What about a TB-6 distortion with a customs ceramic magnet? I heard it sounds different than the Distortions bigger magnet.

[SABOTAGE]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

What about a TB-6 distortion with a customs ceramic magnet? I heard it sounds different than the Distortions bigger magnet.

yeah it is the DD lite

[SABOTAGE]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

So if the Distortion is a JB with a ceramic magnet and a JB with an Alnico 5 magnet, what is it with an Alnico 2 magnet? Custom Custom?

AH-1 alan holdsworth pup minus two extra row a adjustable screws

[SABOTAGE]

Re: Duncan Distortion W/ Alnico 5 Magnet?

the DD with an Al 2 magnet would honk like a goose !!!!

HONK!!!!!!!!!!!!!