80's JB User List

[LLL]

from the 80's only. What bands/guitarists used the JB predominantly?

I'll start:

- RATT
- Queensryche
- Megadeth

 

[Kamanda~SD]

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Jake E Lee

 

[Tone Meister]

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Me

 

[Great_Kazoo]

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How about Eddie Van Halen? Also Joe Satriani (Surfing With Thw Alien).

 

[Noisembryo]

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Alice In Chains (They formed in 1987)

 

[LLL]

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Jake E Lee

Didn't he use a concept JB?

Anyhoo, I gotta try some Badlands tone...

 

[devastone]

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George Lynch used one at different times, I know he is known for the Distortion, the Screamin' Demon, and the Distortion "Light" (Dokkenbucker?), but he used a lot of pickups.

 

[ErikH]

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Didn't he use a concept JB?

Anyhoo, I gotta try some Badlands tone...

He used the Holdsworth model in the old White Fender turned Charvel. It's basically a JB with 12 allen poles. The purple and blue Charvels had JB's and he uses the JB now.

 

[lp1987x]

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Vito Bratta and Bruce Kulick also used the JB.

 

[ErikH]

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Chris DeGarmo
Michael Wilton
Akira Takasaki (in the 80's anyway. Or a DD)

 

[Archer250]

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I always thought Akira used a '59

 

[Despair]

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Sammy Hagar
Kirk Hammett (supposedly before switching to Distortion for RTL and later the EMGs)
Scott Ian
Alex Skolnick
Steve Stevens

 

[STLMTLHD79]

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Most of these artists listed above are confirmed users of the classic 80s JB however, i have heard that Chris DeGarmo mostly used 59's. I actually just emailed him from his current band/project website to hopefully get a confirmation on this.

 

[devastone]

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I remember an article with Chris and Michael and they said they had some custom Duncan pickups, I think they called them Screaming Eagles or something, don't think it was anything official though.

 

[ErikH]

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I could've sworn that Guitar For the Practicing Musician had the JB listed. Granted, this was many years ago...lol.

 

[devastone]

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I could've sworn that Guitar For the Practicing Musician had the JB listed. Granted, this was many years ago...lol.

It may have, probably 80% of the guys from the 80s have used a JB at some point. At least the ones that weren't using the Super Distortion anyway.

 

[Zado]

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It was a JB/DuncanD/SuperD thing

 

[DonP]

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I remember on an SD endorsement flyer DiGarmo and Wilton said 59s. I get my best early Queensryche tone with a Jackson J-50B (similar to a 59 in specs).

 

[LLL]

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https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/backstage-pass/talking-tone-with-queensryches-michael-wilton

 

[51501984]

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Richie Sambora ?
Mick Mars in his Kramers