The pickup selector guide doesn't provide options for semi-acoustic/maple body guitars (335). It's different from mahogany body humbucker guitars (LP, SG etc). On the other hand the pickup selector guide doesn't provide options for pots/wiring, amp/cab, strings, pick/fingerstyle, pedalboard Y/N, so you're on your own anyway...or, why not ask the user group!
Lately I've been experimenting with magnet swapping and the difference is HUGE. It makes such a difference one is tempted to conclude it's all about the magnets. Long, short, polished, rough cast, gauss level etc; all different flavors. You know the common guide to magnets; A2 is like this, A5 is like that bla, bla. It's misleading because two magnets of the same Alnico type could be individually very different. Therefore, although educational, magnet swapping tends to get a bit time consuming.
Many people like Classic '57s in a 335. Many people also have a hard time getting a decent Jazz tone from a 335, it's all rock 'n roll. -Where's the famous versatility? Well, of course it depends on what we mean by Jazz, Rock, clean, distortion and what kind of versatility we expect, right;
My quest is to go from clean archtop Jazz to cutting country licks and singing LP-lead with the flick of a switch and turn of a guitar volume knob. And have all variants of those great in-between tones that is part of the 335 signature. Impossible? Am I asking too much? Maybe I am. The 335 is neither an archtop, nor an LP, still it should be able to get close enough to deserve to be dubbed the most versatile guitar, don't you think?
Short version: The Classic '57 neck pickup sucks big time for clean Jazz, all mud, but is capable of some really nice in-between tones, preferably with distortion. When replacing or modifying the neck pickup, it should ideally be paired with a bridge pickup that is a perfect match for blending, but that also can hold its own doing lead (country style or singing sustain). The Classic '57 bridge is OK, maybe output could be a tad higher and with some more clarity, attitude and authority.
-What do you say?
Lately I've been experimenting with magnet swapping and the difference is HUGE. It makes such a difference one is tempted to conclude it's all about the magnets. Long, short, polished, rough cast, gauss level etc; all different flavors. You know the common guide to magnets; A2 is like this, A5 is like that bla, bla. It's misleading because two magnets of the same Alnico type could be individually very different. Therefore, although educational, magnet swapping tends to get a bit time consuming.
Many people like Classic '57s in a 335. Many people also have a hard time getting a decent Jazz tone from a 335, it's all rock 'n roll. -Where's the famous versatility? Well, of course it depends on what we mean by Jazz, Rock, clean, distortion and what kind of versatility we expect, right;
My quest is to go from clean archtop Jazz to cutting country licks and singing LP-lead with the flick of a switch and turn of a guitar volume knob. And have all variants of those great in-between tones that is part of the 335 signature. Impossible? Am I asking too much? Maybe I am. The 335 is neither an archtop, nor an LP, still it should be able to get close enough to deserve to be dubbed the most versatile guitar, don't you think?
Short version: The Classic '57 neck pickup sucks big time for clean Jazz, all mud, but is capable of some really nice in-between tones, preferably with distortion. When replacing or modifying the neck pickup, it should ideally be paired with a bridge pickup that is a perfect match for blending, but that also can hold its own doing lead (country style or singing sustain). The Classic '57 bridge is OK, maybe output could be a tad higher and with some more clarity, attitude and authority.
-What do you say?
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