Don't make me go thru the parts shelf. I've got a couple of those magic "JBJ" pickups somewhere. I'm dying to throw one in my Reissue HM Strat, but I've successfully resisted since March.
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I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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Originally posted by JamesPaul View PostDon't make me go thru the parts shelf. I've got a couple of those magic "JBJ" pickups somewhere. I'm dying to throw one in my Reissue HM Strat, but I've successfully resisted since March.The things that you wanted
I bought them for you
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One original from the '80s and one I got from Masta'C. I'm just trying to resist Bro. Just trying to resist... I mean, the stock Fender doesn't sound bad. However, deep down I know it's not the JB I butchered my Strat for back in '86. One question. Who's side are you on Bro?I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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Now back to Clint wanting me to put a JBJ in my Reissue HM Strat...have you talked to Aceman about this?I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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Time to sleep Bro. The day gig is back in full swing for me.I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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Originally posted by ArtieToo View PostAs long as we're on this subject, is there a definitive way to identify what era your JB might be from? Or, what "flavor" it is?
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Originally posted by Obsessive Compulsive View PostIt depends on the age of the person doing the test. As you get older you lose the ability to pickup up certain frequencies. It's not an opinion, it's a fact and has been proven scientifically. Google it.
That said, the BS is on anyone over 60 claiming to be able to distinguish between a regular JB, a JBJ, Antiquity JB, Chinese JB, etc. Except maybe Keith Richards...lol.
We have other ways of sensing sound waves than just our eardrums.
However...the biggest reason it is meaningless is because guitars work in distortion and compression. The frequency content greatly affects the distortion characteristics. When I’m doing high level R&D I can make a fraction of a decibel change somewhere above 12kHz and everyone in the room can tell through the cranked Marshall JCM800. Whether or not they could hear the difference between them through a clean Blues Jr with the volume on 3 is irrelevant.
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Originally posted by ArtieToo View PostAs long as we're on this subject, is there a definitive way to identify what era your JB might be from? Or, what "flavor" it is?
Starting around 1983, packaging was updated and the large logo baseplate appeared. These have the big SD logo that takes up most of the baseplate and no "Made in America" stamp. This baseplate was standard through 1986.
Beginning sometime in late-1986/early-1987, SD went to the smaller logo that's still in use today. Actually, there was an intermediate logo used that was slightly bigger than the current version, but it is relatively rare. Earliest versions said "Made in USA" below the logo, but this was later changed to "Made in America" sometime around 1988.
In 1989, SD began to screen-print their logo on the bobbins, but not all pickups received this treatment. That said, if your paper-label "JBJ" says "Seymour Duncan" on the bobbin, you can rest assured it's no older than 1989 and is more likely from 1990-1993 or so. In the mid-'90s, the first computer printed labels appeared. They were small and still used the 3-letter model designation with winder initial, but gone were the ink-stamped paper labels most think of when they imagine a "JBJ".Last edited by Masta' C; 12-01-2020, 01:08 PM.
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Have we got to the point of this thread yet where people realize that the Tone Zone is a better pickup than the JB yet? :PJoin me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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