So, I think the SD Sentient is *almost* the perfect neck PU for me...

[Mincer]

Re: So, I think the SD Sentient is *almost* the perfect neck PU for me...

The Jazz is essentially the same with less mids, so there is that to try.

[ericcomposer72]

Re: So, I think the SD Sentient is *almost* the perfect neck PU for me...

Where on the fretboard are you having this problem? The best I can suggest is running your neck with no tone.

Seems to be just certain random notes, usually above the 12th fret.

Running the neck PU w/o a tone knob is really intriguing... I hadn't even considered it. Thanks!

[TVFV]

Re: So, I think the SD Sentient is *almost* the perfect neck PU for me...

Where on the fretboard are you having this problem? The best I can suggest is running your neck with no tone.

[ericcomposer72]

What I love: rich harmonic/overtones. So touch-responsive. For me, it is the absolute sweet-spot between vintage "openness" and modern "thickness." It sounds so liquid and lush through my Mesa Studio Preamp/Mark IIb/Mark III. Every change of pick attack/vibrato produces arrays of different beautiful colors.

Only one thing- there is a bit of a mids-y-ness that I find at times a bit unattractive. Like the pickup needs to blow its nose. Like the tone knob has been dialed back and can't be dialed back in. It only appears for certain notes, and can sometime be dialed out (i.e. covered up) in the amp/EQ by increasing treble/highs.

Now, I haven't play a lot of PAF-style pickups, but what I may be describing may be a characteristic of those types of pickups. It may also be a sound some people love.

FWIW, My style uses a pretty saturated high-gain lead sound, and the only thing that matters for me is the tone of single-note lead sounds.

I'm perfectly happy sticking with the PU, unless someone knows of a pickup that has an almost identical response/color, but without that mids-y thing.