CC vs. JB

[papersoul]

Re: CC vs. JB

The guitar is Mahogany. It is weird with my amp. It has always been so bright. The JB is thick and does have a lot of warmth but my hears hurt from the treble. I hate to turn the treble down more since I am afraid it will muddy my sound. Hope I make sense.

To me the Rio Grande BBQ is like a warmer JB....rolled back treble...thick mids, but fatter bass. Also....a little lower in output.

[JSS]

Re: CC vs. JB

If I have an APH 1 in the neck, if I really crank it, will it sound something like a CC? And, which is better, JB or CC, with an APH1, and why?

[keano12]

Re: CC vs. JB

Hi Reckless,
Definitely turn down your mids. I think you will find a big difference since the JB seems to promouce the upper mids.

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

That is a great review and what I was looking for. I may give one a try lew.
Thanks

Re: CC vs. JB

I think they sound very differant from each other. The Custom Custom is one of my very favorites and really allows me to shape the tone with my hands. I can squeeze off notes and harmonics more easily with the Custom Custom than with any other humbucker. It sounds tremendous through a cranked Marshall or tweed Fender 4x10 Bassman, the amp the Marshall was copied from.

It sounds less impressive through a blackface or silverface Fender set for a clean tone, IMO. The Custom Custom wants to sing through a cranked tweed or Marshall, IMO, and makes getting a good EVH tone easy if you're using the right amp at the right volume.

It has very pronounced mids that are a little bit squawky and mallable...the highs are very smooth as is the bass.

The JB has more bass and highs and tho the mids are very strong, they don't have that squishy quality the CC has. The JB sounds alot bigger and harder to me. I used one Seymour handwound for me out of an old paf for many years. I

I still really like it and whenever I install one in a guitar I'm always impresed with the JB... but I use the Custom Custom and 59 Trembucker these days.

Lew

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

A few more opinions about these pups?

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

I pluged my speaker from the dsl to the Jcm 800 and it did thicken the tone but now it is a bit modern sounding for my liking and the tone is a bit fuzzyer. If I use that speaker I need a bit more smoothness.

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

I was thinking about the speaker. It is just that i am getting married in JUne and cannot spend money on a speaker. With pups I could sell one and get another. I priced them on avatar's website and they weren't bad. I don't know what to do. I like the A2 pro's and some say thisd is that pup higher output and more mids whitch does not sound bad to me.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: CC vs. JB

Eh well works with some amps I guess....but not very easy on the ears though.
I never liked them much personally.
Greenbacks 30 watters are nice and do not hurt the ears, have creamy mids and
are quite clear without being harsh, 25's are good too, but it is a vintage sound and does not produce the ultratight bass some seems to want.

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

What speakers do you have??
That can be some of the reasons you have some trouble.

The stock 70/80 by celestian. I have heard that speaker sucked.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: CC vs. JB

What speakers do you have??
That can be some of the reasons you have some trouble.

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

Want to hear some more.

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

I will mess with it. Does the CC have a bit of that raw sound the JB has?

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: CC vs. JB

What you're hearing might be the way the MIDS are reacting with the rest of your setup, too. You have the mids pushed way out there! I prefer my EQ pretty much in the middle position ...

[Reckless Abandon]

Re: CC vs. JB

The guitar is Mahogany. It is weird with my amp. It has always been so bright. The JB is thick and does have a lot of warmth but my hears hurt from the treble. I hate to turn the treble down more since I am afraid it will muddy my sound. Hope I make sense.