Oddly enough I have been listening closely to the pickup sound samples on the Pickup page and to me the JB sounds the best clean and dirty in the bridge........and the Jazz sounds the best clean and dirty in the neck. Again this is for my more heavy and modern style I go for these days. To me these samples tell me this pickup combo is THE ONE for my LP for my style. I was told a long time ago that it is hard to beat a JB\Jazz in a Les Paul and maybe I should have listened. In my search I've used the stock burstbucker pros, C-5, and now the Rio Grande BBQ which some say is a better JB. Not sure, but I like what i hear on the sound files page and may be looking for a JB/Jazz soon.
Are these samples that accurate? I hear some say the sound samples are poor and don't tell much. I am assuming the guitar and amp were consistent. I think I was scared of by two things concerning the JB from the start. Number one is that I had heard a few times that it is too hot for variety and two that it lacks bass. I don't think the bass thing is an issue with my Les Paul or Vetta head and cabinet, and I hear a warm and big (full) sound when I really listen closely to those samples. I also hear dynamics and tone! I also had been scared off by people talking about how the JB does 80s metal well....not my thing anymore. I am much more a modern rock guy these days but I always drag a solo in from time to time. Think Alice in Chains, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Fuel......thats what I go for now.
For you JB guys.....do you notice a difference from covered to open coil?
Are these samples that accurate? I hear some say the sound samples are poor and don't tell much. I am assuming the guitar and amp were consistent. I think I was scared of by two things concerning the JB from the start. Number one is that I had heard a few times that it is too hot for variety and two that it lacks bass. I don't think the bass thing is an issue with my Les Paul or Vetta head and cabinet, and I hear a warm and big (full) sound when I really listen closely to those samples. I also hear dynamics and tone! I also had been scared off by people talking about how the JB does 80s metal well....not my thing anymore. I am much more a modern rock guy these days but I always drag a solo in from time to time. Think Alice in Chains, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Fuel......thats what I go for now.
For you JB guys.....do you notice a difference from covered to open coil?
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