I had been using an old JB (SH-4) in my LP Custom for many years and loved it! The only negative I can think of is that it basically overpowered the stock T-top neck pickup. I mainly lived on the bridge pu anyway so it never really bothered me that much. Eventually I put the stock pu back in it and stuck the JB in the box.
I recently purchased another LP and the bridge pu has less output (reads at 7.59) than the neck (7.82) and (both are stock Custombuckers) the difference is really apparent. I am very pleased with the neck pu as-is. I remembered the glorious sound of the JB. I know Seymour has long declared he prefers the JB paired with his "Jazz" model, which has a a relatively modest output. My question is this; since the JB is so hot (15.3 +/-) wouldn't a 'normal' output pickup be overpowered (less volume)? Thanks
I recently purchased another LP and the bridge pu has less output (reads at 7.59) than the neck (7.82) and (both are stock Custombuckers) the difference is really apparent. I am very pleased with the neck pu as-is. I remembered the glorious sound of the JB. I know Seymour has long declared he prefers the JB paired with his "Jazz" model, which has a a relatively modest output. My question is this; since the JB is so hot (15.3 +/-) wouldn't a 'normal' output pickup be overpowered (less volume)? Thanks
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