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Originally posted by Mincer View PostIn my swamp ash HSS strat, I have Classic Stacks and a 59/Custom Hybrid. They blend really well, and the Hybrid has a great split tone, too. No harshness at all.
Saying that a JB in a ash body Super Strat is normally a great combo. It's one of the few places I really like a JB.
From your comments on where you want to go will recommend a ALT 8.Last edited by Ascension; 07-17-2021, 10:13 PM.Guitars
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Originally posted by David Garner View PostThe Custom Custom sounds more like what I'm after. I think, in order, I will 1) try out the JB as I have altered it (pole pieces and height), 2) try the CC, and 3) failing those, try the Tone Zone (thanks @Masta C).
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https://www.cermagmagnets.co.uk/alni...125mm-39-p.asp
Double thick A5 will also fill it out compared to the regular thickness A5 if you don't want it to sound chewy from the A2. You'd be surprised.Last edited by Clint 55; 07-17-2021, 01:39 PM.
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Humbucker highs can be pretty aggressive in a thin-sounding guitar - are you running a 250K volume pot?
JBs are sometimes pretty picky about which guitars they like. I concur that it's worth trying an A8 in it, though.
For a swap, my first rec would be The Breed bridge. It was designed specifically for beefing up 25½" scale bolt-on guitars.
Plenty of low mids, fabulous lead voice - stays full even up the neck on the high strings - and it splits well too.
They were discontinued several years ago but there are still a few of NOS ones on eBay & Reverb.
Big +1 on the PATB-1b. The Parallel Axis pickups totally rock. Still almost unknown outside of discussion groups.
An even more exotic option would be the Fuglybucker - one rail coil, one PATB coil. Astonishing spit tone. If you can find one.
Perpetual Burn, AT-1, and Custom Custom all do really well in HSS Strat types too.
Probably none of the above will be as hot as a Super Distortion. On the plus side, they'll all balance better with the singles.
The Anderson H2+ and H3 offer remarkably good split tones thanks to an unusual vertical-magnet design.
And their full-humbucking tones are really good too. Both are popular & very well-regarded for in HSS guitars
If you wanted to match the output of your Super D precisely, you could drop one into the Superstrat too.
It'll still sound different enough from the Les Paul, but should be pretty close level-wise.
It's very convenient being able to keep the exact same gain settings when you switch guitars.
And you'd have a pretty solid split tone for the straight-up Strat parts of the set.
Just brainstorming... If split tone is the main priority and series mode only gets used once in a while:
A double-singlecoil type humbucker gives you true singlecoil tone when split.
Duncan has the StagMag, other makers offer models along similar lines.
I have a TallBreed from Rio Grande that kicks serious butt even when split.
One drawback with dual-singlecoil types is that the series humbucking tone isn't as smooth as conventional designs.
Their magnetic field is quite strong and more tightly focused than typical hums.
The upside is, they punch like champs. Plus, lead lines retain attack & definition really well, even with a ton of gain.
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Originally posted by JB6464 View Post
Does SD even offer the StagMag anymore , it's not listed on their site .Administrator of the SDUGF
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Plenty of 'em still available on Reverb and eBay.
Thinking about it again though, I'm not confident the StagMag would be a good fit for the OP in this case.
Despite its great split sound, the series tone is quite spanky and not particularly thick - nothing at all like a Super D.
Not positive, but some have said the StagMag uses JB coils, just with rod magnets instead of an underbar.
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Another option, since the JB isn't thick enough, is to EQ your amp to get the sound you want from the JB and then address tonal balance issues with other pickups. Make them the focus.
You could also try a 250k pot for the JB.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnyone who *sings* at me through their teeth deserves to have a bus drive through their face
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Thanks again to everyone -- sorry to dip out for a few days. We had a pretty busy weekend.
The JB has a 300k pot right now. I thought about a 250, but I don't think that's going to make the difference. If I had a 500k in there now that would be the first thing I tried.
I found a used Custom Custom on Reverb the other day and went ahead and got it. It hasn't come in yet, but I thought for the price I paid I can flip it if I don't like it and try some of the other options. Plus I have the option of just rolling magnets in it to try all the different Custom flavors. If that doesn't work out, I love the Super Distortion in my Les Paul so much I might try one of those as well, but I'll probably roll the A2 and UOA5 magnets I have through the JB first. I'm hoping the Custom Custom is what I'm after.
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500k works best with a Custom Custom, indeed.Administrator of the SDUGF
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