My Carvin DC127 and have a Perpetual Burn in the Bridge. Need something that's smoother and more open in the neck than my current Jazz preferably in A5. In particular the cleans are boomy and undefined with the Jazz compared to my other 2 DC's with Carvin or Kiesel humbuckers. Love the Perpet in the bridge but don't play this one out as often as I should because of the neck tone.
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Jazz neck to boomy and mushy what's the alternative?
Last edited by Ascension; 09-24-2022, 05:45 AM.Guitars
Kiesel DC 135, Carvin AE 185, DC 400, DC 127 KOA, DC 127 Quilt Purple, X220C, PRS Custom 24, Washburn USA MG 122 proto , MG 102, MG 120.
Amps PRS Archon 50 head, MT 15, Mesa Subway Rocket, DC-5, Carvin X50B Hot Rod Mod head, Zinky 25watt Blue Velvet combo.Tags: None
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Originally posted by idsnowdog View PostTry short polepieces and an A4 magnet.Guitars
Kiesel DC 135, Carvin AE 185, DC 400, DC 127 KOA, DC 127 Quilt Purple, X220C, PRS Custom 24, Washburn USA MG 122 proto , MG 102, MG 120.
Amps PRS Archon 50 head, MT 15, Mesa Subway Rocket, DC-5, Carvin X50B Hot Rod Mod head, Zinky 25watt Blue Velvet combo.
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Man, not my experience with the Jazz in the neck, not at all. Even with the Jazz (b) in the neck! If this is indeed what you are hearing in that guitar, I doubt if changing the mag is going to help enough. Either time to wire it in parallel, time for a completely different pup (single coil), or time for a different guitar.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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I say, grab an A2 magnet, too. It will smooth things out considerably.Administrator of the SDUGF
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JazzN isn't generally boomy at all, but of course wood varies enough to defy all expectations sometimes.
I'd blame the A5 myself. A4 is often the perfect fix for a boomy neck; it'll be a tad smoother too.
A2 is creamy smooth but also takes you much further from the original voicing..
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Originally posted by dave74 View PostUnless you want the real purty cleans I would say just get a distortion neck. You mostly do shred-leads stuff with the neck?Last edited by Ascension; 09-24-2022, 08:21 PM.Guitars
Kiesel DC 135, Carvin AE 185, DC 400, DC 127 KOA, DC 127 Quilt Purple, X220C, PRS Custom 24, Washburn USA MG 122 proto , MG 102, MG 120.
Amps PRS Archon 50 head, MT 15, Mesa Subway Rocket, DC-5, Carvin X50B Hot Rod Mod head, Zinky 25watt Blue Velvet combo.
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The Jazz has really reduced bass and mids so it is pretty surprising. If you are considering switching out the pickup, look at the Full Shred.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Ascension View Post
No more like open airy chords and some melodic solo stuff. Never had a Jazz before so is a unknown for me. Pickup seems harsh and the bottom to uncompressed and pronounced it's just not smooth and sweet enough. Boomy may be the wrong term. Want more smooth and sweet if possible for nicer cleans but still having a nice singing solo voice. Had a Pearly Gates set in this one at one time and that set in this guitar was way to crunchy bright and harsh. Like the Perpet in the guitar a lot but am fighting with the Jazz. Had ordered a WLH from Banjo Mike on his EBAY close out but there was a mixup and the last WLH had sold on Reverb so I took a Jazz with some $ back instead.
If you still don't like the Jazz, sell it to me, it's one of my favorite neck pups.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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