SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

[enb141]

Hi, I have an HSH and I want one of those Seymour Duncan Pickups, which one do you recommend me with Air Norton + Tone Zone?

[jeremy]

Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

probably the lil 59. the ssl1 is a great pup but will have problem keeping up with a hot set of buckers and will hum. the lil 59 sound great in the middle, doesnt hum, and has an output thatll match up better with the buckers

[enb141]

Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

The JB Jr. looks equal to the Little '59, which one will be good for High Gain Distortion?

[enb141]

Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

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Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

will you really be using the middle pickup with high gain distortion?
there isn't much use for the middle in a high gain situation. i usually use the middle pickup in the 2 and 4 positions for a more stratty tone, which is why i would go with an ssl-1. with the hotter neck and bridge pickups, you can use the middle for a more variety of tone for blues, jazz, etc. but if you wish to use the middle with high gain, i would say the jb. jr.

[enb141]

Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

Do I have to invert this pickup (Cancel model)?

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Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

Do I have to invert this pickup (Cancel model)?

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[kelvin]

Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

the ssl1 is a great pup but will have problem keeping up with a hot set of buckers and will hum.

really ?

[jeremy]

Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

single coils can hum, as far as the output there will be quite a difference when clean, when dirty itll just have much less gain.

the jb jr is going to be much hotter (bridge verison) but still with good detail

[enb141]

Re: SJBJ-1 JB Jr. or SSL-1 Vintage Staggered for midle position?

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Introduction: This diagram shows a versatile 5-way setup with a full humbucker sound in the 1 and 5 positions, a true single-coil in the 3 position, and Strat-like "split" sounds in the 2 and 4 positions. This is achieved by wiring the 5-way switch to shut off one coil of the neck or bridge humbucker in the 2 and 4 positions. If the correct coil on the humbucker is selected, it will be in phase and hum-cancelling when it is combined with the single-coil in the middle position. This is similar to the common Strat wiring with 3 single-coils, where the middle pickup is reverse-wind and reverse polarity with the neck and bridge pickups. The diagram shows the way it's done on an Ibanez JEM. Observe the positioning of the humbuckers: the neck pickup is installed in the opposite direction from the bridge pickup. This was done so that the coil closest to the middle pickup remains on in the 2 and 4 positions. This produces the most "quack". If the humbuckers are turned around, the result is a less hollow, more Tele-like sound.

Source www.dimarzio.com HS-3 wiring diagram in HSH setup.