Recent content by AdrianSD

TB-6 cleans are pretty average in humbucker mode, but split is ok and wired in parallel it sounds quite nice. But I don't play clean on the bridge pickup.

The difference between the regular A5 and UOA5 in the same JB pickup is VERY noticeable for me under gain, UOA5 basically lacks the bite and balls. RCA5 is very close to regular A5.

What's the guitar like, tone wise? On the brighter, or the darker side? Since you have both the JB and the Fred already, you can try them first. You can also look at TB-5 and TB-6, both can do what you want quite well, they are classics alongside the JB and the DMZ Super Distortion for good...

JB sounds super cool wired in parallel.

For some reason my RG550 Genesis is rather dull sounding, it feels and plays exceptionally well, but it's missing the bite and sparkle. I brought it to life somehow with a TB-6 in the bridge after trying JB, BW and Custom with various magnets. 1MB volume pot, no tone. It's my only basswood guitar.

I must try the JB with the roughcast A5

That's kind of what I hear. The clean tone is rather odd, middy with not much highs and sparkle, it's really flat sounding. But throw some gain at it and it comes to life.

Tempting products & prices, US only unfortunately.

JB fan here, especially JB8! However: just installed the stock ceramic Custom in my Charvel and boy, immediate chug fest right there! It was that "Ah, that tone!" immediate reaction that I had. Meaner than the Distortion or the BW for some reason, biting and super aggressive, it's something...

​ 2018 Custom Custom and 2019 Jazz, the only white Duncans I got. To my ears the cracks have a positive impact on the tone, kind of sound more open with more definition in the low mids, the chords ring out clear and have a distinct personality. I wish I had more pickups with cracked bobbins...

That'd be mine, ofc pimped just because. Great player, probably the most comfortable I ever played.

I'm fighting some very bad GAS now. I mean, seriously!

Big fan of both BW and Custom here. Especially the double ceramic Custom is a really nice surprise and it got me thinking: what would a triple ceramic Custom, or a BW using Custom bobbins, sound like? I enjoy playing both a lot for different reasons. I find the double ceramic Custom sounding...

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Very basic: guitar into GE-7 into the TC 550 thing into the headphones. Sounds very tinnitus friendly and it makes me play more, which is a bonus. Surprisingly, Custom Custom beats my 3 JB versions and the BW in this combo for high gain bridge noodling, it's my favourite in this setup.