50th Anniversary JB/Jazz

[Masta' C]

The SD booth at NAMM had the 70s logo all over, including stickers and such. Also, Seymour was there for the first time in years.

That is SO cool! Dang!

 

[orpheo]

the concept set was the prototype, i dont believe they have changed the recipe for the production models in significant ways

The concept set is what the JB/Jazz wants to be. I have it in a guitar and it's amazing. The JB/Jazz flavor is there, but without all of its sharp edges, without the nastiness in the upper mids, the honkiness in the lows, the shrillness in the highs. The basis is there, yes, but so different that I struggle calling them a JB/Jazz set. if that makes sense. it's like...

A ribeye and a brisket both taste like beef, but they're quite different after all.

 

[marcello252]

I've never found the JB to be nasal. It's mid-focused. It's cutting. But the mids are voiced in a way that never come off to me like those vocal/nasal DiMarzio mids ala Dominion/Tone Zone.

agree, I hear the JB spikey on the mid high but not nasal, the tone zone is nasal

 

[Mincer]

That is SO cool! Dang!

Yeah, it was fun to get to talk to him again. He said to say hi to everyone on the forum.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

That's so cool! I used to have an 805 signed by Seymour himself, but at the first wipedown, the signature started erasing.

 

[jeremy]

thats why ya always have them sing the inside of the back plate

nice to see seymour back out at namm

 

[Masta' C]

I don't remember whose it was, but I remember reading a blog where they measured a few different JB's from different eras, and the old ones seemed to have less inductance.

I have a new inductance meter arriving shortly. I've got at least 3 early "The JB Model" pickups and 3 '80s "JBJ" versions I can take readings on. Might be fun info to nerd out on.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I have a new inductance meter arriving shortly. I've got at least 3 early "The JB Model" pickups and 3 '80s "JBJ" versions I can take readings on. Might be fun info to nerd out on.

Would love to know about your findings when you get it!