59 versus Jazz

[Fiesta Red]

Hello,

I have an Anderson Cobra - mahogany neck with mahogany/maple body. I don't like the stock pickups. I want nice rock & jazz tones, but also great cleans are very important. I have the ability to tap/split the coils with onboard switches. I have settled on a 59 for the bridge, but I am unsure about the neck pickup. What are the differences between the 59 and Jazz neck? Does anyone have any clips? Your comments?

Thanks in advance!
-Mark

 

[SABOTAGE]

Re: 59 versus Jazz

Hello,

I have an Anderson Cobra - mahogany neck with mahogany/maple body. I don't like the stock pickups. I want nice rock & jazz tones, but also great cleans are very important. I have the ability to tap/split the coils with onboard switches. I have settled on a 59 for the bridge, but I am unsure about the neck pickup. What are the differences between the 59 and Jazz neck? Does anyone have any clips? Your comments?

Thanks in advance!
-Mark

the jazz is more transparent and has a glassier sheen.
the 59 is basically a PAF which makes it warmer more vocal in the neck.
the jazz however is my favorite for its clarity

 

[No effects]

Re: 59 versus Jazz

the jazz is more transparent and has a glassier sheen.
the 59 is basically a PAF which makes it warmer more vocal in the neck.
the jazz however is my favorite for its clarity

I had a 59 in the neck of my Les Paul and just changed it to a Jazz last week. I like the Jazz a lot better too, as the 59 was too warm for my tatse. I also have the Jazz coil-split and it sounds good, and I didn't need to add a switch or a new pot, it just runs off the tone pot.

 

[Inge Malmstein]

Re: 59 versus Jazz

I think it depends on the guitar. The 59 for a brighter, the Jazz for a darker guitar.
I think that the 59 and Jazz aren't so different. The 59 cuts the highs, where the jazz let them through.

 

[italic zero]

Re: 59 versus Jazz

I prefer the jazz, but what don't you like about the Anderson pickups?

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: 59 versus Jazz

I find the 59 a bit too boomy in the lows. The Jazz is much better in this department. Out of all the PAF class neck piskups, I like the Pearly Gates the best. It's not as bassy as the 59, but is more muscular than the Jazz.

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: 59 versus Jazz

59 is more defined sounding

jazz has a more passive sound.

pearly gate is even LESS biting