59 vs jazz neck

[darthphineas]

Re: 59 vs jazz neck

That makes sense, and I wouldn't advise against it. For myself, the magnet swap worked and was the least expensive solution to my problem.

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Most certainly. Not knocking you for the mag swap. The A4 was a step toward addressing many shortcomings I was having trying to find Duncan neck models for my goals.

 

[Demanic]

Re: 59 vs jazz neck

Indeed.

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[esandes]

Re: 59 vs jazz neck

The sentient is the best of both worlds.

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awesome. i'm comparing it now.

Haven't heard the Sentient.

Between the 59n and Jazz n I've always preferred the 59n.

Seems more soulful, more vintage and reminds me more of an early 60's Gibson humbucker like Clapton might have used with Cream or Wes Montgomery might have had in his Gibson L5.

I do prefer it with a roughcast alnico 5 magnet like 20 year old Duncan 59's and actual early 60's Gibson humbuckers would have used.

The polished alnico 5 magnet Duncan uses now makes for a neck pickup that some complain has too much bass, too much treble and not enough mids.

So all of my 59n's have roughcast alnico 5 magnets...either because they're old or because I replaced them.

One of my very favorite neck pickups.

exactly. more soulful. what did it for me was the reverse picked, arpeggio-chord at 1:12. the 59 sounds more honest about it.

I'm one of those fans of the A4 59n, for the guitars in which the standard 59n is too boomy.

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A Rough Cast A5 magnet will improve that. An Unoriiented A5 magnet even more. An A2 more still. Although the RCA5 worked best for me.

It's the polished A5 that's responsible for the 59n having too much bass, too much treble and not enough mids.

i thought weaker neck magnets made things boomy/muddy?

 

[Demanic]

Re: 59 vs jazz neck

The A4 is slightly weaker than the A5. As a result, the eq is flatter, without the boost in the top and bottom that a A5 will give.

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[darthphineas]

Re: 59 vs jazz neck

i thought weaker neck magnets made things boomy/muddy?

No necessarily.



Also, do a search for a thread called something like "teach me about magnets". Someone runs down the properties of the different types of alnico options.

 

[esandes]

Re: 59 vs jazz neck

good to know more about the magnets. regarding the difference in guitars...i assumed both pups were used in the same guitar. FWIW both guitars have a mahogany body.