A2 in a Jazz pickup
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Inflames626
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In my experience the A2P will be warmer than a regular Jazz--think Guns 'n Roses. A Jazz will be brighter.
If you play rock or metal, I find an A2PB matches well with something from the Custom line like the C5.
Some people prefer the 59 but I always found them too warm or occasionally hollow with a mid spike. I generally like the Jazz better than the 59.
In my experience a Triple Shot surprisingly does not change the sound of an A2P much if it is changed to split, parallel, or series.
If you play rock or metal, I find an A2PB matches well with something from the Custom line like the C5.
Some people prefer the 59 but I always found them too warm or occasionally hollow with a mid spike. I generally like the Jazz better than the 59.
In my experience a Triple Shot surprisingly does not change the sound of an A2P much if it is changed to split, parallel, or series.
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beaubrummels
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Positive or negative depends on what you're trying to accomplish with it. An A2P is like a very rounded Seth/PAF type. Really wide, round mid hump to it, but still sounds like one flavor of Gibson PAF.
Supernautilus
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Think the intro solo to Sweet Child O’ Mine. That’s the tone of the A2 Jazz / Alnico II Pro. 
marcello252
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Think the intro solo to Sweet Child O’ Mine. That’s the tone of the A2 Jazz / Alnico II Pro.
through a marshall jubilee on the dirty channel I think, and maybe a boss ge7 with a mid hump (maybe the boss in the solo only, don't know)
ErikH
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Not even the Jubilee. It was recorded with the famous SIR No.39 Marshall. Use a Crybaby to get that extra mid hump.
The A2P is a great pickup. I had the Slash version too (the first version) but I think I like the regular A2P better. A Custom Custom is in the bridge. A great combo. No splitting, no phase reversals, nothing fancy. Simple 3-way switching.
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Ditto.
Jazz + A2 = A2P
More rounded/softer highs; smoother lows; lots of mids; slightly lower output. It's just a great sounding neck pup.
I first tried the Jazz in the neck and also loved it. But then I tried it with a UOA5 and loved it even more. My personal preference is the Jazz bridge model with a UOA5 in the neck. Slightly softer than with the A5, but fuller.
If this is what you're looking for, you can't go wrong.
Jazz + A2 = A2P
More rounded/softer highs; smoother lows; lots of mids; slightly lower output. It's just a great sounding neck pup.
I first tried the Jazz in the neck and also loved it. But then I tried it with a UOA5 and loved it even more. My personal preference is the Jazz bridge model with a UOA5 in the neck. Slightly softer than with the A5, but fuller.
If this is what you're looking for, you can't go wrong.
Ascension
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I'm not a fan of the Jazz neck. Maybe a combo of the amps I'm running and my guitars, but I find the Jazz neck to be bland and lifeless. I have a Jazz in the neck of my Purple quilt Carvin DC 127 with a Perpetual Burn in the Bridge and like that combo. The A2 Pro is much fuller and smoother clean and has a big singing tone for solos. I found the Jazz neck tone to be anemic and thin but like it with the A2.
Ascension
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Agreed! Swapping the mag in a Jazz to a A2 totally transforms the pickup. Sweeter, bigger, rounder, with a softer feel. To me, it also feels hooter even though it shouldn't. Much better pickup in my experience for classic rock and blues plus is a much sweeter and fuller sounding pickup clean. One of my favorite neck pickups from Duncan. Pairs very well with something like a Custom Custom, Custom 5, Hybrid or a Perpetual Burn in the bridge for blues and classic rock tones.
Rex_Rocker
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I think the positive is it rounds out the Jazz as well as makes it less of a hollow neck pickup that is all attack and some boom.
I think the negative is you lose power on an already tame pickup, and you kinda lose the attack that makes the Jazz a Jazz.
I think the negative is you lose power on an already tame pickup, and you kinda lose the attack that makes the Jazz a Jazz.
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Inflames626
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GnR is probably the sound most non-musicians hear when they think Les Paul and blues rock.
