A2 in a JB what changes?

[ehdwuld]

Its in the title.

Can someone describe the difference an A2 magnet makes in a JB ?
Compared the the standard A5?

 

[jeremy]

to my ear it smooths out the top end, shifts the mid peak down a bit, and softens the bass. its not a drastic difference, but i like it. ive been meaning to throw an a3 in my jb to see how that sounds, but havent changed strings on that tele in quite some time

 

[zizyphus]

I agree with the above
It's still aggressive, but less so. Less sharp, but also less bass thump. A smoother sound overall, also with more sag - more of a vintage rock tone than a modern metal tone.
Try it and see how you like it. Our ability to describe tones is, unfortunately, quite limited.

 

[uOpt]

To me the difference is pretty major. With A2 the JB becomes a mid-pusher, although not nearly as much as the Custom with A2.

FWIW I ike it.

 

[jeremy]

i like it too, but it still kinda sounds like a jb

 

[Chistopher]

This isn't the best comparison, but if you play the same notes, an A5 JB tuned to C# will sound similar to an A2 JB in standard

 

[Mincer]

Honestly, the stuff I don't like about a JB is still there. It wasn't enough of a change for me.

 

[Sam SG]

While we are magnet swapping JBs. Im thinking on sticking a rough UOA5 in a JB in a strat. Anyone tried that befor?
Smooth out the clunky mid spike a bit?

 

[Rex_Rocker]

 

[beaubrummels]

IME JB/A2 is like a really loud Whole Lotta Humbucker. Sounds like a refined, produced, sweetened rock and roll pickup. Kind of needs everything on 10. Slash 1.0 bridge is a near neighbor in tone, but missing the heat the JB has. (My experience was in an LP Studio through a typical Marshall plexi MIAB.)