Esteban's Hat
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Re: All hail the mighty JB!!!!!!!
If I get an Antiquity JB will I sound like old Jeff Beck?
I've never used a JB before
If I get an Antiquity JB will I sound like old Jeff Beck?
I've never used a JB before
All hail the mighty JB!!!!!!!
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Archer250
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IMO, a Pearly Gates in a strat is the best mix if your strat sounds great by itself, but in most strats, the JB is the safest choice.
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Re: All hail the mighty JB!!!!!!!
Probably not.
But why bother? You be you, man.
Probably not.
But why bother? You be you, man.
beaubrummels
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My 1979 JB and 2015 JB are night and day. The butyrate bobbin / roughcast mag JBs are the ones to have. Wider frequency response bass to treble, but smooth top end, cleans up well. Gigged an SG with the old one just this weekend.
My 1979 JB and 2015 JB are night and day. The butyrate bobbin / roughcast mag JBs are the ones to have. Wider frequency response bass to treble, but smooth top end, cleans up well. Gigged an SG with the old one just this weekend.
STLMTLHD79
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Yea the debate about the JB over the years has been mentioned so many times. With that said, recently, I have been listening to Megadeth Rust in Peace a ton, but with a new set of ears. That album really captures the tonal qualities of the pickup at that time (most likely an MJ-wound model). Just listen to Marty's solos-the singing quality of that pickup is hard to beat! Marty's Jackson Kelly was just one JB pickup, one volume knob and thats it....
Does anybody know when SD switched from Rough-cast A5's to smooth? Were other older A5 pickups made with the RCA5 mag?
Yea the debate about the JB over the years has been mentioned so many times. With that said, recently, I have been listening to Megadeth Rust in Peace a ton, but with a new set of ears. That album really captures the tonal qualities of the pickup at that time (most likely an MJ-wound model). Just listen to Marty's solos-the singing quality of that pickup is hard to beat! Marty's Jackson Kelly was just one JB pickup, one volume knob and thats it....
Does anybody know when SD switched from Rough-cast A5's to smooth? Were other older A5 pickups made with the RCA5 mag?
Ben Davella
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My cheapo LP copy with the JB PUP has tons of harmonics. I wonder if the location of the JB is different in that guitar, closer or farther from the bridge?
My cheapo LP copy with the JB PUP has tons of harmonics. I wonder if the location of the JB is different in that guitar, closer or farther from the bridge?
Silence Kid
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Just JB Jazzed the knockaround Sparkle Strat; what a wonderful pickup, the JBJ. Still think I prefer the Jazz Bridge and Demon overall (especially when cleans or dynamics are needed,) but this is such a harmonic, rich pickup, and very balanced. That lead tone...
Just JB Jazzed the knockaround Sparkle Strat; what a wonderful pickup, the JBJ. Still think I prefer the Jazz Bridge and Demon overall (especially when cleans or dynamics are needed,) but this is such a harmonic, rich pickup, and very balanced. That lead tone...
Re: All hail the mighty JB!!!!!!!
I don't know about that guitar, but the location certainly makes a difference in harmonics.
I don't know about that guitar, but the location certainly makes a difference in harmonics.
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