Another two guitar/two JB comparison!

[Rex_Rocker]

Figured I would post it here rather than the pickup forum.

It's two different guitars, so don't take this as a scientific comparison between the production JB and the Antiquity JB. Although, if I must be honest, the differences sorta hold up when you compare the JB's in the same guitar. I've had both in the Gibson at different points.

Again, not scientific. But to give you an idea, the Gibson has a Maple neck, Maple top, chambered Mahogany body, and Rosewood board. The LTD has a Mahogany body, no separate top as the flame is just a veneer, a Mahogany neck, and a Rosewood board. However, the LTD is wide open with a single 1M volume, no tone. The Gibson has a 500K volume, no tone either.

So... what do you think? I think the differences came out a bit more exaggerated here.

 

[GuitarStv]

My tin ears don't really hear a difference.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

My tin ears don't really hear a difference.

Thank you for listening! It's not massive, honestly. It's two very similar pickups on two more or less similar guitars.

 

[GuitarStv]

Thank you for listening! It's not massive, honestly. It's two very similar pickups on two more or less similar guitars.

Yeah, I was thinking as I listened that I'd never pick one from the other in a mix or with a band playing. Playing sounds decent . . . any pickup that doesn't distract from that is a win in my books.

 

[yassir]

The two guitars have very different setups, which explains the differences in sound, even with the same Seymour Duncan JB pickups. The Gibson sounds brighter and more dynamic, while the LTD sounds warmer and fuller in the bass. These differences are not just due to the pickups, but also to the construction of the guitar and how the electronics interact with these materials.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

The two guitars have very different setups, which explains the differences in sound, even with the same Seymour Duncan JB pickups. The Gibson sounds brighter and more dynamic, while the LTD sounds warmer and fuller in the bass. These differences are not just due to the pickups, but also to the construction of the guitar and how the electronics interact with these materials.

I don't disagree.

 

[MikeS]

I struggled to hear much difference. It's a lot easier to compare pickups when guitars aren't multi-tracked and hard-panned. I always compare pickups single tracked, right down the middle.

These clips do well to demonstrate how subtle nuances between pickups begin to become insignificant in a mix.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

IThese clips do well to demonstrate how subtle nuances between pickups begin to become insignificant in a mix.

Yeah, that was kinda the point.

To be honest, the differences between the JB and the Ant JB are pretty subtle to begin with, and both guitars, even if they don't sound identical, are Mahogany singlecuts to add on top of that.

 

[yassir]

love this two guitars

 

[Rex_Rocker]

love this two guitars

Thank you! Love them as well.

 

[Artie]

Nice. Love the color on the LTD.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Nice. Love the color on the LTD.

Thank you! She's a looker for sure!

 

[Aceman]

That Maple neck and the 1k-No Tone probably account for most of the what I'll call "lack of difference."
Then put Youtube compression and my random speakers on top. Whatever...I'm GS's camp. Slight volume difference might be more than tonal ones to me.

That said - both sound good IMO. Would NOT have a problem rocking either. I really need an LTD EC1000 w/ JB59 one of these days....

 

[Rex_Rocker]

That Maple neck and the 1k-No Tone probably account for most of the what I'll call "lack of difference."

I agree. I have that 1M pot to balance out how dark an chunky that LTD is.

I think another big defining factor of why that LP sounds the distance from the pickup to the bridge itself.

You gotta get yourself an EC, man. They're so much fun. They basically play themselves.

 

[Aceman]

I agree. I have that 1M pot to balance out how dark an chunky that LTD is.

I think another big defining factor of why that LP sounds the distance from the pickup to the bridge itself.

You gotta get yourself an EC, man. They're so much fun. They basically play themselves.

I have played many...and I love the JB/59 in that guitar. Never sounds bad. In a Gibson, can be hit-miss.