I very well may pickup a Epiphone Les Paul and I was thinking of putting a Screamin' Demon in the neck with a JB in the bridge. I was wondering though if the JB ends up sounding too hard or brittle if I could have some success putting an A2 magnet in it to smoothen out the highs.
Anyone put an A2 magnet in a JB?
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An A2 will reduce some of the high end brightness and soften the bass. It will also add some mids (which the JB doesn't need).
But the bottom line is that it still sounds like a JB, just softer and mushier.
It's a shame to waste a Demon pairing it with a JB. I would be inclined to just start out with a Custom 5 and the Demon...much better pair imo.
But the bottom line is that it still sounds like a JB, just softer and mushier.
It's a shame to waste a Demon pairing it with a JB. I would be inclined to just start out with a Custom 5 and the Demon...much better pair imo.
alex1fly
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beaubrummels
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I have a JB2. It sounds like a really loud Whole Lotta Humbucker.
I've tried the Custom and it is too brittle and hard. A Custom Custom yes but not a Custom.
beaubrummels
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Custom 5 is a different animal. Custom 5 does pair well with a Demon and/or Full Shred. It works well with allen head screw pole pickups. Custom 5 is like a louder Jazz Bridge.
playas
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I had one for a while. In the end it didn't do much for me.
While it took the edge off the JB's mid peak, (I think it makes the mid peak smoother rather than actually reducing it) I also found it too chewy - or however you want to describe the loose characteristic that A2 imparts.
While it took the edge off the JB's mid peak, (I think it makes the mid peak smoother rather than actually reducing it) I also found it too chewy - or however you want to describe the loose characteristic that A2 imparts.
You are correct...the Custom is hard and brittle. My recommendation was for the Custom 5.
I'm running a Screamin' Demon in the neck with a JB2 in the bridge of my MIJ San Dimas ProMod. The two work great together. On of my best sounding and playing guitars.
I'm not sure how it would work in an LP however so that is on you.
Ditto. Custom in an SL2H and I'm not so sure. Going to swap for a Warpig set. CC in my 1980's ESP Horizon is awesome.
Ascension
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Was about to post on a JB 8. I have about the same take as you on it.
Demanic
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I didn't like the JB8. It lost all the harmonics that I liked in the stock JB and developed an annoying clank in the low end. Maybe it had something to do with the guitar it was in, mahogany body, set neck, ~25" scale. I tend to prefer the Alternative 8, probably because it was designed around the A8 mag.
For a JB, aside from an A5, I like a UOA5. Just enough added mids without getting too spongy.
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Aceman
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The JB really is a great magnet-taker, any way you want to go with it.
