Better Match for Phat Cat neck:JB or Airzone?

[hacker]

I am loving the Phat Cat in the neck of my warmoth tele (semi-hollow mahogany body, ebony LP scale neck), and I'm looking for a bridge pickup thats just as fat sounding. I have a nice JB and a DiMarzio Airzone, both of which have been installed in this guitar already, but with a different neck pup.

Since changing pups in this guitar is a major pain in the butt (remove entire bridge and tricky routing inside-I am seeking the opinions of this board:

Which will be a better match with the phat cat neck-the JB or the Airzone?

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Better Match for Phat Cat neck:JB or Airzone?

Simple answer: Go with whichever pickup you liked best in that guitar last time around...you probably know which one that is. That's what I'd do anyway.

Or get a bridge Phatcat.

Lew

 

[hacker]

Re: Better Match for Phat Cat neck:JB or Airzone?

Actually, i liked both pickups, I'm just wondering which one would balance with the neck pup better. I do not like a large drop in bass when switching to the bridge pup.

The bridge Phat Cat is out, i want a humbucker in that position.

 

[Kelsey]

Re: Better Match for Phat Cat neck:JB or Airzone?

I don't know anything about the Airzone, but the EQ of the JB appears to be up a notch across the board compared to the Phat Cat. I think it would work well, although there may be better choices out there. Given my tastes, I would probably opt for a Seth Lover or CC in the bridge (probably the latter if trem-spacing is required).

I can tell you that the Jerry Donahue Tele lead when raised close to the strings really matches up extremely well with the phat cat neck in terms of both EQ and output. The Antiquity I Tele flatpole lead would come pretty close as well, but the JD is a sure thing in this case.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Better Match for Phat Cat neck:JB or Airzone?

I'd go with a CC as well.