Bridge pickup vintage output with all adjustable pole pieces

[Mincer]

Dimarzio: "We engineered the Steve Morse Model™ Neck specifically for this purpose, with a dark, smooth sound that is clean and uncompressed."

I agree with this. I don't think this would work in the bridge, though. I tried it in the neck of a 22 fret guitar and it was great. In the neck of a 24 fret guitar, it was terrible. If you move it further to the bridge, I can't believe it would sound better. But it is a very specific pickup for a very specific player.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Dimarzio: "We engineered the Steve Morse Model™ Neck specifically for this purpose, with a dark, smooth sound that is clean and uncompressed."

My bad. I'd love to hear your experiences if you try one. I'm not too thrilled about a low output pickup that's dark, though. But maybe it's OK.

 

[jeremy]

i doubt it would be that dark in the bridge, but we wont know till someone tries it

 

[orpheo]

Try the Fullshred Neck, and swap the magnet for an alnico 2 or alnico 8. The coils of the fullshred neck is very close to the jazz, so you'd get the vintage output you are looking for.

 

[CarlosG]

Try the Fullshred Neck, and swap the magnet for an alnico 2 or alnico 8. The coils of the fullshred neck is very close to the jazz, so you'd get the vintage output you are looking for.

Is this true that Jazz, Full Shred and aph-1 has the same winds?

 

[Mincer]

The Jazz and APH-1 have the same winds.

 

[chadd]

Try the Fullshred Neck, and swap the magnet for an alnico 2 or alnico 8. The coils of the fullshred neck is very close to the jazz, so you'd get the vintage output you are looking for.

Full shred neck is a very underrated pickup. You can definitely get vintage tones out of it, before you start swapping magnets.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Is this true that Jazz, Full Shred and aph-1 has the same winds?

The Jazz and the APH-1 have been confirmed to be the same wind.

The Full Shred is speculation. So is the Invader Neck.

 

[CarlosG]

The Jazz and the APH-1 have been confirmed to be the same wind.

The Full Shred is speculation. So is the Invader Neck.

It's a pity I didn't know about it when I had jazz and a2 magnet in the drawer.

 

[Bowtomecha]

Frank Falbo insisted that the full shred neck and jazz neck are different winds. I feel that they are very close if anything. It’s the double hex coils that I think make the full shred neck more the way it is.

I do know that the Charvel dk24 HH has an alnico 2 pro in the neck but with double screw coils. So it would be a jazz with screw poles and an alnico 2 magnet. It is a fantastic neck pickup. Has a warm treble but enough presence that it’s not muddy and has an immediate attack and lean midrange to it. It works very well with a tone control too. Something about the hex poles offsets the alnico 2 in a nice way.

 

[ganzosrevenge]

test (sorry, a quick test post)

 

[beaubrummels]

It’s the double hex coils that I think make the full shred neck more the way it is.

IME Just one row of hexes dramatically changes any pickup. Replacing the adjustable screws with hexes in a 59 bridge changes it into a scooped metal pickup. Totally different pickup. Same thing with a Custom 5, putting in a row of hexes made it like a loud Screamin Demon.

 

[CarlosG]

Full Shred neck on bridge seems interesting.
I could also check how it would sound with traditional pole pieces.

 

[CarlosG]

IME Just one row of hexes dramatically changes any pickup. Replacing the adjustable screws with hexes in a 59 bridge changes it into a scooped metal pickup. Totally different pickup. Same thing with a Custom 5, putting in a row of hexes made it like a loud Screamin Demon.

Yes, from my experience hex polepieces tighten the bass, cut the mids and add the highs. I've always preferred traditional polepieces for a flat screwdriver.