Crunchmaster
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Re: cage fight - JB vs. Super Distortion?
I agree. I've had good luck with both the JB and Distortion. Yes, the guitar you put it in definitely matters. Back in the late 80sI popped a JB out of a Kramer Baretta and popped it into an original early 80s Charvel Strat and took the Distortion out of that Charvel Strat and popped it into the Kramer and both axes sounded incredible afterwards. I had a custom made strat in the late 80s as well. It had a 22 fret ebony fretboard with stainless steel medium/large frets on a wide maple neck with Schaller locking tuners and an American Standard style double fulcrum non-locking trem set plush, and alder body, a frontal jack like a Strat, a single volume that if you pulled up switched to a backslanted Quarter Pounder in the neck. The bridge was a Distortion. It was an INSANELY toneful guitar. Amazing. It had the sustain and power of a Les Paul and the snap of a Strat and it was black and so was the headstock. Great ax. As for the JB, I think it's one of the best pups you can put in a Les Paul. It's an incredible combination that lets the LP shine through while adding something special. I say if you want to bring out the best in an LP or SG pop in a JB. As for strat style axes, depending on the wood, I would go with a Distortion, JB, or Custom. What I love about the Custom is that it gives you that half open wah/Michael Schenker tone that you hear in a lot of DiMarzios without the drawbacks of DiMarzios. But the JB is pretty much a desert island pup. I love the Distortion but know the JB has a more universal tone for most players.
I agree. I've had good luck with both the JB and Distortion. Yes, the guitar you put it in definitely matters. Back in the late 80sI popped a JB out of a Kramer Baretta and popped it into an original early 80s Charvel Strat and took the Distortion out of that Charvel Strat and popped it into the Kramer and both axes sounded incredible afterwards. I had a custom made strat in the late 80s as well. It had a 22 fret ebony fretboard with stainless steel medium/large frets on a wide maple neck with Schaller locking tuners and an American Standard style double fulcrum non-locking trem set plush, and alder body, a frontal jack like a Strat, a single volume that if you pulled up switched to a backslanted Quarter Pounder in the neck. The bridge was a Distortion. It was an INSANELY toneful guitar. Amazing. It had the sustain and power of a Les Paul and the snap of a Strat and it was black and so was the headstock. Great ax. As for the JB, I think it's one of the best pups you can put in a Les Paul. It's an incredible combination that lets the LP shine through while adding something special. I say if you want to bring out the best in an LP or SG pop in a JB. As for strat style axes, depending on the wood, I would go with a Distortion, JB, or Custom. What I love about the Custom is that it gives you that half open wah/Michael Schenker tone that you hear in a lot of DiMarzios without the drawbacks of DiMarzios. But the JB is pretty much a desert island pup. I love the Distortion but know the JB has a more universal tone for most players.
