Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
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JB_From_Hell
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
He only used a bridge pickup (JB).
He only used a bridge pickup (JB).
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DeadSkinSlayer3
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
I remember reading somewhere that they used X2N's for RIP.
That being said, I know Marty only ever used his bridge pickup.
I remember reading somewhere that they used X2N's for RIP.
That being said, I know Marty only ever used his bridge pickup.
JB_From_Hell
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
(j/k... I have no clue what he used in Rust In Peace)
Man, get your f*cking DiMarzio propoganda outta here!DeadSkinSlayer3 said:
(j/k... I have no clue what he used in Rust In Peace)
CaptainAwesome64
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
He used a single Seymour Duncan SH-4
He used a single Seymour Duncan SH-4
Falloffthebonetone
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
Mustaine was the one who used the 2 JBJs in the bridge and neck. Zacky Vengance from A7x does the same.
Mustaine was the one who used the 2 JBJs in the bridge and neck. Zacky Vengance from A7x does the same.
Edgecrusher
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
Not always no. Depends on which guitar he recorded with. The guitar thats was used on RIP had a SH4 and a L500R in it. The guitar that was used on countdown had 2 JB's. The bigger thing now is. Tell me how often does he use the neck pickup?
Not always no. Depends on which guitar he recorded with. The guitar thats was used on RIP had a SH4 and a L500R in it. The guitar that was used on countdown had 2 JB's. The bigger thing now is. Tell me how often does he use the neck pickup?
Falloffthebonetone
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
Probably a good amount. He had the audacity to change it in the first place.
Probably a good amount. He had the audacity to change it in the first place.
Edgecrusher
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
The point is daves sound isnt partial to his neck tone. The fact that he used 2 JB's is moot he's used other things at other times even now he uses his blackouts and he still sounds very much like Dave
The point is daves sound isnt partial to his neck tone. The fact that he used 2 JB's is moot he's used other things at other times even now he uses his blackouts and he still sounds very much like Dave
Falloffthebonetone
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
they aren't blackouts, they're livewires.
they aren't blackouts, they're livewires.
darthphineas
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
It's my understanding that the active Duncan bridge model he is using is voiced to resemble the JB.
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It's my understanding that the active Duncan bridge model he is using is voiced to resemble the JB.
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Frogman
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
Dave Mustaine's signature King V from 1993 had a L500XL in the neck, because Dave could use the blades as extra frets, and the ceramic J-92C in the bridge. I hear a great difference in the guitar tones on 'Rust in Peace' and 'Countdown to Extinction'. Apart from the fact that the band recorded digitally and used different Marshalls on 'Countdown to Extinction', while the tone on 'Countdown to Extinction' was all classic JB, the tone on 'Rust in Peace' screamed more, had far more gain, and was much darker, slightly like the signature Distortion tone, arguing a ceramic magnet. I think Dave Mustaine started using Duncans after the recording of 'Rust in Peace',
Dave Mustaine used his neck pickups for cleans on his albums till he got his signature set, and then he started soloing on the neck pickup. That is still a rare occurrence, but here's one such solo:
Marty Friedman's guitar tone on 'Rust in Peace' is one of my all-time favourites. It was the perfect compromise, because it could handle the heavy 'Deth rhythm tones, and cut through very clearly for solos. It had a warm low-end, an almost EVH-like midrange and a very bright, open high-end with great harmonics. It was bright and clear while being saturated, and had that slight vocal quality to it which made his solos jump out of the mix. I think it was a combination of the rig he used then and his articulation, because Mustaine's soloing with almost the exact same rig sounded different (albeit in a good way), and while his articulation and fingers remain as incredible as they were twenty-four years ago, his rig has that unpleasant darkness and lack of 'sparkle' and 'freshness' which his Jackson-era leads didn't. Maybe it was the radical downtuning. I still haven't found out what pickups might achieve his tone, but I think the IM1, if it was a tad more balanced and smoother, and the Full Shred, if it had a little more low-end, or the Perpetual Burn or A2P, with a little adjustment might get one there.
Dave Mustaine's signature King V from 1993 had a L500XL in the neck, because Dave could use the blades as extra frets, and the ceramic J-92C in the bridge. I hear a great difference in the guitar tones on 'Rust in Peace' and 'Countdown to Extinction'. Apart from the fact that the band recorded digitally and used different Marshalls on 'Countdown to Extinction', while the tone on 'Countdown to Extinction' was all classic JB, the tone on 'Rust in Peace' screamed more, had far more gain, and was much darker, slightly like the signature Distortion tone, arguing a ceramic magnet. I think Dave Mustaine started using Duncans after the recording of 'Rust in Peace',
Dave Mustaine used his neck pickups for cleans on his albums till he got his signature set, and then he started soloing on the neck pickup. That is still a rare occurrence, but here's one such solo:
Marty Friedman's guitar tone on 'Rust in Peace' is one of my all-time favourites. It was the perfect compromise, because it could handle the heavy 'Deth rhythm tones, and cut through very clearly for solos. It had a warm low-end, an almost EVH-like midrange and a very bright, open high-end with great harmonics. It was bright and clear while being saturated, and had that slight vocal quality to it which made his solos jump out of the mix. I think it was a combination of the rig he used then and his articulation, because Mustaine's soloing with almost the exact same rig sounded different (albeit in a good way), and while his articulation and fingers remain as incredible as they were twenty-four years ago, his rig has that unpleasant darkness and lack of 'sparkle' and 'freshness' which his Jackson-era leads didn't. Maybe it was the radical downtuning. I still haven't found out what pickups might achieve his tone, but I think the IM1, if it was a tad more balanced and smoother, and the Full Shred, if it had a little more low-end, or the Perpetual Burn or A2P, with a little adjustment might get one there.
Edgecrusher
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
Sorry dude but thats a large bunch of malarky. Dave never recorded with a King V pro. RIP was recorded with J2713 with a JB in the bridge Countdown was recorded with DM010 with a JB in the bridge. The blades on that version of the L500 dont stick up enough to be used as frets he did use the edge of the pickup to fret off of though. Something he could do with any pickup not just the L500. Many of the KVPros came with J80C's not J92C's ask me how I know this.
The duncan in the bridge of Daves main J2713 appeared with a JB before the recording of So far so good so what.
The major difference you hear between those 2 albums is the production. Their are gear differences but i guarantee you the production plays much more into the differences than the CAE preamp that was used on RIP versus the Bogner Preamp that was used on Countdown. And certainly those differences are much bigger than any that just a magnet could make.
Sorry dude but thats a large bunch of malarky. Dave never recorded with a King V pro. RIP was recorded with J2713 with a JB in the bridge Countdown was recorded with DM010 with a JB in the bridge. The blades on that version of the L500 dont stick up enough to be used as frets he did use the edge of the pickup to fret off of though. Something he could do with any pickup not just the L500. Many of the KVPros came with J80C's not J92C's ask me how I know this.
The duncan in the bridge of Daves main J2713 appeared with a JB before the recording of So far so good so what. The major difference you hear between those 2 albums is the production. Their are gear differences but i guarantee you the production plays much more into the differences than the CAE preamp that was used on RIP versus the Bogner Preamp that was used on Countdown. And certainly those differences are much bigger than any that just a magnet could make.
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Falloffthebonetone
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
Using the blades as frets wut?
Also since my original posts, I found out right around that time, the Jazz was actually called another JB in the set. So Dave likely never used a bridge position jb in the neck like the name suggests but chances are it was a jazz.
Using the blades as frets wut?
Also since my original posts, I found out right around that time, the Jazz was actually called another JB in the set. So Dave likely never used a bridge position jb in the neck like the name suggests but chances are it was a jazz.
soulforger
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
I may be mistaken but seems like Randy Rhoads had two JBs in his first Jackson V?
I may be mistaken but seems like Randy Rhoads had two JBs in his first Jackson V?
Edgecrusher
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soulforger
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Re: Does Marty Friedman use 2x JBJ pickups?
Ahh
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