I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

[SJ318]

Friends,
1. I Love S. Lovers for the bridge in all my guitars. It sounded a little dark the first time out so MJ suggested an A5 mag. More output and crunch, but a little less mids than I hoped for. Lately all this forum info leads me to think that if a UOA5 has smoother highs and more "focused" lows, then whatever mids in that pickup should come though better. Correct so far?
2. Does the UO part mean that is still has a pull and repel side with another pickup depending how you hold them to each other, but the "north or south" whatever that means would cause the magnet to pull on the strings in less of a linear fashion, meaning it is a more diffuse field that pulls on the strings, thereby causing less highs and lows specifically and sort of "melding" the frequencies a little evenly through the tonal spectrum, and no, I am not trying to sound smart, I just can't think of other words to use. Never been accused of being too smart. Does this make sense? Will it work like this in my S. Lover?
Thank you in advance.
Steve Buffington

 

[LtKojak]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

Steve, your imagination is fervid.

Don't overthink things. I'm positive you're gonna love the UOA5 Seth bridge.

HTH,

 

[SJ318]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

Thanks, Pepe,
Your opinion is very valuable to me. There's a light in my head that goes on when certain members respond, like Blueman or others that have lots experience and pratical knowledge, especially guys who not only make instruments but play them live in sometimes good, sometimes very bad venues, it all goes into the pot of knowledge.
To all the very knowlegable people whose input is invaluable, and you know who you are, it would be silly to try to name you, there are too many. Yeah, my imagination is WAY TO FERVID for my own good.
So you think I'll still get the crunch and lose harshness a little, get some mids in there? That would be great. I am so close, I love that Seth a lot, but this forum has me hearing the loss of mids, and I gotta fix it. So thanks for responding.
Steve Buffington

 

[SJ318]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

I am gonna just add something here,
The whole point of the Seth is that for me, it gets closest to the sound Mike Bloomfield got on Super Session. I am 61 so some younger readers might not have heard him. I noticed it when I was forced to retire and playing quiet though an old princeton that the JB pup did not clean up on low settings. I was told to go to the Duncan Forum, which I never knew any forums existed on line, so I began my search in 2002 with that sound in mind, knowing that a good clean sweet/crunchy sound could always be made to sound richly overdriven with a pedal or two, and nice tube amp-even a new amp, like a blues deluxe or a Hot rod deluxe for bigger venues.
So the Seth with the A5 has come closest for me, through all the BBuckers 1, 2, 3, BB A5Pro, JB, Ttops, and a real PAF I keep in a safe place. That one does it. But I want to keep it safe. Plus I have 6 guitars I play at different times, but want the same bridge pup in each. So Bloomfield clean, and Beano Clapton when pushed. That's what I am after. And I am close.
That's my story if it helps.
Steve

 

[marcello252]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

In my experience UOA5 are really good in bridge Paf like pickup, they seem to fill the gap between A2 and A5.

 

[J E C]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

You need to, JUST DO IT! It is an easy and some what quick operation.

 

[LtKojak]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

So you think I'll still get the crunch and lose harshness a little, get some mids in there?

Yeah, you'll still get the crunch, but another "quality" of "crunch".

Gotta work those tone controls in your amp, Steve.

BTW, what neck p'up goes alongwith that A5 Seth?

 

[blueman335]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

Besides UOA5's being unoriented, there's A2's, A3's, and A4's that are also unoriented. Being unoriented gives them a more complex magnetic field and therefore a richer sound. UOA5's have a lot of the A2 type of dynamics and texture, but with a little more treble and output. Great magnet for when an A5 is too bright or an A2 is too warm.

 

[AlexR]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

The UOA5 is soft like an A2....has the same bloom if thats the right term, but has some more bite in the top end.

 

[SJ318]

Re: I am going to try an UOA5 in a S.Lover that has a A5 now; Question--

Hey Everyone,
This has been very helpful, I am going to put the UOA5 in a single pup LP Jr. that I refinished and is beautiful, etc. I will then match that with a Seth that is in my SG that has a A5 in the bridge. The spacing is the same from the saddles to the pole pieces on both guitars, and the are both mahogany that to me, feel equally dense or heavy. Can't wait.
Pepe, when I use a neck pickup it is 1 of only 2 choices. In my LP '66, I use a SH-2, nickel covered with screw poles turned toward bridge. on my SG, I use a Fender 57/62 that I cut the "legs" off so it would fit into a trembucker cover and the fender poles match perfectly with the cover holes. From 3 feet away you can't tell it is a single coil in there. Used a lot of imagination to make it all fit, but the sound is "in phase" and sounds like any other HSS setup. Quite proud of that one. Had to run hot to ground to match the bridge 4 cond. Duncan.
The only thing stopping me know is I forgot how to orient a new mag so it matches the polarity of the one I am taking out. I think the top of the old mag should attract the bottom of the new mag going in. But on-line there is a paucity of tutorials, and yeah I searched. One guy showed the wrong way to make a "greenie" mod, another showed the right way. unbelievable. I was going to search this forum tonight as I asked this some time ago so I just have to look it up with my name. Thank you all for responding.
Steve B. SJ from now on for Steven John B. hate my first name.