Re: I got my mesa and my explorer
Nightburst said:
I don't like the '59/JB combo either, too much of a different voicing in the pickups.
I found Eq' ing very difficult, either the JB sounded too trebly (or should I say high-middy?) or the '59 sounded to dark and muddy.
That is pretty much the experience I've had with that combo.
What's the secret?
Venturing a little further off-topic for one more post......
As for the '59/JB combo, I normally don't use a ton of gain with my amps, just enough to break up nicely. Think old Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top, and maybe a little Angus Young. I peg the guitar's tone controls, and keep the treble low on the amp - around 2 or 3, the mid at about halfway or a little more, and the low at around 7. I like to push the JB, so I keep the volume on the guitar pretty high. I set the '59 neck's volume control at about 3/4, so that when I switch to it, it'll be cleaner, and more open sounding. That's about it. The combo really worked well for me and my Country, Blues, and Classic Rock type stuff. My amps were a Fender Blues Deluxe, a Yamaha T50 combo (the early-90's Soldano-designed one), and later, the Hot Rod DeVille.
When I chose new pickups for my '91 LP Classic, I just went with '59's in both positions. I'm still getting used to them, but so far, so good. I'm mostly playing straight-up Blues through the Fender Super-Amp now though.
Mike