I love the JB for riffing but hate I it for leads

[Bill Dennis]

I have an ESP EC-400vf that came stock with a JB in the bridge and 59 in the neck.
As the title says - I love the JB for chords and riffs but can't stand it for leads. It gets really ice picky and kills my ears when I play with in ears.

I play a mix of styles ranging from Worship, Blues, Rock and Metal.
What pick up would give me the rhythm sound of a JB but not be so sharp when I play leads?

The jb in my 5150 homage is not ice picky at all with a 500k pot and no tone control... I have not played a jb yet that dies that

 

[Bill Dennis]

I should've added in my initial post: live I'm using a Strymon Iridium on the fender setting with the 1x12 cab ir, with a Timmy 15th anniversary with the treble cut at 3 o'clock, and a J Rockett Touch with the tone at 9 o'clock.

Also, I bought this guitar used and it came with a JB that was broken so I bought a new JB and I'd like to take advantage of the SD 21 day exchange.

I dont mind spending $10 on a new pot and cap, but I don't want to spend $50-$100 on a new pickup or OD pedal when I can just swap it with SD.

Then spend your money on new IR's for the iridium. I found the stock ones very oddly voiced.

 

[Juanhanglo]

So they'd sound more A5? It would seem I'd like them, LOL.

I believe so.

I mean, the whole idea was to get the a2 feel with an a5 mag.

de-airing a pickup would naturally make it sound more like itself.

 

[marcello252]

I believe so.

I mean, the whole idea was to get the a2 feel with an a5 mag.

I had a 36th , never liked, it was neither fish nor flesh and I always felt the air thing introduced some kind of a 'slow' attack, I can't explain better the feeling under the fingers

 

[Juanhanglo]

I had a 36th , never liked, it was neither fish nor flesh and I always felt the air thing introduced some kind of a 'slow' attack, I can't explain better the feeling under the fingers

I know what you mean. That is what the air tech does. It changes the feel and lowers the output a bit.

It works for some, and others hate it.