If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
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Captain Tightpants
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Re: If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
Kinda tempted to try just that.
Kinda tempted to try just that.
Re: If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
except the jazz neck is really the original neck pup that was paired with the jb
the distortion neck sounds good in the bridge. a friend had me put one in the bridge of his hss showmaster strat and i was supprised how much i liked it. brighter and not as mid heavy as the sh6b but crunchy and tight like the sh5
except the jazz neck is really the original neck pup that was paired with the jb
the distortion neck sounds good in the bridge. a friend had me put one in the bridge of his hss showmaster strat and i was supprised how much i liked it. brighter and not as mid heavy as the sh6b but crunchy and tight like the sh5
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Re: If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
Long ago the Distortion neck was called the Seymorizer. There may have been a I and II version. It was sort of presented as a stand alone or Distortion Neck.
Long ago the Distortion neck was called the Seymorizer. There may have been a I and II version. It was sort of presented as a stand alone or Distortion Neck.
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real59er
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You're right. I rembember the Seymourizer II, don't recall if there ever was a "I". Was it also an SH-6? I can't remember
You're right. I rembember the Seymourizer II, don't recall if there ever was a "I". Was it also an SH-6? I can't remember
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Not to highjack the thread but could you tell me if the Distortion neck cleans up well in the bridge position? I am looking for a bridge pickup for my LP Custom and I want some thing in the 12k range.
Not to highjack the thread but could you tell me if the Distortion neck cleans up well in the bridge position? I am looking for a bridge pickup for my LP Custom and I want some thing in the 12k range.
Reckless Abandon
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I bought the neck on accident when I was 16. I put it in the bridge and I liked it. I took it out and set it aside for about 3 years then put it in the bridge again. Loved it, at the time I needed more power. I put it in the neck and it sounded awesome there. I would never think of a 12k pup sounding good in the neck that one did. Hot but smooth enough. I lowered mine and tunned the neck volume down a bit. I sold it to get an A2 pro neck.
I bought the neck on accident when I was 16. I put it in the bridge and I liked it. I took it out and set it aside for about 3 years then put it in the bridge again. Loved it, at the time I needed more power. I put it in the neck and it sounded awesome there. I would never think of a 12k pup sounding good in the neck that one did. Hot but smooth enough. I lowered mine and tunned the neck volume down a bit. I sold it to get an A2 pro neck.
Aceman
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Re: If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
OK - This is not directed at you personally Jeremy, so sit down, relax and take a deep breath. But...
:yell:JUST BECAUSE THE F%$#$% PUP IS SAID TO PAIR WELL WITH A JB DOESN"T F^%^ MAKE IT A JB F&^%^& NECK!:dammit: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing:
A PG pairs really well with a CC. It's a PG - not a CC Neck! That goers for anyone who thinks that....
And A DD with an A5 IMO would be a JB NECK! Just like a Custom with an A2 is A CC. Deal with it.
That said I think the DD neck is the ultimate middle pup, perhaps, theoretically , with a hot bridge (Custom) and classic neck (PG/59).
OK - This is not directed at you personally Jeremy, so sit down, relax and take a deep breath. But...
:yell:JUST BECAUSE THE F%$#$% PUP IS SAID TO PAIR WELL WITH A JB DOESN"T F^%^ MAKE IT A JB F&^%^& NECK!:dammit: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing:
A PG pairs really well with a CC. It's a PG - not a CC Neck! That goers for anyone who thinks that....
And A DD with an A5 IMO would be a JB NECK! Just like a Custom with an A2 is A CC. Deal with it.
That said I think the DD neck is the ultimate middle pup, perhaps, theoretically , with a hot bridge (Custom) and classic neck (PG/59).
Artie
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Re: If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
I just noticed that no one has answered this question directly. This is all the more ironic since I just came from my friends house where I installed a Mayhem set.
The Distortion's neck counterpart is the Distortion bridge. Such a simple question. Such a killer sound.
I just noticed that no one has answered this question directly. This is all the more ironic since I just came from my friends house where I installed a Mayhem set.
The Distortion's neck counterpart is the Distortion bridge. Such a simple question. Such a killer sound.
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
Calm down, Aceman.... There have been dozens of threads on this exact subject over the years(what is a "JB Neck "; "Why no JB Neck")...... The true fact of the matter is that a neck model is purpose designed to pair with it´s corresponding bridge model, the JB and Jazz were designed together, and they were designed specifically to pair well together. IMO this fits the description of "Bridge /Neck model" to a T. BTW the Jazz bridge model came quite a bit later IIRC...
Just because you and some others don´t feel that way doesn´t make such statements any less valid, nor does it change history. The bottom line is that the JB and Jazz were meant to be used together from the word go and were designed accordingly
In pure theory the "JB neck" you describe by modding a SH-6n is valid. BUT: the SH-6n was designed to be used with a SH-6b, and the SH-2n was designed to be used with the SH-4. Just because the bridge PUs are the same wind w/ a different magnet does not in ANY way mean that the neck pickups have to be similar.
But by the same logic the Invader neck is an abomination of nature, becasue it doesn´t have the same wind as a DDn either, even though the SH-8b is also the same wind as an SH-6b or SH-4. The invader Neck is around 7.8k... can anyone say "Jazz with 3 ceramics and huge poles"..... and now the whole thing can start from the beginning.... "What is the Ceramic counterpart of a Jazz Neck", what is the alnico counterpart of the Invader Neck", yaddayaddayadda...
We could go around like this for weeks, as we have before. There IS no SH-4n, Duncan does not market such a pickup nor anything similar, therefore the entire debate is essentially pissing in the wind anyway. If DUncan does not market a "JB Neck", there is no "JB Neck", because ANYTHING else is just pure assumption and speculation on the part of the consumer. Or much rather "wishful thinking", like "Here´s my custom Jackson" and then pulling out a 250$ Charvette
Calm down, Aceman.... There have been dozens of threads on this exact subject over the years(what is a "JB Neck "; "Why no JB Neck")...... The true fact of the matter is that a neck model is purpose designed to pair with it´s corresponding bridge model, the JB and Jazz were designed together, and they were designed specifically to pair well together. IMO this fits the description of "Bridge /Neck model" to a T. BTW the Jazz bridge model came quite a bit later IIRC...
Just because you and some others don´t feel that way doesn´t make such statements any less valid, nor does it change history. The bottom line is that the JB and Jazz were meant to be used together from the word go and were designed accordingly
In pure theory the "JB neck" you describe by modding a SH-6n is valid. BUT: the SH-6n was designed to be used with a SH-6b, and the SH-2n was designed to be used with the SH-4. Just because the bridge PUs are the same wind w/ a different magnet does not in ANY way mean that the neck pickups have to be similar.
But by the same logic the Invader neck is an abomination of nature, becasue it doesn´t have the same wind as a DDn either, even though the SH-8b is also the same wind as an SH-6b or SH-4. The invader Neck is around 7.8k... can anyone say "Jazz with 3 ceramics and huge poles"..... and now the whole thing can start from the beginning.... "What is the Ceramic counterpart of a Jazz Neck", what is the alnico counterpart of the Invader Neck", yaddayaddayadda...
We could go around like this for weeks, as we have before. There IS no SH-4n, Duncan does not market such a pickup nor anything similar, therefore the entire debate is essentially pissing in the wind anyway. If DUncan does not market a "JB Neck", there is no "JB Neck", because ANYTHING else is just pure assumption and speculation on the part of the consumer. Or much rather "wishful thinking", like "Here´s my custom Jackson" and then pulling out a 250$ Charvette
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When the JB/Jz thing started, there weren't as many options available for either bridge or neck. Now there are probably over a dozen different neck options to match with a JB. I wonder if a Full Shred neck wouldn't be cool with one.
When the JB/Jz thing started, there weren't as many options available for either bridge or neck. Now there are probably over a dozen different neck options to match with a JB. I wonder if a Full Shred neck wouldn't be cool with one.
Re: If a distortion is just a ceramic JB then........
they make medication that can help with that
they make medication that can help with that
