jonnymangia
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What do you guys think of that combo? I'm into Clapton/Bluesbreakers, ZZ Top, blues, jazz and hard rock.
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Jazz Neck, '59 Bridge for an SG?
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Breogan
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Re: Jazz Neck, '59 Bridge for an SG?
I think that combo would be great in a SG! You can go for the 59 neck if you want a bit more bass.
I think that combo would be great in a SG! You can go for the 59 neck if you want a bit more bass.
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Lewguitar
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Re: Jazz Neck, '59 Bridge for an SG?
Exactly. For Clapton Cream and Bluesbreaker tones, the 59's are perfect in an SG.
However, when I saw Clapton play that SG live in '67 or '68 his soloing tone (bridge pickup mostly) was to die for and his chordal (neck pickup tone) was muddy.
Both pickups in his SG were identical and probably wound to around 8K.
The Duncan 59 set is wound to about 7.4K (N) and 8.2K (B). So the neck pickup in a 59 set would be a little clearer and have less bass than what Clapton used and, IMO, would be an improvement over what Clapton used.
The Jazz N might be better still...a little less bass, more upper harmonics and clearer but still ballsy tone.
Lew
Breogan said:
Exactly. For Clapton Cream and Bluesbreaker tones, the 59's are perfect in an SG.
However, when I saw Clapton play that SG live in '67 or '68 his soloing tone (bridge pickup mostly) was to die for and his chordal (neck pickup tone) was muddy.
Both pickups in his SG were identical and probably wound to around 8K.
The Duncan 59 set is wound to about 7.4K (N) and 8.2K (B). So the neck pickup in a 59 set would be a little clearer and have less bass than what Clapton used and, IMO, would be an improvement over what Clapton used.
The Jazz N might be better still...a little less bass, more upper harmonics and clearer but still ballsy tone.
Lew
Jeffrec
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Re: Jazz Neck, '59 Bridge for an SG?
Lew's right. The '59 is a good choice. The other option is the Seth like MattPete said. I've had a pair of Seth's in my '61 SG reissue and nail the Cream-era Clapton tone pretty well. The '59 will be slightly brighter, but within the same ballpark.
Lew's right. The '59 is a good choice. The other option is the Seth like MattPete said. I've had a pair of Seth's in my '61 SG reissue and nail the Cream-era Clapton tone pretty well. The '59 will be slightly brighter, but within the same ballpark.
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