Jazz (neck) sound similar to a PAF?
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Dave Z
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Re: Jazz (neck) sound similar to a PAF?
Jazz is definitely not a single coil sound. In fact compared to the '59 (sorry I dont have a real PAF to compare) the Jazz sounds louder - will overdrive my Fender-style amp with a full chord where the '59 won't. That's due to the stronger low bass in the Jazz...the PAF sound is a bit rolled off int he low bass & often a bit loose there too, and sounds to me like it has more mids than a jazz. The Jazz sounds like a cleaner, flatter '59 with a bigger, tighter bass. Example, palm muted power chords with the 59 neck sounds pretty good, but the Jazz is gonna get someone's attention!
It is not sterile sounding: it is a sweet sounding pickup. It has some upper register sweetness, and I really like the lack of any muddiness at all. Split (in the neck) it has a cool woody tone that really works, sounds kinda acousticy. I don't find that my '59 neck sounds very useful split.
All in all I think you need a guitar that has both - the '59 (or pearly gates) neck for that dirty grindy blues stuff, and a Jazz for clean cleans and really powerful, un-muddy rock tones when used with overdrive.
Jazz is definitely not a single coil sound. In fact compared to the '59 (sorry I dont have a real PAF to compare) the Jazz sounds louder - will overdrive my Fender-style amp with a full chord where the '59 won't. That's due to the stronger low bass in the Jazz...the PAF sound is a bit rolled off int he low bass & often a bit loose there too, and sounds to me like it has more mids than a jazz. The Jazz sounds like a cleaner, flatter '59 with a bigger, tighter bass. Example, palm muted power chords with the 59 neck sounds pretty good, but the Jazz is gonna get someone's attention!
It is not sterile sounding: it is a sweet sounding pickup. It has some upper register sweetness, and I really like the lack of any muddiness at all. Split (in the neck) it has a cool woody tone that really works, sounds kinda acousticy. I don't find that my '59 neck sounds very useful split.
All in all I think you need a guitar that has both - the '59 (or pearly gates) neck for that dirty grindy blues stuff, and a Jazz for clean cleans and really powerful, un-muddy rock tones when used with overdrive.
Saggy
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Re: Jazz (neck) sound similar to a PAF?
Dave, great advice. I think of the Jazz as a weak, full-tone but deep, kick-your-ass-when-you-least-expect it humbucker with a sweet tone that cleans up well for fast leads. It is "hi-fi" in that I find its tone to be more "spread out" along the tone spectrum and less middle-mid-voiced than the '59. I've got a Jazz
for $60 shipped if you're interested! :usa2:
Dave, great advice. I think of the Jazz as a weak, full-tone but deep, kick-your-ass-when-you-least-expect it humbucker with a sweet tone that cleans up well for fast leads. It is "hi-fi" in that I find its tone to be more "spread out" along the tone spectrum and less middle-mid-voiced than the '59. I've got a Jazz
for $60 shipped if you're interested! :usa2:Re: Jazz (neck) sound similar to a PAF?
Ive got the Jazzn in my Schecter Mahog/flam maple with a JB bridge. The Jazz sounds very clear and defined and I think sounds similar to the 59, but with more mid and clarity. I love it for slightly distorted rock and such. I have it with the split and I like every bit of it.
Ive got the Jazzn in my Schecter Mahog/flam maple with a JB bridge. The Jazz sounds very clear and defined and I think sounds similar to the 59, but with more mid and clarity. I love it for slightly distorted rock and such. I have it with the split and I like every bit of it.
Robert Delahunt
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Re: Jazz (neck) sound similar to a PAF?
Doesn't sound single coil. Maybe split, but not close enough.
It sounds like a PAF, but with EQ to make it scooped. It's very clear, but not as round. I own a '59 in a Showmaster and used to own a Jazz, and the Jazz could have round bass like the '59, but it didn't have as much mids.
Try scooping the EQ on a neck PAF-type pickup: that's what it sounded like 24/7, at least to me. This can be good if your guitar has excessive mids (like basswood, since the '59 in my basswood Showmaster sounds extremely middy), I guess.
Doesn't sound single coil. Maybe split, but not close enough.
It sounds like a PAF, but with EQ to make it scooped. It's very clear, but not as round. I own a '59 in a Showmaster and used to own a Jazz, and the Jazz could have round bass like the '59, but it didn't have as much mids.
Try scooping the EQ on a neck PAF-type pickup: that's what it sounded like 24/7, at least to me. This can be good if your guitar has excessive mids (like basswood, since the '59 in my basswood Showmaster sounds extremely middy), I guess.
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Lewguitar
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Re: Jazz (neck) sound similar to a PAF?
The Jazz has a lot of harmonics. Like little springs twinkling away. But it doesn't sound like a Strat single coil. The Jazz has a very extended high end for a humbucker. It does not sound exactly like any paf I've ever owned...it has more harmonics and more "space" to the tone. I've owned a few Hamers that came with Jazz neck pickups. Still a little more low end than I prefer but a very cool pickup none the less. Lew
The Jazz has a lot of harmonics. Like little springs twinkling away. But it doesn't sound like a Strat single coil. The Jazz has a very extended high end for a humbucker. It does not sound exactly like any paf I've ever owned...it has more harmonics and more "space" to the tone. I've owned a few Hamers that came with Jazz neck pickups. Still a little more low end than I prefer but a very cool pickup none the less. Lew
