JB alternative

[jmalash]

I sorta kinda like my new JB, but it sounds a little too round, dark, bottom-mid heavy to my ear. What would be a good, splittable, f-spaced alternative that's a tad brighter and lighter than the JB?

 

[Christopher Caruana]

Re: JB alternative

the JB too round and low mid sounding?!? never heard someone describe the JB like that.

2 questions:
-are you sure its a JB you have?
-if you are sure its a JB, what guitar is it in?

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: JB alternative

Sounds like you have a Custom, actually. The JB should sound a bit like an angry Tele at all times.

Either that or you're missing a Treble knob on your amp :lol:

 

[Christopher Caruana]

Re: JB alternative

Sounds like you have a Custom, actually. The JB should sound a bit like an angry Tele at all times.

Either that or you're missing a Treble knob on your amp :lol:

or there is an A2 mag in that JB maybe....

 

[CountFunkula]

Re: JB alternative

Make sure that's a JB first. If it is, then try a FRED. Without a doubt, my favorite humbucker for dark guitars.

 

[Christopher Caruana]

Re: JB alternative

or a Fullshred

 

[Jackson Distortion]

Re: JB alternative

I sorta kinda like my new JB, but it sounds a little too round, dark, bottom-mid heavy to my ear. What would be a good, splittable, f-spaced alternative that's a tad brighter and lighter than the JB?

Don't worry - I believe your claims. Don't know what your solution'd be though.

 

[Puck]

Re: JB alternative

Back it away from the strings a little bit, proper height adjustment of the pickup is crucial. When it is still too dark for your taste, check your pots. When the values read something around 250 kOhm or 333 kOhm you can use a 500 kOhm pot to brighten your guitar up.

 

[daniel80]

Re: JB alternative

I also find the JB round, dark and bottom-mid heavy... but still balanced, and that's why I like it.
Just use an overdrive to tighten basses when things gets to muddy.

 

[Nightburst]

Re: JB alternative

I also find the JB round, dark and bottom-mid heavy... but still balanced, and that's why I like it.
Just use an overdrive to tighten basses when things gets to muddy.

+1 It really depends what wood the JB is in. In some guitars it's really bright and shaprt and in others it's dark and fat/round.

What kind of guitar is it in?

 

[jmalash]

Re: JB alternative

My repairman ordered this JB directly from Duncan and it came in a JB box, so I assume it's a JB. It's in a Zion Classic Maple; basswood body (I'm pretty sure), quilted maple top, ebony fingerboard, HSS configuration.
I want to settle on a humbucker before I shop the singles.
I play through a Shaw Tone Rod 40 head and seperate cab loaded with a 1x12 WGS Blackhawk. See www.shawaudio.com

 

[Roddy]

Re: JB alternative

HHHHUUUUMMM.....Raise your screws some...and keep the treble side close to the strings and the bass side lower....That should help a lot....you can also back the whole pickup further away from the strings...that should help also....sometimes, it's the little things

 

[TheLivingDead]

Re: JB alternative

The Tone Zone.

Boo-yah.