JB in all maple guitar (body and neck/fingerboard)?

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Anybody tried a JB in an all maple guitar? I have an ESP M-1 Tiger and am thinking about trying the JB in it.
 
Re: JB in all maple guitar (body and neck/fingerboard)?

I had a custom all maple guitar, hard maple body, Warmoth "modern" maple neck, Floyd, and 1 HB. I had a JB with an A2 magnet in it and it sounded amazing! A stock JB would probably sound pretty good in it too, but I highly recommend putting an A2 in it.
 
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JB + floyded superstrat = win
 
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I have a G&L Superhawk (Jerry Cantrell model)- Maple Body, Maple Neck, Ebony fingerboard. The JB sounds godly in it :D
 
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Antiquity JB will sound awesome too , slightly softer on the top end but still having that JB barking tone .
 
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I have! I didn't like it! However, It might be the maple I didn't like, as I couldn't find any pickup that sounded right in an all-maple guitar.
 
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Close... I have a JB in my 1985 Westone Spectrum LX (not all maple, but maple body & neck... rosewood board). It's my #1 and I love the way it sounds.
 
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Isn't an all maple guitar a Mother of all the Trebles Temple?

I'd use a much warmer pickup, A2 driven for example
 
Re: JB in all maple guitar (body and neck/fingerboard)?

Generally, maple guitars are really bright. I had an all maple & graphtie Steinberger that I could never find the right pickup for (I tried, maybe 20?). I have to admit, I just like warmer sounds.
 
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marcello252 said:
Isn't an all maple guitar a Mother of all the Trebles Temple?

I'd use a much warmer pickup, A2 driven for example
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I beg to differ. I don't find maple to have too much treble. There are times I find myself using a treble booster with my G&L. The misconception is that maple is bright. I find maple to sacrifice low mids for upper mids. That's where the confusion is. Most guitars have lots of low mids. An all maple guitar sacrifices low mids for singing upper mids and CONTROL. Maple guitars offer unparalleled control of how your notes ring out. If you want a bright wood, go play a poplar guitar like a EBMM Steve Morse signature.
 
Re: JB in all maple guitar (body and neck/fingerboard)?

marcello252 said:
Isn't an all maple guitar a Mother of all the Trebles Temple?

I'd use a much warmer pickup, A2 driven for example
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I beg to differ. I don't find maple to have too much treble. There are times I find myself using a treble booster with my G&L. The misconception is that maple is bright. I find maple to sacrifice low mids for upper mids. That's where the confusion is. Most guitars have lots of low mids. An all maple guitar sacrifices low mids for singing upper mids and CONTROL. Maple guitars offer unparalleled control of how your notes ring out. If you want a bright wood, go play a poplar guitar like a EBMM Steve Morse signature.
 
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Hot Octopus said:
I beg to differ. I don't find maple to have too much treble. There are times I find myself using a treble booster with my G&L. The misconception is that maple is bright. I find maple to sacrifice low mids for upper mids. That's where the confusion is.
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my reference for the statement are my strats, both alder body, one with maple neck, the other with rosewood, the maple one is way brighetr, knocking on the body with the knuckles produces the same sound.
Then comes my G&L, mahogany with a maple top, compared to the SG, all mahogany, well, it's brighter.
So I guess an all maple guitar might be brighter.
I remember a friend of mine had an all maple guitar back in the 90s, I think with a JB, something coming from the 80s and I don't remember it as a good sounding guitar.

(BTW, how much does your G&L Superhawk weight?)
 
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Re: JB in all maple guitar (body and neck/fingerboard)?

marcello252 said:
my reference for the statement are my strats, both alder body, one with maple neck, the other with rosewood, the maple one is way brighetr, knocking on the body with the knuckles produces the same sound.
Then comes my G&L, mahogany with a maple top, compared to the SG, all mahogany, well, it's brighter.
So I guess an all maple guitar might be brighter.
I remember a friend of mine had an all maple guitar back in the 90s, I think with a JB, something coming from the 80s and I don't remember it as a good sounding guitar.

(BTW, how much does your G&L Superhawk weight?)
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If I were to guess, I'd say about 9 pounds. Its not as heavy as something like a ESP Kamikaze (another maple guitar).
 
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I've got a full maple strat and it's amazing. yeah, it's bright but not harsh or shrill. Ash: now, that's a timber that can pierce an eardrum with its high end.

the JB is a great pickup for that guitar, too. It's articulate, fluid, tight and it sings. yeah, I like it.
 
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Hot Octopus said:
If you want a bright wood, go play a poplar guitar like a EBMM Steve Morse signature.
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Not my experience. I own a poplar EBMM USA SUB1, which is the same size and shape as the Steve Morse. It is super middy- the most I've ever heard in a guitar. I have to select brighter pickups than I usually would just to get it to cut through, and still, I could use more.
 
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