JB/Jazz vs. JB/59 - which do you prefer?

[Rex_Rocker]

So these are probably Seymour's most popular pairings, right? Which one do you prefer out of the two and why?

I know there are probably options that people would prefer over either. I, for example, prefer the 490R over the '59 or the Jazz matched with the JB... but I'm interested as to which of the two is more popular.

Curious.

 

[Hsb]

JB/59 is my choice, thats in one of my LTDs, Jazz is not it for me

 

[beaubrummels]

I prefer the scooped / single-coil sound of the Jazz neck. I don't like a stock 59 neck in the neck. In the bridge, it's great.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I think out of the two, I prefer the '59, but not by much

Now that I have the Jazz, and I have spent time with it, I realize it's actually pretty good. But I still kinda wish it wasn't as bright. Not that being bright is bad per se. I just think the Jazz is kinda super bright, and the JB isn't as much.

But both are pretty good, which is not something I would've said a couple of years ago. I could live with either.

 

[Chistopher]

A4 59n and A2 JB is the OG forum secret recipe

 

[weepingminotaur]

JB-Jazz is my preferred pairing. It just works for me. I like the '59, but paired with its bridge counterpart, not a JB.

 

[Archer250]

59, but only slightly

 

[Sam SG]

So these are probably Seymour's most popular pairings, right? Which one do you prefer out of the two and why?

I know there are probably options that people would prefer over either. I, for example, prefer the 490R over the '59 or the Jazz matched with the JB... but I'm interested as to which of the two is more popular.

Curious.

Was gonna kinda say that. Of my 2 humbucker SGs I swapped the 490r/490t to WLH/59.....and lately Im kinda back to prefering the 490r over the 59. Its a great pickup.
So I vote JB/490r....is that on the ballot?(actually not a JB fan but figure thats a given)

 

[Bill Dennis]

Neck pickups are always muddy. Any pickup that helps with that is in

 

[jeremy]

i love the wlh neck matched with a jb, had that in my tele for a while and it was awesome!

 

[Binnerscot]

I like both pairings, I often prefer the Jazz just a bit more.

 

[fretburner]

JB/59. I love a honky neck pup.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

JB/59. I love a honky neck pup.

You mean honky as in mid-forward? You should try the 490R!

 

[NotDemanic]

I don't compromise. I have a JB with a hybrid 59n/Jazzn.

 

[Johnny Q]

JB/Jazz in a photo finish but both combo's are classic. I have the Jazz neck in my Les Paul Custom and the 59 Neck in my PRS Custom 22. Both are zero mud neck pickups.

 

[jeremy]

i do like a 59 in a prs, they never seem to disappoint there for me

 

[Ascension]

I am absolutely NOT a fan of the Jazz in the neck. I have a JB 59 with a A3 mag swap in my orange Washburn MG 102 and a PG 59 in the MG 132FR and like both combos. I find the Jazz to be just bland and soulless in everything I have used one in. I am running a Jazz with an A2 swap to turn it into an Alnico II pro in the neck of my Purple quilt Carvin DC 127 that I like okay paired with a Perpetual Burn.
My favorite neck pickup with the JB so far has been the Sentient.

 

[marcello252]

All this thread makes me want to convert back my blue tele in a tele-gib again , it happens I have a JB and a APH1n unused around, I'll just swap the magnet on the aph with an A5

 

[xxxplorer]

JB w A2 and a 59B with A2 was my favortite pairing

 

[marcello252]

All this thread makes me want to convert back my blue tele in a tele-gib again , it happens I have a JB and a APH1n unused around, I'll just swap the magnet on the aph with an A5

Did it. I didn't remember how good this pair sounds with my princeton (stock 250k pots).

Overall I still prefer the sound of a standard APH-1 on neck, but I feel the Jazz is a better companion for the JB; and the JB, with its mid high spike, in my opinion, has something in the soul somewhat close to a normal tele bridge pickup sound