JB or DD for my alder Strat

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

I found the DD, as with all ceramic magnet pickups to sound overly nasally...that's just me though

The DD can sound that way bro
i am thinking of taking it out of my all maghgany lester( 57 RI black beauty) because of that same reason:beerchug:

 

[SpeedThrashPower]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

If your fretboard is Ebony or Maple take the JB if your fretbord is Rosewood go with DD

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

If your fretboard is Ebony or Maple take the JB if your fretbord is Rosewood go with DD

for the record george lynch used maple at first then went to all ebony with the DD

 

[ranalli]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

If your fretboard is Ebony or Maple take the JB if your fretbord is Rosewood go with DD

I think both those pickup are too bright for an ebony fretboarded super-strat.

But that's just MO.

 

[ErikH]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

for the record george lynch used maple at first then went to all ebony with the DD

The Kamikaze's are the only ones that had ebony. All the others were maple or rosewood.

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

The Kamikaze's are the only ones that had ebony. All the others were maple or rosewood.

this one has ebony

this one also

:beerchug:

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

I will pay a lot of cash for one of these so if you have one for sale let me know!

 

[ErikH]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

The burst tiger might be but the Skulls and Snakes is definitely rosewood. I saw him play that one live and was right up at the stage. Even in the pic it's too light to be ebony.

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

The burst tiger might be but the Skulls and Snakes is definitely rosewood. I saw him play that one live and was right up at the stage. Even in the pic it's too light to be ebony.

not to dispute you in any way but it says ebony here?
http://www.georgelynch.com/guitars/haji.html

 

[ErikH]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

not to dispute you in any way but it says ebony here?
http://www.georgelynch.com/guitars/haji.html

Hmm, ok, I stand corrected. The one he played when I saw him was rosewood I know that. He could have been using one of the newer models though, which come with rosewood boards. I wasn't really paying attention to the headstock, which is different on the newer ones. His playing kept my attention.....lol.

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

Hmm, ok, I stand corrected. The one he played when I saw him was rosewood I know that. He could have been using one of the newer models though, which come with rosewood boards. I wasn't really paying attention to the headstock, which is different on the newer ones. His playing kept my attention.....lol.

you played his axe? :eek2:
first you get his tone on inexpensive gear then you tell me you played his axe! :rant:
whats next? that you get lessons from him too?:gurmpy:
:laugh2: :lmao: :lmao:
so the newer ones have rosewood? i prefer maple or ebony
all my lesters ahve ebony and my strat is maple
rosewood feels too spongey to my finger tips?

:beerchug:

 

[ErikH]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

you played his axe? :eek2:
first you get his tone on inexpensive gear then you tell me you played his axe! :rant:
whats next? that you get lessons from him too?:gurmpy:
:laugh2: :lmao: :lmao:
so the newer ones have rosewood? i prefer maple or ebony
all my lesters ahve ebony and my strat is maple
rosewood feels too spongey to my finger tips?

:beerchug:

Where did I say I played his axe?...lol I've played the Skulls and Snakes sig model before. One sweet axe. It's been on my GAS list for years and one of two sig models I'd actually want, the other being the EBMM EVH Model, not the Axis, but the actual sig model.

If I remember correctly, when ESP started making the Skulls and Snakes for the public, it came with rosewood. I could be wrong though, it may have started with ebony and then changed to rosewood but the one I played was the old headstock, like the photo, and rosewood board. Mid-90's model.

I love maple boards. Never was a fan of ebony. Rosewood I can deal with. It's on my Kramer and honestly, needs it to avoid being to bright since the body is maple. I like the rosewood board on my LP a lot. Very comfortable and easy to play on.

 

[ranalli]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

this one has ebony

:beerchug:

That looks like rosewood to me....either that or really crummy ebony. But even his site says different I remember that guitar always having a rosewood fretboard. I think his site is wrong actually.

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

That looks like rosewood to me....either that or really crummy ebony. But even his site says different I remember that guitar always having a rosewood fretboard. I think his site is wrong actually.

Ranalli you know what? i bet your are right!
they have quite a few JB loaded guitars on there or so that site says

he had DD's and SD's in his guitars except for the baritone:beerchug:

 

[WICKED LESTER]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

Where did I say I played his axe?...lol

you didnt! i wanted to believe you did though!:laugh2: :beerchug:

 

[Troublehead]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

the custom custom eh? would you say that pup and a 500k pot would work?...and how about the capacitor?.....I have a rio bbq in mine with a .047 cap right now but my tone isn't fat enough.

DD if those are your two choices. However, I recommend the CC for an alder strat. Hell, I recommend it for everything....lol. I'm like Wicked Lester is with the DD when it comes to the CC.....almost....lol. Seriously though, I think the DD would be better unless you use a .047uf tone cap with the JB.

 

[ErikH]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

the custom custom eh? would you say that pup and a 500k pot would work?...and how about the capacitor?.....I have a rio bbq in mine with a .047 cap right now but my tone isn't fat enough.

Sure would. The CC needs a 500k pot anyway. Any lower and it may go muddy on you. I asked somebody about that already.

You can leave the tone cap as is or change it to taste. A .022 cap might be better for the CC if you have a tone control.

Don't forget that part of getting a fat tone is not just the guitar, but the amp too. If you play through a tin can, no matter what guitar you use, it's gonna still sound like a tin can.

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: JB or DD for my alder Strat

5150,

Long time man. Howdy?

I'd say check them invaders. I am not a big fan of high output buckers, and don't like the JB and the DD. But from what I understand the invader is basically a JB/DD with 3 ceramic magnets and them weird pole pieces. But it sure sounds thick! Still has highs, and a very high output. I loved it in a guitar of mine with a floyd bridge. That guitar sounded thin with anything but a CC and a Invader!

Of course CC would work real well, but it wouldn't be a real high output HB.

Good luck,

B