Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

[rocksoldier]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

Sounds great in my Charvel (basswood), cutting but still sweet, and with plenty of bass for my needs at least, but i´m not looking for a super chunky tone either.
No doubt it is "fat enough".
And btw it sounds just as nice in my Kramer as well

 

[Diego]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

this is the first time I heard JB is described as "Fat enough"
It must be JB version 2.0.

Fat enough... for me. :fingersx: Some would find it thin, I have no doubt about it.

The thing is I don't need a bass monster to achieve 'that' tone I have in my head...

 

[Dirt123]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

This is the first time I have ever heard the JB called 'flubby' (I assume that means spongy) in a Mahogany guitar.

Once again, must be a JB 2.0

Well, "flubby" was the best word I could come up with. "Spongy" is a good description.

The Guild is a mahogany guitar with an ebony board, 24.5" scale. The JB was not emphasizing the right properties of the guitar (to me). No definition, the notes all seemed to run together, chords were weird to. I'd play a chord, and then the sound sort of crept out, delayed-like.

I liked it with a set of '59s better, more rock n roll, I'm trying a set of PGs now.

The Strat is maple necked, the body is poplar or basswood, whatever MIM Strats are, with a vintage trem. I also use the JB split sometimes.

What's a JB 2.0? Mine is recent, whatever is on the shelf at the store.

 

[Diego]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

It was an irony they came up with. :6:

No such thing as a JB 2.0 as far as I'm concerned... unless it's a hybrid? :eek13:

 

[sac]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

Am I missing something here? The JB is at it's best in a mahogany axe. That being said, it kicks pretty well in my alder M2. All this talk about icepick like mid spikes, I don't get that either. Oh well different strokes. All I know is that if I could have just one Bridge humbucker, it would be a JB.

 

[Marcel]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

Raise the polepieces so that the whole heads looks off the bobbin and that they fit the fretboard radius and lower the pub a bit (sweet spot)... I like the JB this way the best!

 

[Diego]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

Raise the polepieces so that the whole heads looks off the bobbin and that they fit the fretboard radius and lower the pub a bit (sweet spot)... I like the JB this way the best!

I'll take that into account. I'll tell you how it goes.

 

[flipside]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

Am I missing something here? The JB is at it's best in a mahogany axe. That being said, it kicks pretty well in my alder M2. All this talk about icepick like mid spikes, I don't get that either. Oh well different strokes. All I know is that if I could have just one Bridge humbucker, it would be a JB.

thats what i thought too. dark guitar + bright pickup = perfect balance. I have a Les Paul that i want to put a JB in, but no where to try it first. I hate all these mixed reports i am getting.

 

[Diego]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

thats what i thought too. dark guitar + bright pickup = perfect balance. I have a Les Paul that i want to put a JB in, but no where to try it first. I hate all these mixed reports i am getting.

The general consensus is that Les Pauls and the JB get along very nicely... even if some folks here don't think the same.

I'd give it a try if I was you. In the end, the real judgement is gonna be YOUR guitar with the pickups of your choice.

 

[Dirt123]

Re: Just slapped a JB in the bridge of my Ibanez...

thats what i thought too. dark guitar + bright pickup = perfect balance. I have a Les Paul that i want to put a JB in, but no where to try it first. I hate all these mixed reports i am getting.

I have not tried the JB in that many guitars, just a few. I guess I wouldn't generalize on which woods work best for the JB, just that in my limited experience, the JB will bring out certain characteristics of each guitar, but doesn't dominate the guitar.

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