Making a Jazz neck more shreddable

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Captain Crunch

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hey guys. I have a duncan jazz in the neck of one of my jackson's, along with a DD in the bridge. I have them wired to a 5-way super switch for coil taps. I love the sound i get fom the jazz for clean rhythms and lightly overdriven stuff. But i just put a 59 in one of my other guitars and it smokes the jazz in that field. What im wondering is how can i make my Jazz a little more shreddable?? would an A8 mag and hex pole-pieces do the trick?? I essentially want the basic Jazz characteristics but i'd like it to be tighter, and maybe a touch brighter. Thanks guys.

Rob
 
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Re: Making a Jazz neck more shreddable

Put it closer to the strings. Should brighten up a bit, and sound stronger.
Made my APH1n in my Ibanez sound much better, and it can now almost keep up with the '59n in my les paul.
 
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any more help guys??

and bigheadood, i think you might have misunderstood my question. i want my Jazz neck to be clearer, tighter, and maybe a bit more mid-heavy. I dont want it so sound like a 59n at all. I was saying that i already my vintage neck 'bucker sounds covered with the 59.
 
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You can't do anything more than you've already done. Get a 59b (actual vintage spec) or 59n (slightly lower in output than vintage) and put the Jazz up for sale.
 
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tried it. and i've already found the sweet spot with my DD. It's in the perfect spot height-wise. and idk how to describe it. it's like i want it to sound less scooped. I'd like a little more of an upper-mid push to really drive solos, but i still want it to keep it's clear character. I guess i just want it crisper. i have spare A2 and A8 magnets, you think those could help me at all??
 
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What about the jazz neck is making it "unshreddable" to you? You're not going to be able to make it much clearer/tighter than it already is with A5. Actually, from what you described, it may not be a bad Idea to throw A8 in it. Just be warned, I've had problems with string pull with A8 in the bridge, putting it in the neck might cause 'warble' too. Although, there are people who like it in the neck, so it's worth a try. If it ends up you like the jazz character, and want only a bit more mids, then I've heard great things about the jazz bridge in the neck.
 
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i mean i guess it's not completely "unshreddable". I've jsut been playing alot lately with the EVOneck in my JEM, and the Air Norton in one of my RG's. I just wanted to make the Jazz a little more solo-oriented.
 
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Use Artie's de-mud mod and tune it to taste. I did this with my Jazz neck model, and it's certainly tighter and clearer than it was previously. It handles distortion better too.
 
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The Jazz with A8 sounds absolutely horrible. To me.

If you want a fuller, darker sound you can put a load capacitor, somewhere between 0.5 and 5 nF on it.
 
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uOpt said:
The Jazz with A8 sounds absolutely horrible. To me.

If you want a fuller, darker sound you can put a load capacitor, somewhere between 0.5 and 5 nF on it.
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no i dont want it darker at all. I just want it so have mroe of an upper midrange push so it sings better for solos.
 
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What do ou guys think of a full shred neck with an A8. That way it'll have the clarity and obvious shreddability, but will get some more lower mids and maybe a touch more low end.
 
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Try the full shred neck with A8 , it will do what you want !

I use Jazz neck with A8 and air gap to make it brighter , cause the A8 bring more low mids , punch and power , and it is good for shred , for classical , for country , blues ...

the FS neck will have less bass so you won't need air gap .

Another idea is the Demon in neck , but only if your guitar is bright .
 
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I think a demon in the neck would be the way to go. But I'm not sure if it is brighter than the Jazz neck or not. Have you thought about putting a Jazz bridge in the neck?
 
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Well, since you already know that you like the '59.

You can probably even find somebody for a straight trade.
 
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Captain Crunch said:
I essentially want the basic Jazz characteristics but i'd like it to be tighter, and maybe a touch brighter. Thanks guys.

Rob
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That would be a Full Shred neck, about the same as the Jazz for brightness, but tighter and slightly more modern sounding. They are close cousins.
 
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Wait... have you tried the full shred neck yet? Why would you swap its magnets if you havn't heard it as it is yet?
 
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