Making hybrids
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Would like to see the JB coil paired with anything.. I am absolutely crazy about the JB, split for quack in the second position. But there are times that the upper mid-range spike is a problem in humbucker mode.
I would love to hear about a JB hybrid that retains excellent quack in the second position but provides more useful combinations as a humbucker.
I would love to hear about a JB hybrid that retains excellent quack in the second position but provides more useful combinations as a humbucker.
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57 Classic: 7.5K, Alnico II
Paf Pro: 8.4k, alnico V
Air Zone: 17.5K, Alnico V
JB: 16K, Alnico V
85/15: no idea, can't find specs so fast.
I would not mix the JB or Air Zone with the 57 or the Paf Pro because those gauges are too different (44awg+43awg; 42+43awg, those combinations worked best in my experience).
So, I'd make these hybrids:
Paf Pro + Gibson 57 Classic
JB + Air Zone
No idea about the PRS pickup, so no recommendations about that one
I wrote this a very long time ago. My writing was horrible back then but, hey... the info still holds true I think.
https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/my-recipe-for-a-great-hybrid-pickup
SweetClyde99
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The Air Zone uses Dimarzio’s “dual resonance technology,” which means it’s already a hybrid as I recall. That’s not to say you shouldn’t or couldn’t use it in another hybrid, but I would expect each coil out of the air zone to sound fairly different, so it would give you more to experiment with.
I would think you could get some interesting results with the JB/Air Zone, but I’ve only every made hybrids out of pickups of the same brand, so I don’t know how hard it would be to get a SD and DMZ coil on the same baseplate.
I would think you could get some interesting results with the JB/Air Zone, but I’ve only every made hybrids out of pickups of the same brand, so I don’t know how hard it would be to get a SD and DMZ coil on the same baseplate.
