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RorySquier
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Great looking guitar and congrats on the purchase.
I really like the no-inlay look on the FB and the top looks quite stunning. It looks like you're going to make this your main-player.
I have a suggestion for your JB pickup. You've mentioned it sounds somewhat ice picky. If you lower the height of your pickup, you might find an improvement in sound. I've done this to another guitar I have with the 81/85 EMG combo. They're great sounding pickups, but they are known to be a bit harsh or flat sounding, especially the 81 which has a ceramic magnet. I lower them so that the string clearance when I press the high E string at the last fret is around 1/8 " instead of the usual 1/16 " that I set my pickup heights at. I set the bass side even slightly lower and even though the output is reducedj ust a bit, I have much more headroom and the pickup sounds more balanced in sound & tone overall.
Great looking guitar and congrats on the purchase.
I really like the no-inlay look on the FB and the top looks quite stunning. It looks like you're going to make this your main-player. I have a suggestion for your JB pickup. You've mentioned it sounds somewhat ice picky. If you lower the height of your pickup, you might find an improvement in sound. I've done this to another guitar I have with the 81/85 EMG combo. They're great sounding pickups, but they are known to be a bit harsh or flat sounding, especially the 81 which has a ceramic magnet. I lower them so that the string clearance when I press the high E string at the last fret is around 1/8 " instead of the usual 1/16 " that I set my pickup heights at. I set the bass side even slightly lower and even though the output is reducedj ust a bit, I have much more headroom and the pickup sounds more balanced in sound & tone overall.
LesStrat
Reining PunLowered
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But...but...a JB won't work in a mahogany guitar!
Nice axe, bro.
I dont know know that I would have ever bought a JB after market, but like yours, my Mojo came with one stock (eek! Another mahogany guitar!). Turns out it is the pickup that gets used the most. I find it to be very versatile in this guitar. May you find the same.
But...but...a JB won't work in a mahogany guitar!
Nice axe, bro.
I dont know know that I would have ever bought a JB after market, but like yours, my Mojo came with one stock (eek! Another mahogany guitar!). Turns out it is the pickup that gets used the most. I find it to be very versatile in this guitar. May you find the same.
Ashurbanipal
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Quite a stable you have there.
Quite a stable you have there.
Dr. Vegetable
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That guitar is a beauty. Enjoy!
With a fixed bridge I would think locking tuners would be more trouble than they are worth. Are you having trouble keeping it in tune?
That guitar is a beauty. Enjoy!
With a fixed bridge I would think locking tuners would be more trouble than they are worth. Are you having trouble keeping it in tune?
