remingtonbo2001
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Okay....Some of you might have pondered the results of a bridge pickup in the neck position. Well, nothing exploded, so far, so good, right? I placed a 59b pickup into the neck position of my Ibanez GIO, while a custom custom sits in the bridge position. The clean sound was very full, brilliant, to a point. Very smooth, rich, similar to a full jazz tone. The distortion was par. Nothing spectacular, but I wasn't disapointed. There was one surprise through, and I'm sure there is an explination. The CC sound has become more vintage due to the addition of the 59. Well, I'm not sure if I am going to go with a 59n, or try the CC in the neck and move the 59b to the bridge. The output levels of both are well matched, oddly enough. If you need more bass, more tone in your neck pickup, this might not be a bad option. But a lot of this depends on your equipment as well. I'm not sure if the 59 is split either. The three way selector works fine, with the 59 producing two similar sounds, one with more mids tone, the other less. I did notice that the addition of this pickup has created a small amount of hum. The reason I chose the Ibanez GIO was:
1. Weight, it is incredibly light.
2. No Hum, none, nada, nothing.
With the Custom by itself, the hum was non-exsistant, but adding the 59 created a minimal amount. It is nothing to worry about, but I'm finicky when it comes to tone. Maybe too much. Oh well. :beerchug:
1. Weight, it is incredibly light.
2. No Hum, none, nada, nothing.
With the Custom by itself, the hum was non-exsistant, but adding the 59 created a minimal amount. It is nothing to worry about, but I'm finicky when it comes to tone. Maybe too much. Oh well. :beerchug: