Old JB question

[Flavio Echart]

Hey guys, maybe you can help me...

I'm trying a lot of pickups combinations in my HSS strat, so I can choose the "final" ones and plan the wiring

The Bridge Humbucker is an old 80s JBJ that sounds awesome, but the weird thing is that when I put it in parallel, doesn't sound like what you'd expect... I have a new JB in other 1 pickup /1 volume guitar, that in parallel sounds pretty different.

The old one:
In Parallel has just a bit less output, and sounds darker. It also has a kind of midrange honky thing going on

The new one:
As expected, has less output in parallel and sounds much more trebly and "glassy"

Dunno if it's just the pickup sounding different from new ones, the degaussed magnet, or something else....

In addition, when I split it, North bobbin sounds awesome, supper clear stratty single coil tone with a lot of body, but South bobbin sounds awful (honky, low output thin)

Your thoughts are much appreciated!

 

[hamerfan]

Re: Old JB question

Hey guys, maybe you can help me...

I'm trying a lot of pickups combinations in my HSS strat, so I can choose the "final" ones and plan the wiring

The Bridge Humbucker is an old 80s JBJ that sounds awesome, but the weird thing is that when I put it in parallel, doesn't sound like what you'd expect... I have a new JB in other 1 pickup /1 volume guitar, that in parallel sounds pretty different.

The old one:
In Parallel has just a bit less output, and sounds darker. It also has a kind of midrange honky thing going on

The new one:
As expected, has less output in parallel and sounds much more trebly and "glassy"

Dunno if it's just the pickup sounding different from new ones, the degaussed magnet, or something else....

In addition, when I split it, North bobbin sounds awesome, supper clear stratty single coil tone with a lot of body, but South bobbin sounds awful (honky, low output thin)

Your thoughts are much appreciated!

Hook on a DMM when you switch thru your settings. Tell us you results.

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Old JB question

It's possible that the old JB could have a roughcast A5 magnet which sounds a little softer on the highs and honkier at the same time. Also old JBs are known to have some subtle differences to the wind. About different sounds from splitting to each coil - that's mostly due to the location of each coil relative to the bridge. Closer to the bridge gets brighter and thinner and vice versa. Although there are subtle differences between the sounds of slug and screw poles.