Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
Just bought this pickup from annother member, and put it into my Alvarez Dana Scoop. The pickup looks like this for those not famalier, and I'll post a pic of the guitar at the bottom of the post.
The PATB-1 replaced the 59TB that had been in this guitar. The Alvarez is a basswood body with either a flamed maple or alder top, not sure which. Very, very light guitar with a licenced Floyd. The 59 was a great pickup in this guitar, but ultimately lacked the thickness and beef that I wanted in the bridge position...especially now that I have been playing Les Pauls so much.
What an immediate difference. Thick fat chunky bass tones, smooth mids and even smoother highs. The eq curve is quite different from the 59. If the 59 is 8-5-7 (low, mid, high) then the PATB-1 is 9-6-5...as a rough guess. I was worried that it would be too hot at just over 15k, but it's just what the Dr. ordered for this guitar. It pushes my marshall just right. Total vintage 80's rock and metal tones, from the intro riff of "In My Dreams" by Dokken, to "Lay It Down" by Ratt...even a little gratuitous Poision...it's all there. It also does vintage rock like AC/DC and Free very well, with the pre-amp gain at only 2.5 - 3. I do have to back off of my pre amp gain about a full notch from the settings I use for the Lesters, because it is hotter. It totally compensates for the thinness inherent in light, Floyd equipped guitars. The clean tones are suprisingly good as well, I do have to back off the volume knob on the guitar just a touch, but it has a nice warm voice that is not too harsh.
I had wanted to try the Blues TB, but really didn't feel the need to spend almost $100 for a pickup to put in a guitar that I rarely play, and not to mention that you NEVER see them used. This one came along at $35 shipped and I couldn't pass it up. It's from the early 90's, and the member I bought it from says Seymour gave it to him at one of the NAMM shows....so it has a little extra SD mojo.
Anyhow, really cool pickup...I think the whole PATB line is overlooked, and can make a huge difference in the tone of your Floyd equipped guitars. The look is a little different, but really cool. Dare to be different.
Here's the best pic of the guitar that I have at the moment. 3rd from the left. Configuration is H/S/S. The singles are destined to be Vintage Flats, but I have to take off the trem claw to install them, so I'm waiting until I have a couple of hours to devote to installation and complete setup of the Floyd all over again.
The PATB-1 replaced the 59TB that had been in this guitar. The Alvarez is a basswood body with either a flamed maple or alder top, not sure which. Very, very light guitar with a licenced Floyd. The 59 was a great pickup in this guitar, but ultimately lacked the thickness and beef that I wanted in the bridge position...especially now that I have been playing Les Pauls so much.
What an immediate difference. Thick fat chunky bass tones, smooth mids and even smoother highs. The eq curve is quite different from the 59. If the 59 is 8-5-7 (low, mid, high) then the PATB-1 is 9-6-5...as a rough guess. I was worried that it would be too hot at just over 15k, but it's just what the Dr. ordered for this guitar. It pushes my marshall just right. Total vintage 80's rock and metal tones, from the intro riff of "In My Dreams" by Dokken, to "Lay It Down" by Ratt...even a little gratuitous Poision...it's all there. It also does vintage rock like AC/DC and Free very well, with the pre-amp gain at only 2.5 - 3. I do have to back off of my pre amp gain about a full notch from the settings I use for the Lesters, because it is hotter. It totally compensates for the thinness inherent in light, Floyd equipped guitars. The clean tones are suprisingly good as well, I do have to back off the volume knob on the guitar just a touch, but it has a nice warm voice that is not too harsh.
I had wanted to try the Blues TB, but really didn't feel the need to spend almost $100 for a pickup to put in a guitar that I rarely play, and not to mention that you NEVER see them used. This one came along at $35 shipped and I couldn't pass it up. It's from the early 90's, and the member I bought it from says Seymour gave it to him at one of the NAMM shows....so it has a little extra SD mojo.
Anyhow, really cool pickup...I think the whole PATB line is overlooked, and can make a huge difference in the tone of your Floyd equipped guitars. The look is a little different, but really cool. Dare to be different.
Here's the best pic of the guitar that I have at the moment. 3rd from the left. Configuration is H/S/S. The singles are destined to be Vintage Flats, but I have to take off the trem claw to install them, so I'm waiting until I have a couple of hours to devote to installation and complete setup of the Floyd all over again.
