Put a set of '59/Jazz pickups in my PRS SE Santana

[T-Bone-BBQ]

I put the pickups in my PRS SE Santana last night. I replaced the Dimarzio PAF Master pickups I had in it with these. The PAF Masters are good pickups, but a touch bright. So far I love the 59/Jazz pickups with their thicker tone. Looking forward to trying these out at my next band practice.

 

[Liam1963]

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Did something similar with my PRS SE hollowbody, swapped out the stock pickups for covered Burstbucker Pro's. Tamed the brittle high end, and sweetend up the mids and lows...

 

[Mincer]

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Wow! Awesome looking guitar! Let us know how she does at practice.

 

[Clint 55]

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Nice. I see you have the roughcast, I mean satin, saddles. Those sound good. I made a 59/Jazz hybrid today, sounds good too.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Nice. I see you have the roughcast, I mean satin, saddles. Those sound good. I made a 59/Jazz hybrid today, sounds good too.

You MADE a 59 Jazz hybrid?

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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So far I'll say that at least the '59 is a big improvement in the sound I'm wanting from this guitar compared to the PAF Master bridge. I did like the PAF Master neck pickup tho as it was lower output and good clarity. The Jazz seems to be higher output and quite a bit warmer sounding so far. Not bad, but it makes me consider putting the PAF Master neck back in...

 

[Wattage]

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That is a nice looking guitar for sure

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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That is a nice looking guitar for sure

Thanks. It's just a SE Santana Standard, but I love the clean look of just the mahogany wood grain with the clear finish and the chrome covered pickups. Very sharp looking IMO.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

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Looks killer indeed.

I had that combo on my PRS SE Nick Catanese for a while too. The Jazz compliments the '59 in the bridge nicely, and I feel it's a much better match for the shorter scale length, mahogany body, and 22 fret neck pickup position than the '59 in the neck.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Looks killer indeed.

I had that combo on my PRS SE Nick Catanese for a while too. The Jazz compliments the '59 in the bridge nicely, and I feel it's a much better match for the shorter scale length, mahogany body, and 22 fret neck pickup position than the '59 in the neck.

I figured a '59 in the neck would be possibly too warm sounding, but surprisingly this Jazz is warmer than I thought it would be.

 

[Clint 55]

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Yes, I assembled a 59/Jazz hybrid from a stock 59 and stock Jazz. Hybrids work very well in the neck if it's too warm and smooth. Gives more single coil cut.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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Yes, I assembled a 59/Jazz hybrid from a stock 59 and stock Jazz. Hybrids work very well in the neck if it's too warm and smooth. Gives more single coil cut.

I couldn't do that...I can barely solder in pickups when I replace them.

 

[Clint 55]

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Haha oh noo! You probably could though. I have neurological shakes that act up when I do fine motor tasks like soldering but I've still managed to get pretty good at it. My first time changing 1 pickup took me 2 hours and I was wondering if I was even going to be able to do it. Now after practicing, wiring is one of my favorite things to do.

 

[Mr. B]

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The complete 59 Set sounds good in one too. So does a set of Seth Lovers.

 

[crusty philtrum]

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There seems to be some confusion in this thread. Has the OP install a 59 bridge and a Jazz neck, or a pair of 59/Jazz hybrids ? (and indeed, the 59/Jazz hybrid is not a production model, the only way to get them is to make them).

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

Re: Put a set of '59/Jazz pickups in my PRS SE Santana

There seems to be some confusion in this thread. Has the OP install a 59 bridge and a Jazz neck, or a pair of 59/Jazz hybrids ? (and indeed, the 59/Jazz hybrid is not a production model, the only way to get them is to make them).

Sorry for any confusion. I installed a '59 in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck. No hybrids.

 

[Silence Kid]

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I'm curious about the 59/Jazz hybrid, in my experience a Jazz sounds about as single-coil as a humbucker can, and a 59 is a bassier, slower attack pickup that doesn't much resemble a single. Seems not intuitive that the hybrid would get closer to a single than a regular Jazz.

 

[Clint 55]

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Yes, it's very nice. Parallel gives a rich and crisp tone. Series gives a warm and bassy but very accurate classic tone. You can really hear the positives from each coil clearly. It's classy.

Oh it took me a moment to realize what you meant. Yes you're right, the hybrid isnt as immediate as the jazz on it's own but it has more complexity to it like all hybrids.

 

[T-Bone-BBQ]

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I finally had a chance to really test this guitar out with the 59/Jazz pickups and they sounded absolutely amazing. Great tones and good output from them both.

 

[daenius]

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How do the output levels compare btw? 59B vs PAF Master