SH-4 jb, need n&m singles

[JazzSinger]

I have a Hohner Steinberger copy as a travel guitar.

It's a H-S-S configuration, fitted with EMS select pickups.

Each pickup has its own on-off mini toggle, except
the bridge humbucker, which has an off-tapsplit-on(pre-wired series)

Trouble is, the tapped position is highly susceptible to buzz and hum,
and it's a 3-lead potted, so no possibility to rewire it parallel.

So on recommendation of my local music store, I fitted a SH-4.
I now have it wired parallel-tapped-series and in tapped, the hum
is very much less than the EMS.

Problem is, the SH-4 completely dominates the other two pickups! In
fact, it has more bass when in series than the neck pickup! Switching
either of the old pickups in does little more than suck the tone
in a serious way.

So now my question: which two single-coil form-factor stacked
humbuckers can I use for neck and middle position which will give
me a balanced level *and* impedance (SH-4 is 16k)?

Yes, I have tried looking over the FAQ and done a search.

 

[jeremy]

Re: SH-4 jb, need n&m singles

welcome to the forum!!

what type of tone do you want? something like the lil 59 is a cool choice but doesnt sound like a single coil

 

[JazzSinger]

Re: SH-4 jb, need n&m singles

Thanks for the welcome!

The neck pickup should be a jazzy warm tone with boosted lower mids; and the middle pup a middly tele type tone, but I'm no expert and probably my choice is limited anyway by the SH-4.

The SL59 seems a good choice. It is categorized as "hot" so I hope it can keep up with the SH-4, but I cannot find any impedance /DC resistance figures, so I don't know whether it will match or mess up the SH-4.

The neck and middle pickups are positioned very close on this guitar and the stock pickups sound practically the same.

So I want to try two widely differing types (but with similarly hot output) to get a variation in available tone.

 

[JazzSinger]

Re: SH-4 jb, need n&m singles

The description of the lil 59 states that it is available in a set with the SDBR-1n (and a JB JR).

The lil 59 neck and Duckbucker middle looks like a good choice, but the lil 59 is rated as a hot output and the Duckbucker as moderate output!

Can that work?

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: SH-4 jb, need n&m singles

i'd use a cool rails in the mid and a Hot Rails in the neck.

 

[JazzSinger]

Re: SH-4 jb, need matched neck & middle single stacked

Re: SH-4 jb, need matched neck & middle single stacked

Isn't that exactly the opposite of what I should be doing? The neck should be slightly less hot than the others?

 

[Robert Delahunt]

Re: SH-4 jb, need n&m singles

Would a classic stack neck and hot stack middle work? What material is this guitar made out of?

 

[Brewtone]

Re: SH-4 jb, need n&m singles

I've used classic stack+ and fender vintage noiseless in conjunction with a JB in the bridge. Either one works fine, with the classic stacks winning for a more true single coil sound.