Suhr Aldrich is in! My thoughts

[Rex_Rocker]

One of the big debates with JB type pickups is if they are actually bright. The brightness you hear in a JB is the upper mids, not the treble. I assume Aldriches are the same way

I was speaking to a member from another forum who makes Tone Nerd Pickups. He mentioned the Aldrich has a less aggressive Q factor to the resonant peak than the JB. I think I remember reading the resonant peak of the Aldrich is also slightly higher up than the JB, so that means less upper mid pokey-ness but more open highs (and lows).

In the grand scheme of things, though, yeah. It's still a very mid-forward pickup with tons of high mid cut. Just not as much as the JB.

 

[Archer250]

One of the big debates with JB type pickups is if they are actually bright. The brightness you hear in a JB is the upper mids, not the treble. I assume Aldriches are the same way

No with the Aldrich, it's actually treble lol

It's just not as much as, say, a Custom

 

[Rex_Rocker]

No with the Aldrich, it's actually treble lol

It's just not as much as, say, a Custom

To me, it's both high mids and a little bit of treble, but it's nowhere near as much or as high of a frequency as a '59B. You're right, though. I mentined in my review it's kind of in between a JB and a Custom 5, just leaning a whole lot more towards JB than Custom 5.

 

[ToneFiddler]

from that clip: aldrich for me!
some nice highs up top and cleaner mids.
Don't hear any highs with the JB, just a bit too much annoying high mids.
I did have a cold sounding guitar where the JB actually sounded great!
Might actually try the suhr stuff after this. Didn't know it was less output...

 

[Rex_Rocker]

from that clip: aldrich for me!
some nice highs up top and cleaner mids.
Don't hear any highs with the JB, just a bit too much annoying high mids.
I did have a cold sounding guitar where the JB actually sounded great!
Might actually try the suhr stuff after this. Didn't know it was less output...

Thanks for listening!

Yeah, I found it susprising it was actually less output. I guess that's another lesson for me and for the internetz that DCR does not equal output

 

[xxxplorer]

They sound wonderful in many hands. Just not mine.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

They sound wonderful in many hands. Just not mine.

Yeah, if you hate the JB, you're more than likely not gonna like the Aldrich. It's not a 1:1 clone, but it's still very much an upper-mid focused A5 highly overwound kinda deal as well.

It's also very dependant on the rest of your rig. I like Rectos and 5150's. For me, I don't love how the smooth-ish attack and stuffy lower mids of the JB get along with a Recto either. I can make it work, but I much prefer other pickups with Rectos. I love it with 5150's, though.

 

[Aceman]

I honestly preferred the aggressiveness of the Aldrich over the Ant JB.


But I love the Distortion, so...

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I honestly preferred the aggressiveness of the Aldrich over the Ant JB.


But I love the Distortion, so...

Yeah, I'd say 50% of why the Aldrich came out more aggressive in that clip is the pickup itself, but 50% is that guitar sounds like that. I love that guitar's natural tone.