Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
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thucydides
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Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
People here have often mentioned the JD.
I've used the Quarter Pounder and Broadcaster. I like them both, but I wouldn't call them sweet.
People here have often mentioned the JD.
I've used the Quarter Pounder and Broadcaster. I like them both, but I wouldn't call them sweet.
Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
I think by the term sweet i probably mean less ice picky, more round tone....i'm using a 5/2 in there at the moment but it seems a bit harsh in the guitar i'm using it in, although i believe the 5/2 shouldn't really be that bright. In this guitar i'm using a mini humbucker in the neck a 5/2 for strat in the middle and the 5/2 in the bridge, when i switch to the bridge alone there's quite a stark brightness and fatness difference between that mid pup and the bridge, i'm thinking of wiring the tone control just on the bridge pup, if thats possible?
ok on the JD, is the APTL1 another possibility?
Vikki(uk)
I think by the term sweet i probably mean less ice picky, more round tone....i'm using a 5/2 in there at the moment but it seems a bit harsh in the guitar i'm using it in, although i believe the 5/2 shouldn't really be that bright. In this guitar i'm using a mini humbucker in the neck a 5/2 for strat in the middle and the 5/2 in the bridge, when i switch to the bridge alone there's quite a stark brightness and fatness difference between that mid pup and the bridge, i'm thinking of wiring the tone control just on the bridge pup, if thats possible?
ok on the JD, is the APTL1 another possibility?
Vikki(uk)
JohnnyGuitar
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Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
Good question... I thought he was licking his pickups or something. Not a great idea.
Good question... I thought he was licking his pickups or something. Not a great idea.
dr.barlo
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Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
Like Broadcasters, JD is wound with #43 wire, not #42. Thus, 7.50-80K isn't that dull. In fact, I think with a5 magnets it'll be very similar with a Broadcaster. The a2s round the highs, and that pickup has a lot of soft clarity. It also has a very nice spank to it, it twangs but softer.
I think it is one of the best tele pickups (including boutiques) out there.
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Like Broadcasters, JD is wound with #43 wire, not #42. Thus, 7.50-80K isn't that dull. In fact, I think with a5 magnets it'll be very similar with a Broadcaster. The a2s round the highs, and that pickup has a lot of soft clarity. It also has a very nice spank to it, it twangs but softer.
I think it is one of the best tele pickups (including boutiques) out there.
B
Butch Snyder
ObsoleteChickenPickingologist
Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
As the good doctor said, the JD (I have them in two guitars - and it's the only Tele bridge pickup I use) is a bit over-wound, but with it's alnico 2 magnets and 43 Ga wire, it's definitely the sweetest Tele bridge pickup.
As the good doctor said, the JD (I have them in two guitars - and it's the only Tele bridge pickup I use) is a bit over-wound, but with it's alnico 2 magnets and 43 Ga wire, it's definitely the sweetest Tele bridge pickup.
ibanezrocks
HardtailPisser
Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
I'd say the JD has a really smooth character to its upper mid range that can otherwise be harsh. Even a quick listen to the soundclips on the main site make this pretty evident, so have a listen to confirm that this is what you mean by sweet sounding.
I'd say the JD has a really smooth character to its upper mid range that can otherwise be harsh. Even a quick listen to the soundclips on the main site make this pretty evident, so have a listen to confirm that this is what you mean by sweet sounding.
Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
OK Thanks, i've just downloaded the clips and taken them down to the studio and run them on some decent monitors rather than headphones, i see what you mean. The APTL1 does sound less harsh?
Where i'm coming from with all this.....i have a repro Japanese 72 custom and the bridge pickup sounds really nice not harsh, i was trying to get something near to that sound......the DC resistance seems to be about 5.8k. Its not a pickup you can purchase on its own.
Thanks for everyones help.
Vikki(uk)
OK Thanks, i've just downloaded the clips and taken them down to the studio and run them on some decent monitors rather than headphones, i see what you mean. The APTL1 does sound less harsh?
Where i'm coming from with all this.....i have a repro Japanese 72 custom and the bridge pickup sounds really nice not harsh, i was trying to get something near to that sound......the DC resistance seems to be about 5.8k. Its not a pickup you can purchase on its own.
Thanks for everyones help.
Vikki(uk)
Dave
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Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
Sorry I was off for awhile, but to clarify: By saying "sweet" I do mean that it's incredible and rawks! But really, I mean that it doesn't have the harshness and brightness that the other a5 tele pickups do. It has a nice mellow top end that is very smooth, while maintaining the crispness and tightness in the lows that we love in teles.
It responds very well with clean amps as well as driven amps.
I recently picked up a Zendrive and have had a lot of fun with my JD-loaded tele and that pedal w/my Blues Jr.
Seriously, you won't go wrong with this pup. You just won't.
Sorry I was off for awhile, but to clarify: By saying "sweet" I do mean that it's incredible and rawks! But really, I mean that it doesn't have the harshness and brightness that the other a5 tele pickups do. It has a nice mellow top end that is very smooth, while maintaining the crispness and tightness in the lows that we love in teles.
It responds very well with clean amps as well as driven amps.
I recently picked up a Zendrive and have had a lot of fun with my JD-loaded tele and that pedal w/my Blues Jr.
Seriously, you won't go wrong with this pup. You just won't.
Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
the jd is great but the honor of best tele bridge pup out there goes to this:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/custom-shop/telecaster/1953_tapped_jb/
the jd is great but the honor of best tele bridge pup out there goes to this:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/custom-shop/telecaster/1953_tapped_jb/
Zhangliqun
Questionologist
Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
I assume it's 42 wire, Jeremy? If so, that and Alnico 2 makes it the cream of the crop for Seymour's Tele bridge line, assuming it's a decent wind, and I'm sure it is.
I assume it's 42 wire, Jeremy? If so, that and Alnico 2 makes it the cream of the crop for Seymour's Tele bridge line, assuming it's a decent wind, and I'm sure it is.
Zhangliqun
Questionologist
Re: Sweetest Duncan Tele Bridge Pickup?
Sounds like a very solid design.
Sounds like a very solid design.
