The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

[Brett Valentine]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

+1 on the Jazz Bridge. My 335's bridge p/u was dying out. Took it to a good shop to get it replaced. When asked what I wanted to replace it with, I told the tech to put what he would if it were his. Came back with the Duncan Jazz. Never though of this pickup, but was surprised by it. Definitely nice.

Hmm, now I'm wondering how a PhatCat neck/Jazz bridge combo might sound. . .

 

[Fusion1]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

The Hot Jazz around 10k was done only used in the neck, by Duncan's Jewssica called the *****BUCKER

 

[Farkus]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

I love the Jazz neck pickup and have been tempted to try the Jazz bridge. I have to admit that when I first tried it in the neck position I wondered where the pickup had been all my life; I usually dislike neck humbuckers. Maybe this would be a cool set to try in my Wolfgang?

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

You can't. The bobins can take at most 10-10.50 K of #42 wire.

B

What about using an Alnico 8 magnet to get the extra juice?

 

[Robert Delahunt]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

The whole thing that started this, to me, was that I wanted a pickup with scooped mids (since basswood, i.e. my Showmaster, has lots of mids), but high output (just enough that I'm not driving a typical Class A tube amp into overdrive). Almost like a compromise between a pickup that drives an amp into overdrive and a pickup that is loud.

Me, I'd buy a 10k Jazz bridge, and the only change I would make would be that it's 10k. To be honest, a PG+ almost drives an amp into overdrive and it's 8.5k, but oh well.

 

[theodie]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

Ah didn't know what wire was in... ok...Well a hotter Jazz would do either way.

Trust me bro, you dont need all that stupid output (14K) with this pickup. You just have to play one bro. You will understand.

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

I have to try one of these when I get another Strat. That is if it can pull off Ska/Punk. I've heard it's the perfect neck pup so I'd probably put it there with a Brobucker or Crazy 8 Bridge. Dammit, now I'm GASsing even more!!!

 

[BigAlTheBird]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

It can pull off anything.

 

[theodie]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

I have to try one of these when I get another Strat. That is if it can pull off Ska/Punk. I've heard it's the perfect neck pup so I'd probably put it there with a Brobucker or Crazy 8 Bridge. Dammit, now I'm GASsing even more!!!

A perfect bridge pickup IMO too.

BTW, the Jazz B matches VERY well with the Crazy 8 in the bridge.

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

Maybe if I don't get that phat cat for my tele I'll try to hunt down a Jazz Bridge. Though I'd prefer a phatty, I need some P-90 crunch!!!!!:headbang:

 

[Virtual Kevorkian]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

My concern is that it wouldn't be tight enough for my style... I've found that, quite consistently, (including the Jazz N in the bridge) lower output bridge pickups just don't compare to high output bridge pickups when it comes to keeping those lower registers nice and defined.

Definitely want to give this pickup a shot, though. Even if it wasn't quite tight enough for most of my material, I can see it getting a lot of other uses.

 

[jimo]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

I want to try a set of jazzes on my next guitar---cause I have found ,as far as a clean sound ,the hotter the pickup, the muddier the sound---but thats just me-------------------cheers!----------------------JIMO

 

[tc]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

before i got the pearly gates i was thinking jazz b for the neck of my strat. but the pearly's description was exactly what i was looking for. Has anyone compared a Jazz b to a Full Shred?

 

[veryhungrycaterpilla]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

My concern is that it wouldn't be tight enough for my style... I've found that, quite consistently, (including the Jazz N in the bridge) lower output bridge pickups just don't compare to high output bridge pickups when it comes to keeping those lower registers nice and defined.

Definitely want to give this pickup a shot, though. Even if it wasn't quite tight enough for most of my material, I can see it getting a lot of other uses.

In my experience, it isn't the output that makes a lower register tight. It is amp and settings (especially), effects, guitar wood, neck/fretboard wood, and pup design that make a lower register tight.

If you find the Jazz "not tight" then you need a Tele pup in the bridge. 'Cause the Jazz is quite defined, in my experience. What amp are you using?

 

[Virtual Kevorkian]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

In my experience, it isn't the output that makes a lower register tight. It is amp and settings (especially), effects, guitar wood, neck/fretboard wood, and pup design that make a lower register tight.

If you find the Jazz "not tight" then you need a Tele pup in the bridge. 'Cause the Jazz is quite defined, in my experience. What amp are you using?

I'm running active pickups into a 5150 - my low end right now is fine, but from my experience with the Jazz neck in the bridge, it just wasn't quite hot enough for my tastes.

In my experience, output does have a bit to do with tightness - the less you have to turn the gain up on your amp, the tighter the amp is going to be.

 

[AmirH]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

My concern is that it wouldn't be tight enough for my style... I've found that, quite consistently, (including the Jazz N in the bridge) lower output bridge pickups just don't compare to high output bridge pickups when it comes to keeping those lower registers nice and defined.

Definitely want to give this pickup a shot, though. Even if it wasn't quite tight enough for most of my material, I can see it getting a lot of other uses.

It is. I mean, let me put it to you this way- the 85 bridge is tight enough for you. It is NOT by any stretch tight enough for me. For a while I thought the 81 might be the only pup that was but never quite dug the overall character of that pup. The Jazzb rivals the 81 in terms of tightness and clarity-sometimes I feel it is tighter but they're close in that respect. As far as output goes, it feels more high output than it is, but still not like a highoutput pup. I've noticed I'm much more aware of everything I play cuz nothing is smoothed over by extra output but at the same time I've never found myself wishing "****, wish it had a little more output." I dunno, if you're really curious I'll make some high gain clips for ya.

 

[tc]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

i'd like to hear those clips too AmirH

 

[dr.barlo]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

What about using an Alnico 8 magnet to get the extra juice?

Haven't tried it. In fact have not been into a8's at all. I guess I don't need that much of an output.

But anyways mag swaps are different. IT affects all the eq, not some gradual change in mids, highs and lows. It is rather a jump instead of a smooth transition!

B

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

My concern is that it wouldn't be tight enough for my style... I've found that, quite consistently, (including the Jazz N in the bridge) lower output bridge pickups just don't compare to high output bridge pickups when it comes to keeping those lower registers nice and defined.

Definitely want to give this pickup a shot, though. Even if it wasn't quite tight enough for most of my material, I can see it getting a lot of other uses.

Jeff, I think you'd dig it. I just put one in an Ibanez SZ, and it's crunchy as hell. I've had the same issues with lower output pickups, but this one doesn't really behave like a low output. It might make a better neck pickup, too.

 

[JOLLY]

Re: The great mystery of the unpopularity of the Jazz Bridge.

Well it's taken me 8 years or so of talking about this pickup. I was wondering if and when some of you were finally gonna come around.