brandobean
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Well all. I have been away from the forum here for many moons. I probably remember only a few of you besides Reverend Donzo who made a big impression on me long ago. Still here, man?
The Question:
I have a Schecter Blackjack PT that came stock with a 59 neck and a JB. I thought this combo was way too bright. The guitar is supposedly mahogany and I have heard that this wood is both dark and bright. My particular guitar is very bright. Anyhow. I decided to sell the set and move on. I put a V7 and a V8 that I thought sounded awesome until I realised that I had them wired for split and up loud they had hum. Gone...
Next up was a set of cheap Jackson pickups that had no screw poles and had the Jackson logo on them. Great sound. Looked bad but sounded good. I changed them out for a set of EMG Passive H4 based on looks only. The Jacksons are gone. I am not feeling the H4s after a week.
I was looking at getting a Jazz JB combo, but the JB is way too bright. I had the Distortion in my basswood Omen 6 and loved the crap out of it, but that guitar was way more dark..
I am selling the EMGs or returning them this week so I am thinking of getting the Jazz neck like I wanted in the first place (I really wanted the nickel covered one not available in my area without special order).
Do any of you still reading think I'd like a 59 bridge any better than the JB. I'll admit the JB is one of my most favorite duncans, but it is not right for this guitar at all. If I do 250K pots it will screw up my rig as I use push - pull pots for series and parallel switching of each pickup.
I am thinking I should have not been such a dip and just used my dang tone knob.
The Question:
I have a Schecter Blackjack PT that came stock with a 59 neck and a JB. I thought this combo was way too bright. The guitar is supposedly mahogany and I have heard that this wood is both dark and bright. My particular guitar is very bright. Anyhow. I decided to sell the set and move on. I put a V7 and a V8 that I thought sounded awesome until I realised that I had them wired for split and up loud they had hum. Gone...
Next up was a set of cheap Jackson pickups that had no screw poles and had the Jackson logo on them. Great sound. Looked bad but sounded good. I changed them out for a set of EMG Passive H4 based on looks only. The Jacksons are gone. I am not feeling the H4s after a week.
I was looking at getting a Jazz JB combo, but the JB is way too bright. I had the Distortion in my basswood Omen 6 and loved the crap out of it, but that guitar was way more dark..
I am selling the EMGs or returning them this week so I am thinking of getting the Jazz neck like I wanted in the first place (I really wanted the nickel covered one not available in my area without special order).
Do any of you still reading think I'd like a 59 bridge any better than the JB. I'll admit the JB is one of my most favorite duncans, but it is not right for this guitar at all. If I do 250K pots it will screw up my rig as I use push - pull pots for series and parallel switching of each pickup.
I am thinking I should have not been such a dip and just used my dang tone knob.
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