Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

[lazyfinger]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

Yeah, I always wanted to try a Fred, I heard it in a basswood though. Will it still give me some of that paf/'59 vibe like the les paul?

 

[Ed Hunter]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

Yeah, I always wanted to try a Fred, I heard it in a basswood though. Will it still give me some of that paf/'59 vibe like the les paul?

Absolutely! i have one in my charvel strat cause i wanted a paf type tone in this axe before the fred the charvel had a JB then a CC in it. i like the fred best of those. here is a guy using one to mimic a 58 paf tone where VH used a stock gibson 58 V with pafs in it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coNjO2ggffo

 

[Gplayerzzz]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

What about a Dimarzio Norton? Or D activator X neck in the bridge. Its focused in the high mids, and only 300 output.

 

[Ed Hunter]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

What about a Dimarzio Norton? Or D activator X neck in the bridge. Its focused in the high mids, and only 300 output.

norton is a great pup but has just as much output as the JB

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

Yeah, I always wanted to try a Fred, I heard it in a basswood though. Will it still give me some of that paf/'59 vibe like the les paul?

I have my Fred in a basswood bodied strat and it sounds great...Can't compare it to a LP though? It's a 10k mis-matched coil pickup(I think?)Great harmonics...Love mine!

 

[lazyfinger]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

Absolutely! i have one in my charvel strat cause i wanted a paf type tone in this axe before the fred the charvel had a JB then a CC in it. i like the fred best of those. here is a guy using one to mimic a 58 paf tone where VH used a stock gibson 58 V with pafs in it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coNjO2ggffo

You check this out as well, although not exactly a strat, but great vintagey tone from fred:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUgDPhz24Ds

 

[Ed Hunter]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

You check this out as well, although not exactly a strat, but great vintagey tone from fred:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUgDPhz24Ds

yeah the fred is very misunderstood! many think it is a shred pup when it actually sounds very classic:smokin: and it sounds great when split with the middle single in a strat

 

[dr. ad]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

FYI
the switch from A5 to A2 will drop the output noticeably, if you did want to consider the JB
and the demon is awesome.

 

[Gplayerzzz]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

norton is a great pup but has just as much output as the JB

I didn't realize that. Always wanted to try one. I hear its bright with good high mids.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

Thanks guys, wow so many pups to choose from. I would consider Screamin demon, but the price range is little steep, I'd like to have it under the normal range. There is also the question of A5 vs A2, which would suit my guitar more. I's a strat, so I think it would react differently than LP or SG, also keeping the neck pup in mind as the volume should be close.

I know I said I wanted upper mids/JB like, but to make matter worse, I'm also liking this sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbgUMqUMns

Skip to 2:50, it's Larry's '59 Paul, and man that sounds good. I just wanna get close to that now with a strat. Then I hear the 36th, and to me, it sounds nothing like original '59.

Dammit, it's hard, because it's my #1 guitar, and I want it to sound like one. I've got a SG with JB, and it sounds way better, but that's not numero uno. I've got issues with two girls who are jealous of each other.

*EDIT*
That old '59 Paul sounds so good, it makes me wanna cry.

Man, that 59 sounds amazing even unplugged.. Whay cant they make em like that anymore? love the top too.

Always wanted to try a Fred, but I just usually dont gel with dimarzios. I tried an norton and it was ok, but didnt make me wanna keep it.

 

[lazyfinger]

Re: Which Duncan pickup is like JB, but nicer?

Thanks Ed Hunter, STRATDELUXER97, and everyone else for helping me decide. Appreciated. This forum is amazing. :usa2:

Off to see Fred Flinstone. :dance: