Which P/U for which guitar

[big kurka]

Looking for some input on matching my p/u's to my two guitars. For p/u's I have a 59n, jazzn, jb and cc. As for the guitars I have two schecter solo-6 hellraisers one with a floyd rose and one with out. I'm thinking about putting the jazz and the jb with a ceramic mag in the non floyd for more of metal guitar, and the 59n and the cc with either a a5, a8 or ceramic mag in the floyd guitar for a more versatile guitar. What do you guy's think about this arrangement. I'm looking for some advice on this so please let me know what you think and or recommend. Thanks

 

[Gearjoneser]

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I think your idea is the best one to start with.

 

[Aceman]

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The CC in the Floyd will be fine, if not great without the mag swap.

 

[big kurka]

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Aceman so your saying put the cc with the a2 in? Let me say this, I had the cc in a gretsch lp style guitar don't know what kind of wood it was but it sounded friggen awsome. I tried the cc (a2) in the non floyd solo 6 and I felt it was seriouslly lacking highs and sounded kind dull sounding, and yes I tried different adjustments but no helpy. I put an a5 mag in it and it came to life (it had highs and body) but very smooth sounding to me in the solo6. This is why I was thinking about the a5, a8 or ceramic. Plus also I've read on several threads that it helps to have a hotter p/u in front of a floyd. Thanks for the input Aceman, do you think I should still try the cc first?

 

[big kurka]

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One other thing guys I'm not a big time clean player, I like a dirty clean if that makes a difference, and lots of OD and Distortion.

 

[Franknfilms]

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Seems like you are game for various magnet swaps so here is what I would do:

metal Flloyd hellraiser: JazzN, JB8 bridge
versatile hellraiser: 59n, Custom 5

 

[big kurka]

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Thanks franknfilms, but i want to use the floyd for more of a versatile guitar and i just remebered that my jb is a tb-4. so i was thinking the jazz/jb2 for that and the 59a4/custom 8 or ceramic for the metal guitar. what to you think?

 

[blueman335]

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Thanks franknfilms, but i want to use the floyd for more of a versatile guitar and i just remebered that my jb is a tb-4. so i was thinking the jazz/jb2 for that and the 59a4/custom 8 or ceramic for the metal guitar. what to you think?

+1. You'd get my vote for a JB2/Jazz.

 

[Franknfilms]

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Thanks franknfilms, but i want to use the floyd for more of a versatile guitar and i just remebered that my jb is a tb-4. so i was thinking the jazz/jb2 for that and the 59a4/custom 8 or ceramic for the metal guitar. what to you think?

I'm not a big fan of flloyds in terms of sounding versatile, that's why i'd make that the metal guitar. The flloyd seems to add a bit of a shrill overtone and works better for tight metal riffing.

Regardless of bridge I'd go with Jazz neck for metal and 59 neck for other. 59a4 in particular does not really have a metal voice, great vintage tones though. Jazz is a decent shredder, believe it or not, the names are misleading.

As for bridge, Custom 8 in either guitar is awesome so you can't really go wrong there. Don't know about the JB2, haven't tried that one.

 

[big kurka]

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Thanks franknfilms and Blueman it looks like I'll be be doing I lot desoldering and swapping p/u's and resoldering tonight. Thanks and keep up the great help.