ratkent
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Re: Why no love for the Jazz Neck?
What is difference in the tone when making this swap?
What is difference in the tone when making this swap?
Why no love for the Jazz Neck?
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Re: Why no love for the Jazz Neck?
the full shred neck is a great pickup for spanky cleans without the boomy bass. when people hear full shred neck pickup they think its some low tone shred mud pickup which couldnt be further from the truth (thank the lord):scratchch
LtKojak
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Re: Why no love for the Jazz Neck?
It's like comparing a Gibson T-Top neck with a REAL PAF neck from '58-'59.
Subtle difference EQ-wise, but HUGE musically. It's a bit difficult to me to describe it.
Just try it, man; a magnet swap is only a half hour job and it'll set you back ten bucks tops! WHADDAYAHAVETOLOSE? :bling:
It's like comparing a Gibson T-Top neck with a REAL PAF neck from '58-'59.
Subtle difference EQ-wise, but HUGE musically. It's a bit difficult to me to describe it.
Just try it, man; a magnet swap is only a half hour job and it'll set you back ten bucks tops! WHADDAYAHAVETOLOSE? :bling:
blueman335
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Re: Why no love for the Jazz Neck?
BUt i like the SD59s also - just a bit more bass/treb where the 57 is more mid smooth.
I agree on guild pickups tho - FAT! I love the sound and feel of the Starfire 4 and would happily swap one for my 335. I had a bluesbird before that - but it had SD59s. Many people told me how good that axe was (someone even said it was the best axe he had ever played! - and he owns about 30 axes). Still the fat mids of a 335 or the even fatter mids of a starfire are my preference.
What kind of jazz is your bag?
I dig the late swing era and have fun with both Charlie Christian and Charlie PArker numbers.
funny - i replaced my 57 Classics in my 175 because they were just weak, thin and muddy The JAzz was a big miprovement .....but the 57 Classics in my 335 are just spot on!
BUt i like the SD59s also - just a bit more bass/treb where the 57 is more mid smooth.
I agree on guild pickups tho - FAT! I love the sound and feel of the Starfire 4 and would happily swap one for my 335. I had a bluesbird before that - but it had SD59s. Many people told me how good that axe was (someone even said it was the best axe he had ever played! - and he owns about 30 axes). Still the fat mids of a 335 or the even fatter mids of a starfire are my preference.
What kind of jazz is your bag?
I dig the late swing era and have fun with both Charlie Christian and Charlie PArker numbers.
LtKojak
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Re: Why no love for the Jazz Neck?
I've now had a JazzN in a Les Paul R7 for a month or so. Can't stop playing it! At moderate gain I'm getting exactly the tone of Forrest R. Betts on Fillmore East - the first solo On "Liz Reed", and on "Stormy Monday" right after keyboard solo. It's a very woody tone with what I call a "thud" to the attack, not the edge or sizzle you expect from, say, a '59 or PG.
I wouldn't try to cop Duane's tone with the Jazz, but it really nails Richard's IMO. Recall that FRB used 100-watt Marshalls while Duane went with 50W. At the same relative volume levels, Mr. Betts' tone would be singing while Duane's was howling & screaming. (Speaking of which, I'm now listening to Duane's first solo on "You Don't Love Me." My God.)
I've now had a JazzN in a Les Paul R7 for a month or so. Can't stop playing it! At moderate gain I'm getting exactly the tone of Forrest R. Betts on Fillmore East - the first solo On "Liz Reed", and on "Stormy Monday" right after keyboard solo. It's a very woody tone with what I call a "thud" to the attack, not the edge or sizzle you expect from, say, a '59 or PG.
I wouldn't try to cop Duane's tone with the Jazz, but it really nails Richard's IMO. Recall that FRB used 100-watt Marshalls while Duane went with 50W. At the same relative volume levels, Mr. Betts' tone would be singing while Duane's was howling & screaming. (Speaking of which, I'm now listening to Duane's first solo on "You Don't Love Me." My God.)
I'm going to try one if I can ever find a neck for the build it's going in. If I don't like it, may try an A4 in it as suggested...
