Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: lamp on August 28, 2008, 09:31:37 PM
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Hi guys, I don't know how many of you have had experience with a Fender Jag-Stang, but I need some advice.
The problems with the guitar are well documented, and in a nutshell, for some reason it is a very bassy, wooly sounding guitar, really struggle to get some high end bite out of it.
Anyway, I love the guitar itself, the neck is the most comfortable I have ever played, but having had it for 10 years I rarely play it any more because of the aforementioned problem.
It currently has a Seymour Duncan SH-5 (Duncan Custom) in it, which is marginally better than the stock.
So what I am looking for is a bridge pickup that is bright and can turn this guitar from a wooly thing into something I can use more regularly.
I play more modern rock in my I guess - like Alexisonfire, Funeral for a Friend, to Tool.
Thanks, Thom.
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I would say a Rebel Yell or a Riff Raff would be worth a look. RY if you want a high-ish output pickup, Riff Raff if you want something a bit more vintage :)
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Cool, cheers. I have a set of RYs in an LP which I love the sound of. Might try swapping it over to see how it goes, though I don't think of it as overly bright, so might be a bit dull still.
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Gotcha. A Riff Raff would be worth a try then I reckon. They're certainly not dull!
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doesn't the jagstang have quite a short scale neck with a basswood body? if so i can understand the wooly bass.
i have no idea what pickup to suggest, but trying the rebel yell will at least give tim a reference point. i like twinfans idea of a riff raff, but am not experienced enough myself to say for sure.
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Yes it's exactly that - 24" scale and basswood body.
Thanks for the suggestions - I'll give the RY a go and then see from there :)
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I have a Riff Raff in an very dark Epi LP and it cuts through like a knife. :D
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Sweet. Cheers for that - one to bear in mind.
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cold sweat.