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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: submix on November 15, 2006, 06:09:45 PM

Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: submix on November 15, 2006, 06:09:45 PM: Hi there,

Im looking to upgrade the pickups in my Ibanez Artcore AF75 and heard very positive things about the bareknuckles. Im looking for a Neck humbucker that will give me a good warm jazz tone, something quite flat and mellow, i think, lol. If anyone can give any advice and / or samples that would be great. Was reccomended something like a Stormy Monday, but couldnt find any samples. If its of any importance i play direct through a Fender Stage 112 SE.

Thanks a lot guys
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: JamesHealey on November 15, 2006, 06:43:56 PM: im after a similar suggestion for my Ibanez Artcore aswell..
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Tim on November 15, 2006, 07:46:01 PM: I would consider a Mississippi Queen humbucker size P90 or, believe it or not, a VHII neck-very jazzy when run super clean.
Title: May I add ?
Post by: Fourth Feline on November 16, 2006, 12:10:52 PM: Hi submix,

(and all hail the mighty Tim )

I hate to add to or contradict anything that Tim says, but there is a lovely soundclip by djlewis on page 2 of the players section using Stormy Mondays in an ES175. If I remember correctly there was another earlier one by someone uing a 347 also.

I am somewhat biased, as I own an Alnico II set of SMs (currently played clean in an S.G) and they are just so haunting and perfectly balanced across the frequency range.

As you may gather, I love mine :D
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Richie Zero on November 16, 2006, 07:25:08 PM: Stormy Mondays sound great in my ES-347 (ES-335/ES-345 shape, the black semi, second from the right in my avatar).
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Mister Crowley on November 16, 2006, 07:41:23 PM: Don't listen to the naysyers, thes pickups would be perfect for jazz :P
(http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/files/warpigs1_183.jpg)

.......and death metal :twisted:
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on November 16, 2006, 08:02:36 PM: Quote from: Mister Crowley
Don't listen to the naysyers, thes pickups would be perfect for jazz :P
.......death metal :twisted:

only in france
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Ratrod on November 17, 2006, 11:41:33 AM: Or a Manhattan. Basicly an underwound MQ with an AIII magnet.
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: submix on November 19, 2006, 05:37:30 PM: Thanks for those recommendations guys. Im going to listen to some samples and ill let ya know what i think. Sorry bout not replying sooner, been very busier with gigs of late!

Thanks again!
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: carlaz on November 21, 2006, 12:49:31 PM: My first thought was definitely the Stormy Mondays, too (though it's true that clips of them are underrepresented). I wouldn't dream of disagreeing with Tim :) I just haven't heard enough MQ clips (there are more of those available than of the SMs) to really get a feel for them. Don't see why they wouldn't work, though!

(As for the Warpigs ;) yeah, isn't there the oft-mentioned-on-BKP-forum French jazz player who uses them? :))
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on November 21, 2006, 01:48:29 PM: A lot of jazztones require a slightly fuller sounding pickup
Many players prefer something in the 12k-14k DC range

So an emerald or even a Rebel Yell would suit

Trouble is some jazz players are put off by the names
I dealt with this a while back
Whilst i knew and Tim advised that Rebel Yells would work great _ I knew unless i relabelled the box "Django's Hotclub" or something that suggested smoky jazz clubs, the player would think the pickup was too "ROCK" to work for jazz

So I'll throw down the gauntlet for the best sounding name for a jazz pickup
No prizes - just kudos!
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: DeanS on November 21, 2006, 02:52:47 PM: Feline, jazz pickup names (in the spirit of BKP terminology) using some of Charlie Christians scores;

'Wholly Cats'

'Shivers'

'Grand Slam'

nice........
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Kepu on November 21, 2006, 03:03:03 PM: ^not so sure about 'Grand Slam' :lol:
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Canadian Steve on November 21, 2006, 03:20:32 PM: Quote from: FELINEGUITARS

So I'll throw down the gauntlet for the best sounding name for a jazz pickup
No prizes - just kudos!

'Smokers Pride'

'Top Hat Cats'

'Scatman'

'F7+5Cmaj9sus2/D13m augmented'

:idea:
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Elliot on November 21, 2006, 04:33:42 PM: Sidewinders
Canteloupes
Watermelon Man (the repackaged Miracle Man)
Head Hunters

(I kinda like Bluenote era Herbie Hanc--k - as you may have guessed)
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Fourth Feline on November 21, 2006, 05:15:48 PM: I think that Seymour Duncan may have nabbed one of the best names with their "Velvet Brick" pickup. I still like the visuals I get with the word "velvet" though. How about

Blue Velvets

- just to upset the copyright boys in another direction ...

8)
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: submix on November 30, 2006, 12:26:27 PM: How about oen called "Something Kinda Blue" - just my fav album. I really like the jazz sample of the Stormy Monday, though some of the others sound a lil trebley, guess it depends on the EQ settings and stuff. Need to try the MQ samples and im not goin to be put off my the name, ill check out the Rebell Yell.

Thanks again for the help.
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Ratrod on November 30, 2006, 04:51:11 PM: Quote from: Canadian Steve

'F7+5Cmaj9sus2/D13m augmented'

:idea:

:lol: :lol:

Gsus H F#ing Kriste
Title: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Philly Q on November 30, 2006, 05:02:09 PM: Going back to the Charlie Christian thing, what about:

Solo Flight

:?:
Title: Re: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: Chaz on August 21, 2008, 12:14:01 AM: :?
Title: Re: Pickup For a Jazz Guitar
Post by: ilÿti on August 21, 2008, 12:48:13 AM: Quote from: Chaz on August 21, 2008, 12:14:01 AM
:?
That was well worth bumping a two-year old thread for.