I don't own an archtop guitar, and nor do I play jazz, but I can't help wondering what one would sound like in the neck of a thinline Tele (which I don't own yet either :?) though maybe a MQ would be more appropriate?
I don't own a Manhattan either, but I suspect they'd be great in a Thinline Tele (which I do own! :lol: ). Compared with a stock Tele bridge pickup, a P-90 (or MQ) in the neck position is pretty powerful.
I would love to hear / hear about how the Manhattans sound in a nice Thinline ( or any Telecaster ). Both M.Q.s and Manhattans would get my vote for the job, the choice of which would ( as Philly mentioned ) depend on how hot or spacious you wanted the neck to sound. I have tried both in a fully hollow guitar - and the M.Qs in a semi , and I would say that M.Qs give you a lovely clear and assertive output, that can sound FAT as a fat thing and certainly powerful , grabbing the amp by the throat on the way in. the Manhattans are warmly
elegant - being also clear, but with a warmth blooming up as opposed to a fatness.
M.Qs give you the detail on the leading edge of the note ; Manhattans create so much 'air' that you hear every detail in and around the note . If the M.Qs were said to ring out like a loud , clear bell - the Manhattans would be compared to a wind chime that fills the room with detail. :)
'Captain Metaphor at your service ' ... :lol:
