Author Topic: Seymour Duncan JB (Read 18053 times)

Muso · « **on:** December 30, 2005, 12:24:52 PM »

Hi

basically I've had a Holy Diver for a while and not been that happy with it, anyway I swapped it over with a Seymour Duncan JB and I really prefered the sound of the JB. Anyway being English and proud I would like to stay with Bare Knuckle, so I was wondering is there a pickup which is almost identical to the JB?
Also I'm thinking of swapping my Irish Tours over for some trilogies as I want a higher output cleaner single coils, I play mostly fingerpicking stuff on the neck and middle.

Cheers!

indysmith · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2005, 12:34:29 PM »

*MAJOR evils*
The Nailbomb is supposed the be the BKP equivilent of a JB.
Not speaking to you any more

steve · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2005, 12:47:12 PM »

Just curious as to why you didnt get on with the Holy Diver?
I would have thought it would wipe the floor tonally with the JB.

Davey · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2005, 12:51:54 PM »

i got a JB at the moment.

there is a BKP called The Painkiller, going to be supposedly released sometime soon and its going into my custom rhoads, i'll be able to tell you about it when i have it.. so keep yer skirt on :D

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2005, 01:28:59 PM »

If I remember correctly you had the Holy diver in a strat? I would have thought it would have been too bright in one myself. The Holy Diver is ceramic based and wound with vintage wire so it is a compleatly different pickup to the JB. The Nailbomb is in the same ball park as the JB, but with out the nasty mid range honk. The Nailbomb is alnico V based the same as the JB too. Trilogy's will match up nicly with one too.

telemonster · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2005, 01:37:31 PM »

so...you flogging the irish tours, then?.....

Neemo · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2005, 03:18:04 PM »

Quote from: Davey

i got a JB at the moment.

there is a BKP called The Painkiller, going to be supposedly released sometime soon and its going into my custom rhoads, i'll be able to tell you about it when i have it.. so keep yer skirt on :D

I asked directly from Tim about the PK:
"the PK is still very much in R&D stage but it's built around a large ceramic magnet and wound with modern polysol wire for quite an aggresive mid.I can't say how long it'll be but sometime in the first 1/2 of 06."

dave_mc · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2005, 03:57:38 PM »

i'd have thought a jb was too trebly in a strat too...

man, i hate the jb...

oh, well, personal preference and all i supp...YOU'RE WRONG! THE JB SUCKS!

:lol:

just kidding!

carlaz · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2005, 04:33:30 PM »

Quote from: Steve-Mr Pig 2U

The Nailbomb is in the same ball park as the JB, but with out the nasty mid range honk.

And that was one of the things that I didn't like about the JB (when I last tried one 10 years ago). But diff'rent strokes f'r diff'rent folks, and Musos got a JB in a strat (apparently) whereas I was listening to JB'd LPs. Still, the prototype Rebel Yell got compared to a JB too, and its descriptions from Ben and Phil suggested it was kind of midrangey. Maybe the RY would work for Muso's strat when it becomes more-or-less available?

(When I heard the SD Custom 5, it seemed to have more bottom end than I remembered in the JB, and that seemed more my thing though I was a student then and too broke to buy pickups. As the NB seems to have more low-end than the JB, maybe it's more in that Custom 5 zone?)

Muso · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2005, 06:04:34 PM »

Steve I dunno why I didn't get on well with the Holy Diver it just didn't have enough edge for me.

telemonster the irish tours and holy diver will be for sale.

By the way I read a while ago there was a new Holy diver out now, would this maybe be a contender for my new bridge humbucker?

So basically you guys are saying The Nailbomb? I thought this pickup was for really heavy distorsion? Man all these options and I only have enough money to buy 1 humbucker :(

carlaz · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2005, 07:01:37 PM »

Quote from: Muso

So basically you guys are saying The Nailbomb? I thought this pickup was for really heavy distorsion? Man all these options and I only have enough money to buy 1 humbucker :(

Tell me about it :)

Anyway, though I know DC ratings don't equate output, the NB's DC rating is only around 16.x to the Holydiver's 13.x -- shouldn't be outrageously different in terms of output? More a different tonal vibe and "EQ" balance, perhaps?

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2005, 07:07:22 PM »

Quote from: Muso

Steve I dunno why I didn't get on well with the Holy Diver it just didn't have enough edge for me.

telemonster the irish tours and holy diver will be for sale.

By the way I read a while ago there was a new Holy diver out now, would this maybe be a contender for my new bridge humbucker?

So basically you guys are saying The Nailbomb? I thought this pickup was for really heavy distorsion? Man all these options and I only have enough money to buy 1 humbucker :(

Every one likes different things. I would go with a Nailbomb personally, It would have alot more edge and power than the holy diver.

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2005, 10:46:56 AM »

Would a crawler not be more suitable
The crawler also covers some of the JBs territory - the smooth end
It is kind of like a PAF on steroids
Gives a bit of an LP vibe to a bolt on neck guitar

carlaz · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2005, 12:36:58 PM »

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS

Would a crawler not be more suitable
The crawler also covers some of the JBs territory - the smooth end
It is kind of like a PAF on steroids

I always forget the Crawler! But again, a PAF sound (even on steroids), doesn't seem to me like it would be as midrangey as I remember the JB. I'm sure I remember Tim a few months back describing the Crawler and Abraxas as both being sort of "hot PAFs", but differently voiced. Could anyone say how the Crawler and Abraxas compare in terms of timbre/tone? But in any case, wouldn't a "hot PAF" have a different vibe than a "JBish" pickup?

lulusg · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2005, 01:42:47 PM »

Hi Muso. Try matching the wood and guitar type with the pickup. I read on this forum that Steve Stevens went on to try the RY on many different guitars, until settling in for the RY-Les Paul match. I know I wanted to try my SGs to sound like something else, until I decided to try matching the wood with the correct pickup. Then everything sounded great. I am guessing that we may need to go deeper on the issue of wood/guitar match for a better tone. I wanted to have some RY on a strat but Tim told me about the sound being too bright. Greatings from the Birthplace of the Blues, and a great 2006 for everybody :)