SEYMOUR DUNCAN JB

Hey all! Today I decided to review one of the most popular humbucker replacement pickup on the market. It's made by Seymour Duncan and it's called Seymour Duncan JB(Jeff Beck). This pickup is one of the earliest medium-high output pickup that's available in the market.

The sound

The sound that I'm getting out of this relatively high output pickup is very bright and happy, much like the original PAF of a Les Paul. It does not get bass-y, it does not punch you with too much mid, it stays clear on a highly driven channel and it somehow has some unique treble-ish sound, much like a single coil.

On the bridge

I installed mine on the bridge. I got the 7 string model by the way, because I currently don't have any 6 string guitar left for modification. I put this pup on an RG7321 that originally has AH pickups by Ibanez that's totally muddy and way too hot to control. I put a DiMarzio PAF 7 on the neck to balance this med-high output pup.

I really like this pickup, it shines very well and cut through the mix nicely even with high gain amp. Roll back the tone knob a little bit and you get a more defined mid frequencies and less harsh treble. Play some palm-muted riffs on my seven string, it sounds great! The chops are very clear, very pronounced and retains the original sound of the pickup. Drive this pickup as hard as you can, then roll back the volume pot and you'll get your sweet spot immediately, sparkle clear dirty-clean tone with some extra punch.

So far so good..

One thing that I hate from this pickup is the treble level that can be too dangerous especially when you crank up everything on your signal path. That's why you need a tone knob for this pickup. It'll be your best friend when you want to control the sound of this pickup. Other than that, I'm quite happy with this pickup!

Beware, this is not meant to be a high-gain friendly pickup. It's designed to give you more dynamics on your sound, not to compress and further drive your amp. I'm happy with it because it suits well with mid-gain type of guitar music. If you plan to play heavy metal music with this pup, you better be prepared. It doesn't mean it's a bad pickup for metal music, but you have to know how to control the pup properly. See my previous post about pickups for more explanation.

Worth the money?

Yessss!! For $80.00, this thing upgrades the sound of your guitar with some added clarity.

From 0 to 10?

What can I say? 10.

Hope you enjoy this review, sound clip coming soon!

Cheers and God bless :)