Product: Barcus Berry 2565
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
10/29/1997
at
05:48pm
by
ANONYMOUS
Email: z-man1 at worldnet<dot>att<dot>net
Features
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Pickup features: humbucker
Impedence or other specs:
Instrument
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Model of guitar or bass: gibson es335
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): blues/contemporary jazz
Reason for pickup change: Help!
Just got an instrument with these pickups. Need info.
Both have same #. Bridge is real nasty overdrive, great tone, great sustain, like a PAF on steroids. Fabulous for the early Larry Carlton ES335 tones.
Neck position sounds like a trebly single coil; output is lower than bridge also. Is this a malfunction or were these supplied in pairs and designed to sound so different?
Any recommendations for a clean neck pickup to complement the great bridge B-B if I can't figure out what's going on?
thanx
Sound
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No Opinion
Perceived output level:
Tone:
Sonic evaluation: Carvin AG100 (stock) as pre-amp for Kustom 200. Kustom cabinet with 3 12" Altec Lansing (super clean). Extension cabinet with 2 Carvin vintage 12's; break up nicely when driven. Old transistor head Kustom
needs pre-amp to get decent tone at below-pain db.
Also use a Peavy backstage practice amp. same tonal variations between pickups with either setup.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: see Help!
Overall Rating
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No Opinion
Comments: been playing +/- 30 years: rock, jazz, blues, classical. have several gibson/epiphone/custom solidbodies, numerous archtop electrics:
hollow/semi-hollow, middle end, and several low end and custom nylon string electrics.
the bridge pickup has "that sound" better than my '61 SG/paul, '68 es335, or hot rodded joe pass. dying to get my hands on a Magnatone
troubador amp; recently had one slip away. this ax with the right neck pickup and that amp would do it...
