I'm Gonna Sound Like a Complete Tool, I'm Going Back to the Stock JP pickup

[Josh O]

I'm ready to heat up the old soldering iron and put the stock bridge pickup back into my JP6. I actually like the sound of it better than the D-Sonic. I tried the D-Sonic with the blade facing the neck ala JP but as I stated in an earlier post, it wasn't fitting right (sticking up to high) due to the wire bundle. It sounded nice and full but killed the balance between the neck and the bridge. I really don't want to mess around with shimming the neck pickup to try and balance out the volume or anything. I turned the D-Sonic around and it fit nice but it sounded way too thin for my taste. Shouldn't have messed with it to begin with, I was happy with the original tones and I'm a headin' back.

 

[CudBucket]

Ain't no shame in that. Go with what works for you.

 

[Josh O]

Well, the stock pickup is back in. Now repeat after me "Josh, you are never allowed back into the control cavity of your JP6 unless you have to repair something". Boy that control cavity, specifically the PC board, are tight working quarters!! My fat fingers were having a rough time!

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Well, the stock pickup is back in. Now repeat after me "Josh, you are never allowed back into the control cavity of your JP6 unless you have to repair something". Boy that control cavity, specifically the PC board, are tight working quarters!! My fat fingers were having a rough time!

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[Larry]

I usually tin the wires then place them on the PC board and just tap it with the soldering iron. Works great for me.

 

[Josh O]

Exact tools I was using too!!

I ended up having to cut off the old tinned tips since they were fragile and stripping down some new wire and retinning. The tough part was trying to manipulate the wires that had a few years of bend in them and trying make them go where I wanted. Just tuned and played up for a few minutes, the JP I know and love is back.

 

[roburado]

How do you like that Fuchs amp? If you don't mind my asking, about how much do one of those go for? I recently investigated Two-Rock, and man, those are expensive. I don't know which one they were talking about, but they were talking $6000-8000.

 

[robelinda2]

How do you like that Fuchs amp? If you don't mind my asking, about how much do one of those go for? I recently investigated Two-Rock, and man, those are expensive. I don't know which one they were talking about, but they were talking $6000-8000.

holy moly thats some cash!

 

[Josh O]

I love it (right now anyways ), it's 21 watts, very light/easily portable, simplistic layout of volume/bass/mid/treble (no reverb, no FX loop) and it has nice cleans and can be dialed in for a nice a gritty Marshall-esque breakup. No high gain or anything but a nice grit without blowing the roof off of your house. Seems to be very pedal friendly, at least every pedal I've thrown at it. It was $1100.00. Those Two Rock prices are ridiculous.

 

[roburado]

I love it (right now anyways ), it's 21 watts, very light/easily portable, simplistic layout of volume/bass/mid/treble (no reverb, no FX loop) and it has nice cleans and can be dialed in for a nice a gritty Marshall-esque breakup. No high gain or anything but a nice grit without blowing the roof off of your house. Seems to be very pedal friendly, at least every pedal I've thrown at it. It was $1100.00. Those Two Rock prices are ridiculous.

That sounds a heck of a lot more reasonable. I think those Two-Rock prices were for the Custom Reverb Signature Series. At least, that's my guess. I heard those prices, and I didn't want to hear anymore. I might have to try out one of those Fuchs.

 

[AlanJR]

Josh,

Live and learn, Amigo. The toughest thing about changing your pups is not knowing exactly how it's going to sound until you do it. Everyone has different settings for their rigs and everyone plays their Guitars just a little bit different. I have to say that I'm glad your happy with the way your fiddle is now, better to be happy than not when it comes to the set-up and sound from such an amazing instrument, y'know?

 

[Random Hero]

I have mine with the blade facing the neck and it's the same height as the neck pickup?

 

[jeffrey]

I'm ready to heat up the old soldering iron and put the stock bridge pickup back into my JP6. I actually like the sound of it better than the D-Sonic.

I'm with ya there, bud. I definately prefer the original pickup.