New pickups for S2 Standard 22

[krb813]

What do all of you think about a JB pickup in the bridge of my S2? Also, what pickup would you recommend for the Neck pickup? Thanks

 

[SinSir]

JB will sound great in the standard 22. The Jazz or 59 is what I'd pair fir the neck.

 

[Russ73]

OP I put a JB/59 in my standard 22 I'm diggin it...a little bright with the JB...nice grind but I play with gain....I bought another used Standard 22 that came with BK mules and it takes the cake...but the JB is a fine pup...

 

[krb813]

OP I put a JB/59 in my standard 22 I'm diggin it...a little bright with the JB...nice grind but I play with gain....I bought another used Standard 22 that came with BK mules and it takes the cake...but the JB is a fine pup

So it sounds like you like the Mules better. I play hard rock and blues rock with the Standard 22. Good match then? How about the Stormy Mondays?

 

[Russ73]

So it sounds like you like the Mules better. I play hard rock and blues rock with the Standard 22. Good match then? How about the Stormy Mondays?

The mules are thicker sounding but I'm glad I have both guitars to differentiate...the mules are also more than double the price....when I play with the band the JB sounds great...cuts through and sounds great on record....PM me and I'll send you a recording...

 

[Jaw3000]

I'm also curious how the Stormy Mondays sound, being less aggressive than the Mules. I know the Mules are popular for the "SG" sound.

 

[Going Modal]

JB in the bridge with a Jazz in the neck would be the ultimate hard-rock/metal '90s kind of thing. Extremely popular.

Another perfect pairing is the SH-5 Duncan Custom in the bridge with a '59 Model in the neck. This one is more '70s hard-rock/"rawk" kind of thing and IMO is a dead-ringer for the original PRS Dragon pickup set. My fave for a "higher output" setup.

 

[Russ73]

Someone at SD told me the Warren dimartini pup is killer...like a thicker jb they described it....

 

[d^rren]

I LOVE the sound of the Duncan Custom in mahogany guitars. And it's available in several flavours if you want to try the same wind with different magnets.

Custom = Ceramic
Custom Custom = AlNiCo 2
Custom 5 = AlNiCo 5

Paired with the Jazz in the neck, it's one of my favourite pickup combos. It's like a more airy and modern JB/59.

 

[d^rren]

Someone at SD told me the Warren dimartini pup is killer...like a thicker jb they described it....

If I'm not mistaken, it's a JB with an AlNiCo 2 magnet, so it's a little lower output and has a little more "squish" to it.