Jimmlop68 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 HI all! First time poster here looking for some advice. I purchased a used Epiphone '58 reissue Flying V that a previous owner upgraded with Seymour Duncan sh-4(JB) and the Sh-2N (Jazz neck) pickups. However I was thinking about swapping them out for epiphone's probucker 2(neck) and probucker 3 (bridge). What do you think? I"m looking for more vintage tones rather than heavy metal thrashing. I've heard good things about the both pickups. Currently the SDs in the V sound ok but nothing special. I know that could be related to wiring/pots/caps that I'm gonna upgrade as well. But just looking for advice regarding the probuckers vs Jazz neck and bridge. Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Seymour Duncan are very good pickups, better than ''Panasonic" ones ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmlop68 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Seymour Duncan are very good pickups, better than ''Panasonic" ones ... Uh.. Huh? Panasonic? Thanks for the "help." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I think the SD Jazz and JB (which I still call Jeff Beck) combination is a superb choice and I would never swap those pickups out. It may be you have a wiring / caps etc problem. I can't believe that it is a pickup problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 it's all so subjective.. I have a JB in the bridge of one of my LP Standards, I wouldn't say the pickup is for metal. It has a nice bite to it, but not over the top at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmlop68 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks guys, I appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomer Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 If you're going to upgrade the wiring anyway, try doing that first. It might save you a change of pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Probuckers are good, but the Duncans are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Both of the Duncans and Pro Buckers are good pickups, it really depends on what you want to get out of them. Are they too dirty are they too bright. You can get more out of them by raising the individual poles to within an 1/8 of an inch of the strings and they will drive more. If you use buckers with metal covers they will be brighter and cleaner. The biggest tonal voicing change will come from adjusting the value of the capacitors you are using. Duncan recommends with humbuckers to use a .047μ capacitor. http://www.seymourdu...mize-your-caps/ If you like the sound that one of your guitars is getting look at the value of capacitor that is connected between the volume and tone controls or on the tone control. Also check and compare the value of the pots, usually 500k for Gibson/Epi style. String termination, a stop bar will resonate differently than through body types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Uh.. Huh? Panasonic? Thanks for the "help." Rev Six is a marvel. Able to piss off a first-time poster in ONE SINGLE SENTENCE. FYI, Rev Six thinks everything Epiphone makes is crap, and he hangs around here telling us about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 My advice, well, isn't that the pickup combo what Mustaine used when he was with Jackson? I can imagine it's not super vintage sounding. The ProBuckers sound like grittier 490s. Bit less chime than the 490s. Depending on what you're shooting for, maybe go with the 490s? But yes, the ProBuckers are vintage-sounding and I like them a lot in my Epi LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmlop68 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Rev Six is a marvel. Able to piss off a first-time poster in ONE SINGLE SENTENCE. FYI, Rev Six thinks everything Epiphone makes is crap, and he hangs around here telling us about it. Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmlop68 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks again everyone. Your insight has been very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Lol! I suspect I know what his problem is, and the guesses on here so far aren't even close. He's obviously working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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