sh-5 bridge with jb neck

[karpathion]

sorry if repetitive, so i just signed with a major cover band i have to go from playing reo speedwagon to metallica to hum ext. ext. this is the gig of a lifetime. look at my avatar i'm playing the gibson(on the right) explorer can i be versitle enough with this set up. once the money starts coming i'm gonna add a double cut gibby hollow. but to start out is this pup setup gonna do it for me. i'm only playing rythem. but i got alot of ground to cover. 290 songs to exact. but only starting with 70 i got a month and a half to be right on. can it be done or do i need a different setup. i'm loving the sh-5(best purchase i ever made). but i have alot of struming type songs to play is the jb gonna do it. i'm playing thru a line 6 hd 150 with spider 3 cab (not my choice its just versitle, will be mic'd at medium volume) help me out brothers i have to be dead on with this one.

[hanumanlangur]

If I were going for versatility, I would probably pick the '59 for the neck position. A Custom/'59 combination can cover tons of ground.

[karpathion]

wow i think i may have made a mistake. can you even use a jb in the neck? i thought it was used for both.

[Kosh Naranek]

Yes, you can put a JB in the neck. Yeah it's recommended for bridge pos, but people have used it in the neck pos with good results. I had a guitar with a JB at the neck (the neck humbucker was slanted though so under the high strings it was closer to the bridge) and it sounded fine. I did however replace it with a 59 and it sounded better. But the JB had a little more ouput and was tight enough, even in the neck spot. The 59 just has a little sweeter tone and more character.

So are most of your new band's songs medium to hard rock to metal? I think you'll be fine then. If they do any blues or blues/rock (Stevie Ray? Kenny WaynE?) then the Explorer may be the wrong guitar altogether. Of course you're only playing rhythm so I assume the band has another guitarist and maybe he can cover that base.

And a big congrats on your new gig!! Big cover band, good money... it's a gig many of us wish we had. A lot of us start up cover bands hoping to get there and never do. Well done! Be confident, focus on learning the tunes and playing tight& in the groove and you'll do fine.

[hanumanlangur]

You can use a JB in the neck, but it's more of something you would want if you were playing hard rock or heavy metal solos (not great for clean rhythm, IMO). If you need to be dead on with your pickups and need to cover classic rock and lighter music, a '59 is probably the most fitting pickup choice for the neck position on your guitar.

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[karpathion]

Yes, you can put a JB in the neck. Yeah it's recommended for bridge pos, but people have used it in the neck pos with good results. I had a guitar with a JB at the neck (the neck humbucker was slanted though so under the high strings it was closer to the bridge) and it sounded fine. I did however replace it with a 59 and it sounded better. But the JB had a little more ouput and was tight enough, even in the neck spot. The 59 just has a little sweeter tone and more character.

So are most of your new band's songs medium to hard rock to metal? I think you'll be fine then. If they do any blues or blues/rock (Stevie Ray? Kenny WaynE?) then the Explorer may be the wrong guitar altogether. Of course you're only playing rhythm so I assume the band has another guitarist and maybe he can cover that base.

And a big congrats on your new gig!! Big cover band, good money... it's a gig many of us wish we had. A lot of us start up cover bands hoping to get there and never do. Well done! Be confident, focus on learning the tunes and playing tight& in the groove and you'll do fine.

well 'm just playing rhythem only. i'm backing a great female lead player. i ordered the jb when i was little drunk, it was a toss up between the 2 but i had to have that jb. i hope it works. i know the custom is awsome in the bridge, i may just use the jb for a while then replace it with a 59. and base my ltd around the jb for more distorted songs.
and thanks for the support i'm gonna need it.