I wonder how a "air" JB would sound?

[Ed Hunter]

I like the JB a lot but always wondered what one would sound like with a weakened alnico 5? Sweeter? More P.A.F like? I know the output would drop and to me that aint exactly a bad thing since the stock JB has a pretty high output. i have the needed things to air my TB-4 but wanted to hear some opinions first? The air idea did wonders for the tone zone and other models.

[marcello252]

isn't the air mod involving the screws and the slugs not touching the magnet?

[Ed Hunter]

isn't the air mod involving the screws and the slugs not touching the magnet?

That is correct. It gives the effect of a aged magnet for a more mellow tone. I did it to a 59b and that sucker never sounded better! Sweeter highs and not so boomy in the bass. Sounds like a old P.A.F that really is from 1959! Lol

[dr. ad]

you can't fit the nylon airbucker keeper bars to a standard JB; i've heard of other nylon pieces in airbuckers but have only seen the keeper bars myself (the long piece that the pole screws go through).

you could wrap a couple layers of tape around the magnet; anything that puts about 3mm of non-conductive material between the magnet and the pole screws/slugs will do the trick.

i agree that the JB is a good candidate for this type of mod as it has prominent top and low-end and output to spare, and sounds good with an A2 mag swapped in.

see also the "half-air" mod.

[Ed Hunter]

you can't fit the nylon airbucker keeper bars to a standard JB; i've heard of other nylon pieces in airbuckers but have only seen the keeper bars myself (the long piece that the pole screws go through).

you could wrap a couple layers of tape around the magnet; anything that puts about 3mm of non-conductive material between the magnet and the pole screws/slugs will do the trick.

I have some dimarzio air pu's that dont even use the nylon spacers just have a gap. When i did the air mod to my 59b i did not use any plastic spacers just the equal air gaps.