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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1)
Very hot, tight and aggressive, with a dark top end and tight lows.
Hotter than 100% of the 158 bridge Strat single-coils we have
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan
- Tighter lows than a typical Seymour Duncan
“The JB Jr sounds like it has great crunch on the bass, good mids but way too ice-picky treble.”
Like the Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1), but…
- WarmerSeymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)Alnico 5 magnet · darker · −10% output77 match
- More biteDiMarzio SDS-1brighter · −9% output70 match
- Less hotSeymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)−34% output · Ceramic magnet89 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 16.09k
- Inductance
- 10.23 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 3.6 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputdarktight lowstight & aggressivenoiseless
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Stratocaster.
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What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published.
Seymour Duncan JB Jr vs Hot Rails Demo
Seymour Duncan JB Jr. Demo
Seymour Duncan JB Jr. Why I dislike it.
“It is actually voiced much better for punch and clarity in a neck position that one might expect.”
“Sort of that sweet spot if you think the Hot Rail neck has too much brawn and the Little 59 neck has too much spank.”
“The JB Jr sounds like it has great crunch on the bass, good mids but way too ice-picky treble.”
“The JB Jr sounded bright, almost glassy and the mids seemed, well nasal, if that makes any sense!”
“The Jb Jr is awfully bright and kinda bass deficient in the bridge.”
“The JB Jr was a bit dark in my alder strat and it compressed in a weird way for me under overdrive....”
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