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    Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

    Hi.
    I was wondering if the Seymour duncan Pickup Booster could make a good alternative to the JE-1000 preamp to use with my J-50BC pickup ?
    I will not try to lie to you : i'm looking a soft Laiho/Latvala soloing sound [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] (yeah another one...)

    Anyway here some info on the thing :

    "Seymour Duncan pickup booster preamp. Same circuit and features as the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster Pedal but on a miniature circuit board (1"x3/4") for installation inside the instrument. Get all of the advantages of active pickups and have instant gain available with the twist of a knob. Crank up the gain to overdrive your amp to the ultimate distortion. Used by Jackson on USA Firestorm models!

    Features

    * True bypass
    * Fully discrete class A circuit design
    * Noise: -120 dB (referred to input with gain set at 25dB)
    * Gain Adjustable from 6dB to 25 dB "



    I think that the JE-1000 only add 6dB to the pup and is mainly a peak frequency booster but who knows...

    Also, does any of you j-50BC owners have experimented a preamp (circuitry/pedal...) that is close to the JE-1000 sonically ?

    Thanks for your help guys.
    Great Forum !
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  • #2
    Re: Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

    I have that exact unit in my 750xl. It is comparable. I use it in conjunction with a Vol and no switch. Works fine.
    750xl, 88LE, AT1, Roswell Pro, SG-X, 4 others...
    Stilletto Duece 1/2 Stack, MkIII Mini-Stack, J-Station, 12 spaces of misc rack stuff, Sonar 4, Event 20/20, misc outboard stuff...

    Why do I still want MORE?

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    • #3
      Re: Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

      dude, just ask around on the forum a bit, worked for me, i left a post saying i wish i could find a je-1000 and i got a PM asking if i wanted to buy one, i am also looking for the laiho/latvala tone, when my je-1000 comes, all i need is an engl/vht poweramp and a jcm900 cab and i have the laiho/latvala sound, good luck man

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      • #4
        Re: Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

        EMG PA-2 works as well, including a little adjuster so you can control the amt of boost.

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        • #5
          Re: Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

          i'm going to try the PA-2 with emg hz-4 very soon too in my rr1

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          • #6
            Re: Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

            i have a pa-2 in my rhoads and i like it a lot. It's a flat booster tho, it doesn't eq or re-shape the frequencies in any way.... but i do find that even at 0db (no boost) it gives a slight "active" sounding edge to the pickups - i use kent armstrong ultra-dist's in that guitar, which are the fkkn LOUDEST passive pickups you'll ever encounter.

            anyway, the pa-2 is a good friend of mine [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
            "It wasn't the world being round that agitated people, but that the world wasn't flat. [ ... ]
            The truth will seem utterly preposterous, and its speaker, a raving lunatic."

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            • #7
              Re: Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

              Hey guys, thank you for your answers !

              But guess what ? I was able to find a like-new Je-1000 on eBay ! I will give you news when i'll install it.

              In all case, i expect my new J-50BC + Je1000 combination to be better than my actual EMG81.

              Another thing : my je1000 is the simplest version, that also means that the trim pot doesn't have a on/off mini switch.
              I think it must be fairly easy to put one on it.

              Has anybody ever tried to do so ?

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              • #8
                Re: Alternative to JE-1000 with J-50BC pup ?

                Congrats ash.
                Record some stuff after you installed it !!

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                • #9
                  Thread ressurection time!
                  I'm also curious on the Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster preamp.
                  I couldn't find much info about it on the web.
                  Will this basically be like having the SD booster pedal built into your guitar?
                  So you'd have a booster anywhere the guitar goes?
                  Seems like a pretty cool feat.. Is a pickguard required to install it?
                  I'm looking at maybe having one installed in my Zion strat (h/s/s), but it doesn't have a pickguard..
                  Can anyone here tell me something about this? It would be greatly appreciated
                  "This ain't no Arsenio Hall show, destroy something!"

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                  • #10
                    Anyone?
                    "This ain't no Arsenio Hall show, destroy something!"

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                    • #11
                      You might want to check the Duncan forum. http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/index.php
                      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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