Jason Becker Signature Pickup
DeGroot
Mar 28 2014, 01:17 AM
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Seymour Duncan is releasing a Jason Becker "Perpetual Burn" pickup! cool.gif

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DeGroot
Apr 2 2014, 04:06 AM
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The Perpetual Burn pickup came in the mail today. smile.gif It is a major tone upgrade from what I had in my guitar (Korean Hamer). Basically swapping out a Super Distortion Duncan clone. Not a bad pickup but not totally my thing.

My first impressions: The pickup is bright and well balanced. Kind of organic in tone… it brings out the tone of the wood well. Articulate and responsive to picking attack and great for fast runs. I think it will get compared to the Duncan JB but I find this to have a very different voice. I have a JB in my Les Paul and was doing a A/B test. The JB is slightly hotter, chunkier with palm muting, and more responsive with pinch harmonics. Its bright too but I find the Becker pickup more pleasant in tone. I usually roll the tone knob to about 8 with the JB to cut some of the harsh treble. The Becker is medium output... I would classify it more of EVH heavy sound. Pretty much how it has been marketed and I think that is accurate. Definetley has an 80's metal/shred vibe to it. smile.gif

QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Mar 31 2014, 06:32 AM) *
If I remember that Californian, it had a great neck and a pickup that could really use an upgrade so good call on the Becker!!


Yeah, the neck is nice and fast. The neck is a bit chunky for a shredder guitar but it plays solid and feels comfortable for me. The angle cut 27 frets is what i like best about it. smile.gif

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- DeGroot   Jason Becker Signature Pickup   Mar 28 2014, 01:17 AM
- - Todd Simpson   I gotta say I would have bought one if I hand...   Mar 28 2014, 10:30 PM
|- - DeGroot   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Mar 28 2014, 09:30 ...   Mar 29 2014, 03:26 PM
|- - Todd Simpson   If I remember that Californian, it had a great nec...   Mar 31 2014, 07:32 AM
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- - SixStringSamurai   I love Jason Becker a LOT, but personally I questi...   Mar 29 2014, 12:15 AM
- - Caelumamittendum   I completely missed this. Not sure what to make of...   Mar 31 2014, 06:43 PM
|- - Todd Simpson   It's a rare bird Very rare neck. Great choice...   Apr 2 2014, 05:46 AM
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- - Darius Wave   Congrats on Your new purchase. JB is one of my fav...   Apr 2 2014, 08:23 AM
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