rabbit
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I apologize to anyone who has been waiting to hear back from me about the Bird PU. This post has been very delayed. As I said in a previous thread, there was some serious illness going on ( not me ) and then other things happened later, among them being that I am recovering from a really nasty stomach virus ........... boy, was that loads of fun.
On to the Lollar Firebird Bridge Pickup ---- in a nutshell, fine pickup but not what I was looking for. It's very bright and very clean, with great balance across the sonic spectrum. And, as others have noted, the highs are smooth ---- none of that harsh stuff.
No one here mislead me about it whatsoever. Everything that was said was accurate. gmann and Birdy, I don't blame you for really liking yours. Like I said, it's a fine pickup. It just simply turned out not to be my cup of tea. When you're talking about a certain level of excellence in a product like Jason Lollar and select others build, it becomes merely a matter of personal preference ( or what one can afford. )
As for myself, I'll be returning to my Duncan Antiquity II pup. I learned that it is the pickup for me. There were issues with some treble spikes, but I think I can take care of that. There was someone in another thread who was thinking about getting some Duncan Antiquities for their Firebird. I'll say this : as I repeatedly talked about above, it depends on what you're looking for. I described the Lollar as best as I could, and on other threads here, some folks who love theirs also gave descriptions of the sound. What I would say about the Antiquity is that it is much warmer than the stock ceramic pu that comes on the Bird, but it packs a wallop. A mini-bucker will always be brighter than a full-size humbucker, but the Antiquity ( at least through my amp ) serves up a strong, thick midrange. And that's my kind of tone.
On a final note, I have communicated with Jason about returning the pickup for a refund. Anyone who's ever talked with him knows what a super-nice guy he is. Anyway, in the e-mail he last sent me, he said that the mini-humbucker he makes ( with the adj. screws like for a LP Deluxe ) has "more bottom and snarl" than the Firebird pup. I thought that was interesting. He then said that the Firebird pickup was "almost like playing a Tele. " I agree with his description. I think it's an accurate one.
On to the Lollar Firebird Bridge Pickup ---- in a nutshell, fine pickup but not what I was looking for. It's very bright and very clean, with great balance across the sonic spectrum. And, as others have noted, the highs are smooth ---- none of that harsh stuff.
No one here mislead me about it whatsoever. Everything that was said was accurate. gmann and Birdy, I don't blame you for really liking yours. Like I said, it's a fine pickup. It just simply turned out not to be my cup of tea. When you're talking about a certain level of excellence in a product like Jason Lollar and select others build, it becomes merely a matter of personal preference ( or what one can afford. )
As for myself, I'll be returning to my Duncan Antiquity II pup. I learned that it is the pickup for me. There were issues with some treble spikes, but I think I can take care of that. There was someone in another thread who was thinking about getting some Duncan Antiquities for their Firebird. I'll say this : as I repeatedly talked about above, it depends on what you're looking for. I described the Lollar as best as I could, and on other threads here, some folks who love theirs also gave descriptions of the sound. What I would say about the Antiquity is that it is much warmer than the stock ceramic pu that comes on the Bird, but it packs a wallop. A mini-bucker will always be brighter than a full-size humbucker, but the Antiquity ( at least through my amp ) serves up a strong, thick midrange. And that's my kind of tone.
On a final note, I have communicated with Jason about returning the pickup for a refund. Anyone who's ever talked with him knows what a super-nice guy he is. Anyway, in the e-mail he last sent me, he said that the mini-humbucker he makes ( with the adj. screws like for a LP Deluxe ) has "more bottom and snarl" than the Firebird pup. I thought that was interesting. He then said that the Firebird pickup was "almost like playing a Tele. " I agree with his description. I think it's an accurate one.
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