I’d love to see a video like this with your original Jazzmaster set as well - going through each position while talking about why and what is happening with them
We haven't set any sort of schedule on this, so it could be some time. We aren't a very large crew and there's a lot that goes into it, so videos like this can take quite a while to come to fruition. If you're subscribed to our channel and have your notifications set to let you know when new videos drop, you'll be amongst the first to know when it gets uploaded.
That should actually tell folks something here. We sat in front of a vintage Vibrolux Reverb, arguably one of the greatest clean amps of all time... and we *CHOSE TO* run through a modeler. We get why folks like old tube amps, heck, we love them! But not everyone has to sit with their tube amp running in a hot video studio full of lights and other hot gear shooting videos, sometimes for hours on end. It gets uncomfortably warm, the volume levels in the room are unbearably loud, and it puts wear and tear on the old gear for very little return. We see this as a great alternative that delivers excellent results. It's win/win for us. And we still have the tube amps when we want/need to use them.
@@LollarPickups that's fair enough. Would have been nice to hear a little through a real amp too as that's how the vast majority of people play still but I see your points 🤟🏻
Have y’all been using modeling beyond this video? I thought it sounded great and now I’m wondering if other videos use digital amps… I never would have guessed
We've used the HX Stomp for all of our videos and sound clips for quite some time. Prior to that, we did use it off and on. I probably couldn't tell you for sure off the top of my head what was used on which video. But, I always say that if you can't tell, it probably doesn't matter. Haha! Thanks for commenting!
Sounds kind of harsher compared to the original Lollar JMs, based on your own demos. Is it just the way it was recorded or am I missing something? I am just looking for replacement pickups for my AVII JM. Any advice you can share?Thanks!
I don't think "harsh" is the best way to describe it, though it may sound that way to some on the playback, especially through some speakers. There is definitely more treble frequency response and quite a bit less midrange. But the difference is not night and day; they both sound very much like a vintage Jazzmaster sound, just in different ways and from different eras of the instrument. This one is designed more for the folks looking for a brighter, more articulate style, versus the fuller, fatter, and warmer tone of our Original '58 Jazzmaster pickups.
@@LollarPickups Many thanks for a thoughtful response! Makes sense to me. I’m just starting out, so my ears are still getting used to analyzing the different kinds of tones pickups can provide.
We haven't tried pairing the two, but I'm sure that they would be complimentary to one another. That's not to say that anyone else may or may not likely prefer the combination over a matched pair of either, that's completely personal preference. But they probably wouldn't sound *bad* together to most people.
