Im replacing the pickups in my mim jazz and these are the two I've been looking at. In your opinion what are the pros and cons of each
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NJ4 vs. Antiquity II
- Thread starter thesilence
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Well, funny you should ask. I just swapped out some Ant IIs for some NJ4s.
IME:
The Antiquity IIs have more voicing - thicker lows I'd say. (I've heard they can vary from set to set.)
The NJ4s seem more natural and straight-ahead. The covers are rounded, which makes them look subtly different but they're comfier on the fingers.
The Ant IIs could certainly rock out. But personally, I'm enjoying the NJ4s a little more. To me they seem more useful and distinct when soloed. I was using just the neck pickup about 90% of the time on the gig the other night and was loving it.
Absolutely YMMV.
IME:
The Antiquity IIs have more voicing - thicker lows I'd say. (I've heard they can vary from set to set.)
The NJ4s seem more natural and straight-ahead. The covers are rounded, which makes them look subtly different but they're comfier on the fingers.
The Ant IIs could certainly rock out. But personally, I'm enjoying the NJ4s a little more. To me they seem more useful and distinct when soloed. I was using just the neck pickup about 90% of the time on the gig the other night and was loving it.
Absolutely YMMV.
