JBE Soapbars (Joe Barden Soapbar Guitar Pickups) Demo

http://splitrockguitars.com/JoeBardenPickups.html
The JBE Soapbar was not designed to be simply another vintage recreation. JBE Soapbars not only offer authentic soapbar tone but also the presence, musicality and noise free performance that are characteristic of all JBE pickups. Liike our entire line of pickups, we sought to develop a Soapbar pickup that would meet today's music demands with players expectations for a high fidelity soapbar design. It simply had to be more than a vintage recreation.

JBE Soapbars have all the characteristic vibe of soapbar pickups but with... "more". The bridge pickup has the"attitude" players expect from a soapbar pickup, taking guitar solos to greater heights. The neck pickup is wonderfully warm, clear and present...never dull or lifeless. With both switched 'on' you get a wonderfully hollow/woody sound that seems to belie the tonal character of each pickup seperately. Equally impressive is that the noise and hum of traditional soapbars are totally eliminated in the JBE design, making them perfect for recording and live performance.

JBE Soapbars are designed to fit body routes of any guitar that conforms to the Gibson soapbar/P90 specification. Dog-ear models are planned for later release.

Avg Street Price:$279.95/Set
$159.95 Bridge or Neck

Available in the choice of black, 'vintage' cream, or white (special order).

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[russdemar]

Hello I have the same guitar, did you have to do any body routes to your Fender Squire custom Tele to mount the pickups to the body? Thanks Russ!

[SplitRockGuitars]

@russdemar Hi there, Russ, No, no routing required, these are a drop-in fit. Btw, for your guitar I also recommend you keep the original 500K pots (even though JBE suggests 250). Try them, you'll abolutely love the Soapbars.

[sjdj408]

@SplitRockGuitars Hey, I was wondering if these soap bars would fit in my squier joe trohman without modding the body plus i'd like to put a barden strat-deluxe in the middle what do you think?

[SplitRockGuitars]

@sjdj408 Hey there. You would need a new pickguard with sopabar footprints. Your guitar has standard humbuckers in the bridge & neck positions, and the JBE Soapbars are P-90-sized. But you can also order a set of Joe Barden HB pickups - you'll get a great tone (and pretty close to the one you can hear in the video) but no modifications would be needed whatsoever. As for the S-Deluxe in the middle - that's what I personally would put there!

[TwoTewToo]

absolute killer demo-thanks so much.....

[SplitRockGuitars]

@TwoTewToo

Thank you! These are killer pickups, they were a pleasure to demo :)

[russdemar]

@SplitRockGuitars Thanks, I got this message after I got home, I call my guitar tech and he has it wired up already with new big 250K pots and a new 3 way switch. He said if I don't like the sound he will change them to 500k pots. I'll find out tomorrow when I pick it up. Thanks for getting back. Going to use it tomorrow night at my gig, with my Strat with Joe Barden's as my back up.

[veitchy88]

These sound stupid good.

[JohnM2001]

Both the tone and your playing sound great, but tell us about the effects and amps please. Looks like a Peavey Classic 20, correct? What was the red Marshall amp? And how about the effects chain? These YouTube reviews aere wonderful for players on a tonequest, but we need the whole picture: guitar pickups. effects and amps. Thanks