SET of TWO Joe Barden Soapbar Pickups in Vintage Cream: Neck And Bridge, Brand New, Made in USA
SplitRockGuitars is an authorized dealer for Joe Barden Engineering. All Joe Barden pickup models available!
- These pickups are new in box and covered under lifetime warranty by Joe Barden Engineering.
- Mounting screws & tone caps included
- Wiring diagram & instructions included.
- I pack well and ship fast.
The Joe Barden 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. Like Joe Barden entire line of pickups, the manufacturer 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.
Available in Black and Vintage Cream. White available as special order.
More info from Joe Barden Engineering:
Soapbar pickups generally occupy the sonic space between single-coil and humbucker pickups. But, unlike other soapbar pickups, JBE Soapbars exhibit an expanded presence and clarity that make them more than mere vintage recreations.
“Let’s face it,” said Frank T, JBE’s President. “For JBE to offer a soapbar pickup, we had to have something different to say. And we do. “
According to JBE, trial users have been amazed at the enhanced musicality and tone of JBE Soapbar pickups, and the fact JBE was able to retain the vibe for which soapbar pickups are cherished.
Here's how the company describes the new pickups:
• The bridge pickup has the bark and authority that you would expect from a pickup in its class.
• The neck pickup is warm, articulate, and open sounding without being dull, flat or muddy.
• In the middle position of a two pickup guitar equipped with a set of JBE Soapbars, you get a hollow/woody tone that seems to belie the tone of each pickup played alone.
• Best of all, like all JBE pickups, there is no noise or hum that is so often attendant with single coil soapbar designs.
JBE Soapbars are available in packaged sets of Neck and Bridge or Bridge only, and in a choice of black or “vintage” cream colors.
