Mo'Joe & Fred combo?

Shreddy Krueger · #1 02-16-2008, 05:25 AM

Got a Fred in the neck of one of my RG's and I absolutely love it.
I have a Tone Zone in the bridge, which is decent, but it would be cool to have a hotter version in the bridge as I absolutely love the overtones/harmonics & midrange of the Fred for soloing...

Soooo...

Has anybody on here tried a Mo'joe/Fred combo or a set o' Fred's?
If so what are your opinions?

I'm curious...

I already have an RGT w/ a TZ/AN combo so I'd like a slightly different tone with this one.

Shreddy Krueger · #2 02-16-2008, 01:36 PM

Bueller?
Bueller?

rty13ibz98 · #3 02-16-2008, 11:18 PM

chris, what type of rg?

basswood or mahogany?

rich

RSVampire · #4 02-17-2008, 01:29 AM

it'll probably sound pretty darn cool

Shreddy Krueger · #5 02-17-2008, 02:20 AM

It's a basswood RG5EX1, the "special" musicians friend model...

Lefty Robb · #6 02-17-2008, 02:27 AM

Just keep in mind the TZ is much more powerful than a Fred, but the Fred is a great pickup, I used one for years..

Shreddy Krueger · #7 02-17-2008, 03:16 AM

Would the Mo'Joe have enough output to balance w/ the Fred neck?
Would 2 Fred's be similar to having a set of PAF PRO's?

RSVampire · #8 02-17-2008, 05:19 PM

yeah the Moe Joe should have enough power to balance with the Fred in the neck.

Yes having 2 Freds would be very similar to having a set of PAF Pro's.

Shreddy Krueger · #9 03-01-2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RSVampire

yeah the Moe Joe should have enough power to balance with the Fred in the neck.

Yes having 2 Freds would be very similar to having a set of PAF Pro's.

So I tried the dual Freds and it sounds really good...
Is the Mo'Jo noticably louder and or gainier than the Fred or is it basically beating a dead horse at this point?

Having a bit more output/gain would be kind of a bonus, but if it's barely noticable I'm not gonna bother...

Any opinions ??

rty13ibz98 · #10 03-01-2008, 02:08 PM

the mo joe has more output and is a bigger, meaner pickup, chris. i swapped a fred for a mo joe in a js1200 and made it a better axe.

rich

Shreddy Krueger · #11 03-01-2008, 04:05 PM

hmmm...

That's kinda what I was affraid of...that's pretty much the tone I'm after.

Thank you sir!

I guess the hunt begins...

-Chris

540s · #12 03-02-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shreddy Krueger

Would 2 Fred's be similar to having a set of PAF PRO's?

Two Freds can be a pretty good setup.... definately worth trying if you like the Fred.

After trying a few different combo's I had settled on a PAF Pro in the neck & Fred at the bridge on my RG 520QS which was a very nice combination. However I recently swapped out the PAF Pro for a second Fred & love it. I keep the neck fred about 1/8" farther from the strings than I did with the PAF Pro & the balance is about perfect for me. This combo provides strong natural & artificial harmonics in all 5 switch positions in this guitar & is very responsive to different pickng attacks.