JJB Prestige 330 vs Journeytek EP001K
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video i will be comparing the JJB electronics prestige 330 pickup to the similar Journeytek EP001K. These pickups are very similar and offer 3 transducer style piezo pickups mounted up under the bridge plate of the guitar. The Pickups were recording using an instrument cable straight into my interface with no processing done.
Guitars used in this video were Taylor 110 with the prestige 330 installed and a Guild F250CE with the Journeytek installed.
I put the Journeytek into 2 of my Teton acoustic guitars as extra options to the under saddle piezo each guitar came with. The Journeytek is the pickup I use most. Bought it on account of sample videos on RUclips showing it's better than the K&K aside from the fact it's a lot less money. I have a rosewood back Teton coming soon that has no pickup and will order another Journeytek for that one too.
I have done an install of each of these pickups on identical guitars and I liked JourneyTek for fingerstyle and JJB for strumming. The JourneyTek broke up really bad when strummed. JJB was the overall winner for me.
Interesting.... That's not something I've heard of happening with it before
I agree I liked the 330 in this sampling, especially the fingerstyle portion.
I had a 330 in a Martin D Jr. and loved it! They are truly great sounding pickups- my favorite among the SBT types…even over K&K.
Just did a Journeytek install on my Eastman PCH. Overall I like it, but the bass is definitely favored. Also I found the transducers sizes were a little too big for the PCH's bridge plate so they overhang a tad and I think are reducing my output. Also I found that installation system useless and ended up just tossing a light in there, and then rigging a mirror so I could look through one of the bridgepin holes to get the lineup.
Yes, this is another reason why I favored the jjb, the smaller transducers seem to fit better on the bridge plate!
I didn't even think to consider the transducer size. Live and learn man... I'll give jjb a shot next time, appreciate the recommendation!@@joeyyandell3219
Happy JJB user on my gs mini. That said I actually preferred the journey tek on your clips.
I wouldn't turn my nose up at either one. Both sound pretty amazing to me! I put the Journeytek EP001K in my little one's cheap Yamaha, and I find it has slightly too much bass. But not a big deal if you go into a preamp/DI box. I just roll the bass down.
Have you also tried a single transducer? I tried a Cling On on the outside and will finally install a Schaller Oyster in the inside now. With a Headway Preamp it sounds very natural and pleasant to me. Greetings from Germany
Journeytek sounds closer to an undersaddle piezo and JJB is closer to a miked acoustic to me.
Have the Journeytek pickups changed? The older demo videos sound way less bright than this one, and I have bought a Journeytek pickup myself which sounds more like this one.
I like Journeytek on this video more.
I think JJB has more gain here. There are a lot of typical piezo artifacts (clipping I guess, pretty annoying to me) on JJB, especially on the strumming part on high strings, 2:46.
Please correct me about my definition of this effect, if somebody understands. Maybe it is about buzz or some percussion in attack.
JJB so much better , more authentic