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Hi everyone,
can anyone help me, i have a question about jazzmaster wiring. I installed
to MIJ jazzmaster pick ups in a strat and was looking on the net on how to
wire them. I can do without the two different circuits, just want a volume
and a tone pot. however, i saw in a wiring diagram on the net that the
rhythm and lead circuits use different tone pots and capacitors ( 50k lin
and .022 vs. 1MEG audio and 0.3 )
now, i have two questions: which one should i choose, and why are they
different in the first place? there's nothing in the circuit that justifies
the difference, wouldn't it make more sense if they had the same pot and
cap?
the second questions, these ratings are from the seymour duncan site (the
only site where i could actually read the little print)
and apply to the SD pu's. I'm not sure whether these are different from
american fender pu's, but they're different from MIJ pu's in any case. Does
anyone know whether i can use these components for the MIJ's?
thanks.
oh by the way, i would never say it sounds like a real jazzmaster. it is in
between an american jazzmaster and strat though, and it gives a lot broader
tone then a strat. So this might be an option for those of us who really can
not afford a 'real' guitar, but want to surf up there sound a little. any
old squier strat will do, and MIJ jazzmaster pick-ups are quite available
for not a lot of money on the net (obviously from people with MIJ's who've
installed the Seymour Duncans. thank you guys, for throwing the poor a
bone!)
as soon as i get my scanner working i'll try to post a photo on surf101, and
give all you surfers a good laugh.
Wannes
--- In SurfGuitar101@y..., "rock verb" <rockverb@h...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
Hi there!
>
> can anyone help me, i have a question about jazzmaster wiring. I
installed
> to MIJ jazzmaster pick ups in a strat and was looking on the net on
how to
> wire them. I can do without the two different circuits, just want a
volume
> and a tone pot. however, i saw in a wiring diagram on the net that
the
> rhythm and lead circuits use different tone pots and capacitors (
50k lin
> and .022 vs. 1MEG audio and 0.3 )
If you just leave the Strat volume and tone pots in there I would
think you would be fine. Did you leave the 3rd Strat pickup in place?
Just wire it up like a Strat. Or if you had to pick, choose the lead
circuit values.
>
> now, i have two questions: which one should i choose, and why are
they
> different in the first place? there's nothing in the circuit that
justifies
> the difference, wouldn't it make more sense if they had the same
pot and
> cap?
Uhhhhh...no. Why have 2 circuits that do exactly the same thing? The
rhythm circuit is supposed to sound a bit darker than the lead, hence
the different pot values. You should hear a tonal difference between
the rhythm circuit and lead circuit (neck pickup only) positions.
Thats the point of the whole thing.
You should also realize the MIJ Jazzmaster probably doesn't have the
same pot values as the vintage Jazzmaster does anyway.
>
> the second questions, these ratings are from the seymour duncan
site (the
> only site where i could actually read the little print)
> and apply to the SD pu's. I'm not sure whether these are different
from
> american fender pu's, but they're different from MIJ pu's in any
case. Does
> anyone know whether i can use these components for the MIJ's?
Its not going to blow up your guitar or anything, so don't sweat it.
I would just keep the the strat tone & volume pots in your guitar and
not worry about it. The MIJ pickups are actually more Strat like than
Jazzmaster anyway ("real" Jazzmaster pickups are wide and would not
fit in a Strat w/o routing). So you are probably better off with
Strat pot values.
Your best source of wiring diagrams is from Fender's customer support
site: Mr. Gearhead ().
>
> thanks.
>
> oh by the way, i would never say it sounds like a real jazzmaster.
it is in
> between an american jazzmaster and strat though, and it gives a lot
broader
> tone then a strat. So this might be an option for those of us who
really can
> not afford a 'real' guitar, but want to surf up there sound a
little. any
> old squier strat will do, and MIJ jazzmaster pick-ups are quite
available
> for not a lot of money on the net (obviously from people with MIJ's
who've
> installed the Seymour Duncans. thank you guys, for throwing the
poor a
> bone!)
> as soon as i get my scanner working i'll try to post a photo on
surf101, and
> give all you surfers a good laugh.
Have fun. I'd like to see a pic. Good luck.
>
> Wannes
You need to get in touch with THE MAN for all things jag/jazz related:
Jim Shine
Jaguars / Jazzmasters area on the FDP
www.fenderforum.com
Satisfaction guaranteed.
-ChampAmp
----- Original Message -----
From: rock verb
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:48 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] jazzmaster wiring question
Hi everyone,
can anyone help me, i have a question about jazzmaster wiring. I installed
to MIJ jazzmaster pick ups in a strat and was looking on the net on how to
wire them. I can do without the two different circuits, just want a volume
and a tone pot. however, i saw in a wiring diagram on the net that the
rhythm and lead circuits use different tone pots and capacitors ( 50k lin
and .022 vs. 1MEG audio and 0.3 )
now, i have two questions: which one should i choose, and why are they
different in the first place? there's nothing in the circuit that justifies
the difference, wouldn't it make more sense if they had the same pot and
cap?
the second questions, these ratings are from the seymour duncan site (the
only site where i could actually read the little print)
and apply to the SD pu's. I'm not sure whether these are different from
american fender pu's, but they're different from MIJ pu's in any case. Does
anyone know whether i can use these components for the MIJ's?
thanks.
oh by the way, i would never say it sounds like a real jazzmaster. it is in
between an american jazzmaster and strat though, and it gives a lot broader
tone then a strat. So this might be an option for those of us who really can
not afford a 'real' guitar, but want to surf up there sound a little. any
old squier strat will do, and MIJ jazzmaster pick-ups are quite available
for not a lot of money on the net (obviously from people with MIJ's who've
installed the Seymour Duncans. thank you guys, for throwing the poor a
bone!)
as soon as i get my scanner working i'll try to post a photo on surf101, and
give all you surfers a good laugh.
Wannes
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