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Coincidentally enough I'm in the process of converting a vista jagmaster over
to SD
antiquity II Jazz master pickups. This requires a fair amount of modification to
the
pickguard and cavities below. Would one of my fellow surf aficionados take a
little time
and measure the distance between the pickups on your jazzmaster and also the
distances
from the end of the neck to the neck pickup, and the center of the bridge to the
bridge
pickup? You can email me off group. I'm not sure if these distances are
critical, but I
imagine Leo Fender left little to chance, so I'd be best off replicating them.
While you're at
it, maybe you can tell me the distance from the strings to the top of the pickup
too.
Thanks,
Danny Snyder
--- In , bruce duncan <wetreverb@y...> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> We're blessed to be living in an age where there are so many really cool
choices
available.
>
> As far as pickups, the Jagmaster lends itself to three potential
modifications:
>
> 1. A 2 (Jazzmaster or Jaguar) pickup configuration;
>
> 2. A 3-pickup Strat clone in an off-set body
>
> 3. Neck & Bridge Jazzmaster or Jaguar pickups with a Strat pickup in the
middle
position, (My personal choice, and the only guitar I used on both Longboard
Ranch CD's)
>
> Both Fender AV Jazzmaster and AV Jaguar pickups are excellent approximations
of the
originals, They've gone out of their way to replicate the materials and methods
used in
making the original J/M and Jag pickups back in the 1960's. The AV pups
obviously being
brand new, will sound slightly different than the original 1965 pickups in an
L-Series
guitar. First of all, the L-Series pickups have had 40 years in which to
deteriorate, (i.e.,
magnets no longer as strong as when new, etc etc.) The point is, if you want
your 2005
guitar to sound like the original Jags and J/M's did in the 1960's, then bear in
mind, those
original 40-year old guitars do not sound the same today, as they did back then
when
they were still new.
>
> Seymour Duncan offers 3 or 4 varieties of J/M and Jag replacement pickups.
There are
the "Vintage for Jazzmaster" and "Vintage for Jaguar" Seymours, which is their
best effort
at replcating the original 1960's pickups. There are the"Hot for J/M" and "Hot
for Jag"
pickups which give a stronger output, for those who want a similar, but more
aggressive
sound, and there are the Quarter-Pounder series for both pickups as well. You
can visit
the Seymour Duncan website, and listen to recordings made with these different
pickups
installed in J/M's and Jags, and choose what sounds best to you.
>
> In my Jagmaster, I wanted to have the flexibility to make Jazzmaster AND
Stratocaster
sounds, so I had my guitar tech wire in 2 Seymour Duncan "Vintage for Jazzmster"
pups, in
the neck and bridge, and then a Fender '57/62 Strat R/I pup in the middle. With
the Strat
style trem/bridge, the original sound of the the Jazzmaster is somewhat
compromised, but
in my opinion, this is an improvement, in that there is more natural sustain,
especially if
you upgrade the trem to a Fender American Deluxe Series tailpiece - you'll have
more
sustain and clearer note definition than with the standard generic Asiatic
bridge.
>
> The pickup config on my Jagmaster, allows me to play most anything and get a
tone and
sound that are appropriate to the song. Using the neck and bridge J/M pickups
together,
and with the Reverb Unit dialed up, I get a tone described by Phil Dirt, in his
review, as
"Surf-Perfect". Using the middle Strat pickup by itself, I can play more
generic instro
songs with a nice aggressive attack, and a more rock-appropriate tone.
>
> At the price they're selling the Jagmaster, you could buy two, and try
different
configurations and different pickups on each one - like make one a J/M type, and
the
other a Strat type, or whatever. They are very well executed, and the finish
quality is
great, plus, I like the feel of the neck on mine.
>
> I hope you get the results you're hoping for when you get the project
finished!
>
> Bruce D
>
> surfrwfma <surfrwfma@y...> wrote:
> --- In , bruce duncan <wetreverb@y...> wrote:
> I mean, if you do nothing else than swap the Humbuckers out and
> install J/M or Jag pups, you've got the look and tone,
>
> >
> > Bruce D
> > Hi I am new here so I hope I am doing this correctly?
> What pickups would you recommend for this swap? I have seen
> advertised Fender MIA RI, MIJ or would you go with one of the seymor
> duncan versions of the Jag pickup. BTW I am looking for a Jag style
> pickup.
>
> I Have the sunburst and it is way cool.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob
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