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> Hi Paul,
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> I recently did just that with good results.
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> First question: Is it a "Vista" squier jagmaster made in japan or one
> of the newer chinese ones? The quality of the chinese ones are so poor
> that I'd hesitate to put good quality pickups on them - my Seymour
> Duncan Antiquity 2's cost $70 a pop, I doubt the new chinese
> jagmasters are even worth that much. The new pickups improve the
> sound tremendously, and there are many instances when I prefer the
> guitar over my AVRI jaguar.
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> Installing the pickups is a tricky job, one that requires a lot of
> patience, especially if you're lacking experience in meticulous hand
> work, but it's do-able. If you're real handy, try making an entire new
> pickguard, I didn't want to invest the time myself. I used a dremel
> with a tiny sanding drum to enlarge the openings in the pickguard, and
> I used a chisel to clear the wood away underneath where needed. The
> pickups are thinner than the humbuckers so you'll need to shim it up
> with some rigid foam (or something equivalent) and you'll need longer
> wood screws to hold them down. There's not a lot of room because of
> the strat type bridge, so try to separate the two pickups as much as
> possible. I'm not thrilled with the action of my tremolo and I'm
> considering replacing it with a mustang type, which I've recently
> tried and liked. What's cool about the mustang is you can take out
> the arm and use the heel of your hand directly on the tail piece,
> giving you a lot of control especially when doing vibrato.
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> Even on my Vista Jagmaster , the quality of the switches, pots and
> wire are questionable, but are easily replaced. While you're at it,
> try doing what Dave Wronski suggested on the Slacktone group:
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> For the best tone cap response I found the Hovland Musicaps to be
> real cool. I've always had my tone controls disconnected, but now I
> have put Musicaps in all of my non-vintage guitars. Really helps to
> control the "Icepick" reverb sound.
> > -dave
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> I haven't done it yet, but it's high on my to do list. Finally, don't
> forget that pickup covers are purchased separately from the pickups.
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> Hope this helps, and feel free to contact me off list for further info.
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> Danny Snyder
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