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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: grokostimpy on July 03, 2012, 07:15:36 AM

Title: Humbucker suggestion for Jazzmaster
Post by: grokostimpy on July 03, 2012, 07:15:36 AM

I like AC/DC, Soundgarden, Zeppelin, Nirvana, basically anything that rocks.  And I'm building a Jazzmaster because the curves are comfortable - I don't like Gibsons.

Problem is, I don't typically like humbucker guitars because the necks are too muddy and the bridges feel kinda notch-y like a c--ked wah... but I'm pretty sure all BKPickups would avoid that, right?

I guess I'm looking for a versitile pickup with an even response, I guess.  Maybe a Mule/Mule, what do you think?

Title: Re: Humbucker suggestion for Jazzmaster
Post by: ericsabbath on July 03, 2012, 07:22:30 AM

what are the woods?

if not something overly bright, you might enjoy a riff raff set
they can sound quite singlecoilish in terms of clarity and have that spanky picking attack, but with a humbucker low end thickness

Title: Re: Humbucker suggestion for Jazzmaster
Post by: grokostimpy on July 03, 2012, 08:07:54 AM

Ash.

Also, I'm looking at the Mississippi Queens...  I keep coming back to p-90's.

Title: Re: Humbucker suggestion for Jazzmaster
Post by: Telerocker on July 04, 2012, 12:46:15 AM

For a twist, you might want to look at the VHII too. It rocks in a good hot PAF-way, cleans up great, is dynamic and articulate (screams when you dig in, you can steer it with the pickattack). I have one in an ash Fender American Series HSS-strat and I get wicked tones with it.

Title: Re: Humbucker suggestion for Jazzmaster
Post by: Mr. Air on July 04, 2012, 07:53:11 AM

I think MQs would be a good choice and they'll be somewhat closer to the original jazzmaster pickups than humbuckers.

Title: Re: Humbucker suggestion for Jazzmaster
Post by: TheyCallMeVolume on July 04, 2012, 02:19:54 PM

MQ's would be great for this.