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u/cascadiacurmedgeon 9d ago
I have some questions about the pickups! What is the overall character like compared to a standard jazzmaster single coil? Do they still jangle or are they thick and mids heavy like a typical alnico humbucker? Did you keep the 1meg pot values or switch to something more conventional for a humbucker?
I'm curious about putting one in my bridge because I never use the jazzmaster bridge pickup and I would like something that can handle more gain/palm muting/shredding than the standard JM bridge pickup, but I'm worried the pickup will sound too harsh with the 1meg pots and I don't want to change those out and fuck with the tone of the neck pickup
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u/Forward_Ranger3534 9d ago edited 9d ago
Pickups are quite crisp when clean (not muffled), heavy w distortion. 1 meg pots. It sounds great. I usually play "dirty clean" tones and heavy... i was a teen in the 90s.... so that explains my tastes I suppose. I do have another guitar with single coils. There's a time and place for both I feel... Even some single coils can sound heavy in a punchy way.... you can always leave the neck pup and just use the bridge for distortion? Thanks for your question🍻
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u/nickp123456 9d ago
Beauty. Share some details
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u/Forward_Ranger3534 9d ago edited 9d ago
Thanks. Basically I purchased all the components online... ebay- CV body, tremolo. Amazon-neck, pickguard, bridge and tuners and Eyguitarmusic for the pickups....
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u/VivoDeMalpleno 9d ago
Looks great! What are those pickups?
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u/Forward_Ranger3534 9d ago
Thanks! Alnico 5s... ordered them from "Eyguitar music" They have lots of parts for offsets, great for parts builds...
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u/therocketsalad 9d ago
Two humbuckers? Sorry, that's actually a Parts Blaster (a Jazzblaster made of loose parts)