Educate me on Jazzmaster pickups please!

GoldenEraGuitars

p90fool said:

lonestar said:

Yeah I guess primarily what type of sound you get (in currently using a p90 junior with a Gibson pickup). 

What year is your Junior? If it's a 2015 with a P90ST that's pretty much what an overwound Jazzmaster pickup sounds like. 

Tis indeed a 2015. I don’t dislike the pickup I have here but I’ve been assured it can be bettered. Not being a pickup boffin I’m interested to swap it out when I rewire it 

wesker123

Funkfingers said:

Just heard one of the 60th Anniversary Fender JMs today. I do not know what pickups are in that model but, in my opinion, the neck PU is yummy and the bridge PU is kinda raspy. 

TheGuitarWeasel said:

p90fool said:
They're actually quite similar to the first P90s from 1949. 

In that they use 'pole magnets' yes they are.

That Seth Lover design had a different number. It is described in an interview in an A. R. Duchossoir book about the history of Gibson electric guitars. I am too lazy to fetch the book.

Did you get to play the 60th anniversary JM?
Very interested in this guitar!

Funkfingers

wesker123 said:

Did you get to play the 60th anniversary JM?

No. Despite the shop proprietor's efforts to put temptation in my path, I managed to resist. 

I'm not that much of a JM fan. If I spent the dealer's *best price* on the guitar, I would feel the need to spend a bunch more money on - at the very least - a replacement bridge position pickup and Staytrem vibrato upgrades.

wesker123

Funkfingers said:8

wesker123 said:

Did you get to play the 60th anniversary JM?

No. Despite the shop proprietor's efforts to put temptation in my path, I managed to resist. 

I'm not that much of a JM fan. If I spent the dealer's *best price* on the guitar, I would feel the need to spend a bunch more money on - at the very least - a replacement bridge position pickup and Staytrem vibrato upgrades.

It looks lovely! Thanks for info.

meltedbuzzbox

Funkfingers said:

wesker123 said:

Did you get to play the 60th anniversary JM?

No. Despite the shop proprietor's efforts to put temptation in my path, I managed to resist. 

I'm not that much of a JM fan. If I spent the dealer's *best price* on the guitar, I would feel the need to spend a bunch more money on - at the very least - a replacement bridge position pickup and Staytrem vibrato upgrades.

I tend to replace the pickups and the bridge on nearly everything I buy...