piperm

Hi all..

I own a Sparkle Silver Squire Jagmaster and a Sonic blue Squire Jazzmaster

Im interested in putting a Jazzmaster style pick up in the bridge on my jagmaster..

I've already purchased the pick up and widened the hole for it to fit.. I just need the cover and screws to make it all happen.

Is there anything else i can change too to try and make it sound more jazzy?? I know it will never match due to having the Strat Tail piece but i'd like to give it ago on getting it sounding more jazzmaster like

JustRooster

Get a humbucker sized P90.



Also, why change it to a Jazzmaster sound? You have a Jazzmaster.

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piperm

I like the sound of my jazzmaster but like the looks of my jagmaster so I want to try create a hybrid if possible

I have a Seymour Duncan hot for jazzmaster pick up ready to put in it..

And in my squire jaz I have the bridge pick up out of my old fender CIJ 62 reissue jazzmaster Which I recently sold.. I swapped them as it sounds wayyyyyyyy better in my current squire than its former fender

piperm

Also the jagmaster currently has a Sky HRN-1 humbucker designed by Kent Armstrong in the bridge however it isn't as clear and punchy under distortion as the jazzy sound I'm hoping to create

MrFlibble

Putting a Jazzmaster pickup in a Jaguar (or Jagmaster, in this case) won't make it sound like a Jazzmaster. A Jazzmaster pickup is just a regular single coil, exactly the same as you find in Strats, Teles and Jaguars, with the wire spread lower and wider. The thing which really makes a Jazzmaster sound different from other Fender designs is that combination of the two tone circuits and the design of the bridges.

Frankly, as far as a Jagmaster goes, you could just split the bridge pickup and get the same sound as you would if you put a Jazzmaster pickups in there.

It sounds like really, all you need to do is grab a basic, clear humbucker-size pickup, like a hum-size P-90 or DiMarzio Bluesbucker, something along those lines. Or, as I said, you could just use the existing pickup with a push-pull pot and wire it as a coil split switch.

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piperm

I could split the bridge pick up easily with abit of assistance on what i have to do however I think to change the tailpiece and bridge ...I'd probably be better off just buying another jazzmaster and spraying it sparkle silver lol

JELIFISH19

Change the pots to 1 meg ohm. That's what Jazzmasters use to give it their bright tone.

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MrFlibble

^True, but a new pot value on its own won't make a humbucker sound like a single coil pickup of any description.

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piperm

Yeah but I do have a Seymour Duncan Hot for jazzmaster pick up that I want to put in once I can source a cover and screws to fit it