Members thom Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Used to have an AVR Jazzmaster, and though I never had an actual vintage jazzy to compare it to, I REALLY liked that guitar. I'd assume it's as close as you can get to the classic specs as far as new non-CS goes...Anyway, I sold that one, fooled myself into thinking I could get by with just a tele and a strat. Which isn't impossible, but still, neither can do what a jazzmaster does.So I got a mij instead, the version with the bound/inlay'd neck. The stock faux jazzmaster pu's honestly weren't awefull imo. More strat-like than anything else, but in a rather good way imo. I still replaced em with the same pu's that were in my old AVR jazzmaster though, for a more jazzmastery tone. Nice improvement, but Phil might have a point there. I wouldn't be surprised if swamp ash or really dry old alder or whatever make a nice difference compared to basswood. Anyway, those fender jazzmaster pickups are nothing to sneeze at imo. I haven't tried ALL the jm pickups out there, but as far as bang for the buck goes, I bet its hard to beat the Fenders and the Seymour Duncans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Used to have an AVR Jazzmaster, and though I never had an actual vintage jazzy to compare it to, I REALLY liked that guitar. I'd assume it's as close as you can get to the classic specs as far as new non-CS goes...Anyway, I sold that one, fooled myself into thinking I could get by with just a tele and a strat. Which isn't impossible, but still, neither can do what a jazzmaster does.So I got a mij instead, the version with the bound/inlay'd neck. The stock faux jazzmaster pu's honestly weren't awefull imo. More strat-like than anything else, but in a rather good way imo. I still replaced em with the same pu's that were in my old AVR jazzmaster though, for a more jazzmastery tone. Nice improvement, but Phil might have a point there. I wouldn't be surprised if swamp ash or really dry old alder or whatever make a nice difference compared to basswood. Anyway, those fender jazzmaster pickups are nothing to sneeze at imo. I haven't tried ALL the jm pickups out there, but as far as bang for the buck goes, I bet its hard to beat the Fenders and the Seymour Duncans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members TheFigurehead Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Originally Posted by TravvyBear http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/...hp?f=7&t=33614 Based on these comparisons, I like the SD Antiquity II's the best, but that's just me. There are quite a few on there that you couldn't go wrong with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stevics Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 My CIJ has a Japanese JM pickup at the bridge and an American JM pickup at the neck.Contrary to most opinion around here I like the Japanese JM at the bridge, which gives me lots of goods sounds for my "old school "punk covers band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted January 6, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Originally Posted by Phil O'Keefe Do you know what year your Jazzmaster is, and what type of wood it's made out of? I ask because some MIJ / CIJ guitars are basswood, and on some of those, a pickup swap won't give you the "classic sound" you're after. At least IMO. I think it's alder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 I personally like pickups with sound a bit girthier rather than ice-pick trebly on a JM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John F Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 I went through the same thing with pickups. I have a CIJ jazzmaster with Q serial number, so it is made of alder with the nice thick rosewood board. I ended up buying some antiquity II because of the demos and the price, and I couldn't be happier. The trick is to use your volume knob as a tone control. It will sound a bit harsh with the volume full up, but when you turn it down a notch or 2, it sounds perfectly balanced and a more rounded, even tone. The volume is still very healthy as well, so you won't lose any gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snufkino Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Originally Posted by TravvyBear http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/...hp?f=7&t=33614 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted January 6, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yeah, I think I'll go for the Antiquity IIs. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted January 6, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 Actually, Antiquity I bridge, and antiquity II neck sounds like the best combo for me. Tame some of the brightness in the bridge position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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