Members heajos Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 So I just got an '86 MIJ Fender Jazzmaster. Amazing.It has vintage-wound Brian Porter pickups in it, but I have the originalstock pickups as well.They're in great shape, and I liked the sound of the Porter's better. I have someone that may be interested in them, so I'm curious.What's the typical value for vintage pickups?I noticed a few posts on eBay for vintage '65 JM pickups going for $500-$700.I'm not expecting them to go for even remotely close to that, I just want to know if they're worth more than a normal set or if I have something that isn't of that much worth.If anyone can help or point me in the right direction, let me know!Thanks Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 65 =/= 86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 Maybe $65-75 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 6, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 6, 2012 You ask about vintage pickups and then talk about MIJ 80s pickups, which are certainly not vintage and Brian Porter pickups, which aren't vintage....am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 You don't have vintage pickups. They're worth maybe $50 used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heajos Posted November 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 Originally Posted by Ratae Coritanorum You ask about vintage pickups and then talk about MIJ 80s pickups, which are certainly not vintage and Brian Porter pickups, which aren't vintage....am I missing something? Haha, sorry about that. I know the Porter's aren't vintage. I was saying that the JM has Porter's in it now, and I like them better. I was asking what the stock pickups that I took out were worth. This is my first JM and my first guitar that's this old, so if I was wrong in saying vintage, then I learned something new. Sorry for the confusion my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 $35 at best. vintage in this case just means old, its not improper usage but most people associate vintage with sought-after or rare. with Fender you want pre 1967 or so. (with a few exeptions like WRHBs from the 70s, and some 1982 MIJ Fenders). even new CIJ Jazzmaster pickups are just strat pickups with a big cover-not even close to the real thing. Id put some AVRIs or Novaks in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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