American Pro Jazzmaster and Pickups...

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American Pro Jazzmaster and Pickups...

Post by cuethenoise » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:44 am

So I have had an American Pro Jazzmaster in Mystic Seafoam for about 6 months now. I love the way the guitar plays, but I think the pickups can be thin sounding especially with cleans. I've tried playing with compression (fender the bends) and it helps a bit, but I think I am just not that excited by the pickups.

So I have done a little research on the v-mod pickups in there and have heard everything from they are "strat like" to basically p90s with a huge mid push. I think I want to upgrade to something more jazzmastery or something that is actually p90ish. I have a Epiphone Sheraton with p-rails in it and the v-mods sound nothing like the p90 on that guitar for sure. Its loud and drives the amp to a nice breakup. Feels like double the output.

That being said if I go classic jazzmaster I'm thinking the: Duncan Antiquity I (not the II as they sound too bright too me) or if I go more rock the Classic Player Jazzmaster Pups (apparently p90s), Duncan Quarter Pounders or Lollar p-90s. What do you guys think? In the end I just want something thicker for cleans and able to play with gain nicely.

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Re: American Pro Jazzmaster and Pickups...

Post by Singlebladepickup » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:55 am

I've got Novak jm-v (neck) and jm-90 (bridge) in my parts JM. The p90 in the bridge balances great with the jazzmaster p'up in the neck.

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Re: American Pro Jazzmaster and Pickups...

Post by cuethenoise » Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:35 am

That sounds like a decent combo. Most of my rhythm is on the bridge pup so a p90 would be nice there and the more vintage correct tone on the neck. To get equal volume did he wind the jm-v extra hot? The neck pickup has to super low already to balance out volume wise so I'd be worried there since the p90 would be way hotter.

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Re: American Pro Jazzmaster and Pickups...

Post by cuethenoise » Wed Mar 28, 2018 6:39 am

Also are those hum cancelling in the middle position?

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