Single coil sized humbuckers in a Jag

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Single coil sized humbuckers in a Jag

Post by MT » Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:05 am

I have a ‘90’s MIJ Jag that I’m thinking about swapping the pickups out on. Not really looking for super hot output. Humbuckers might be a fun option for less noise but I don’t want to route the body at this stage. A few options around. SD Little 59’s, SD JB Jr, Hotrails...

Anyone using single coil sized humbuckers in their Jag? What’s worked for you and what hasn’t. Decent clarity would be a bonus ( as much as humbuckers can be).

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Re: Single coil sized humbuckers in a Jag

Post by f__P » Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:02 am

I had for a while a CIJ Jaguar I modded with SD little '59s. It was absolutely great, way rounder and warmer but still with the classic jaguar strong attack. You can hear it here (it was tuned to C#): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUmZvdAxFH0

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Re: Single coil sized humbuckers in a Jag

Post by MT » Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:23 pm

f__P wrote:
Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:02 am
I had for a while a CIJ Jaguar I modded with SD little '59s. It was absolutely great, way rounder and warmer but still with the classic jaguar strong attack. You can hear it here (it was tuned to C#): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUmZvdAxFH0
They sound really nice in your clip. Thanks. :)

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Re: Single coil sized humbuckers in a Jag

Post by f__P » Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:03 am

You're welcome. I ended selling that guitar but every time I see that clip I feel a little guilty

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Re: Single coil sized humbuckers in a Jag

Post by s_mcsleazy » Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:17 am

i know jamie from reuben had a jaguar with hotrails for a while. apparently it was his main downtuned guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7xELYJLx_s
you can see it in this video.
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