Jaguar Pickups: Any That Don't Squeal?

[Mad-Mike]

I found the main reason Jaguar pickups squeal is because of the metal "claws" - my solution was sto squeeze them tighter against the sides of the pickup cover to kill off any movement, other people just take them off because it's easier.

[f__P]

In My Experience can or cannot be the claws. My novak neck pickup squeals like a pig with some amps (esp. A fryette deliverance 120) and it doesn't even have the claws.. I would rather change or waxpot piclups - actually I'm aboit to install SD litttle 59s, but that's another story..

[gunlak]

in my experience, jag pickups especially japanese ri's are always microphonic. my clients can't even gig them properly with the squealing all the time. I wax pot them along with the claws and it's always a sure fix.

[monsterdonkey]

I wax potted my Squier Jag pickups and fixed the squealing 100%. Claws, covers, the whole thing.

[PixMix]

Well, I have ordered one pair from Buddha. If I'm going to take these off and wax pot properly, might as well try something new, like kosmonautmayhem suggested. I should receive them by the end of the month. I will keep you posted once I have them installed.

[Mike S]

Maybe sell and buy a set of potted pickups? There are quite a number of people, myself included, that like the sound of un-potted pickups and actually think the microphonic squeal is desirable in some situations. This is why we do things like buy Univox Humbucker reproductions and then spend several hours with a hair dryer trying to restore them.

[PixMix]

Update:

I got a nice set of Buddha alnico 4 Jag pickups, potted with covers on. I installed them last week and I'm really happy with them. Tim was kind enough to answer a few questions I had as I was deciding on the specs. They are also reasonably priced. (No affiliation).

No more squeal, and a great tone overall. I am going to wax pot the stock set, and use them on a project down the road. They do sound great when they don'd feedback uncontrollably.