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Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:21 pm
by JVG
Deleted - accidental double-post, sorry.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:22 pm
by Mondaysoutar
GilmourD wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:05 pm
Mondaysoutar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:51 pm
I’m going to order a set of these for my Jazzmaster. Spoke to the him via Instagram earlier and he’s suggested 5859s or woodies. Both sound great going by his descriptions, but guess just wondering if anybody has tried them both? I have an AO with the PV65s that came stock currently, I love them but a wee bit thin sometimes, a wee bit muddy and boomy and lacking in articulation sometimes though. So guess I’m after a better version of the traditional Jazzmaster sound haha. I play country, surf, jazzy, ambient type stuff through a twin reverb usually.
Speaking of Instagram!
Oft! I hadn’t seen that! Appreciate it man. Option paralysis, the final hurdle haha
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:30 pm
by ryland
I'd been wanting to try out the iola's. Ordered!
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:18 pm
by JVG
Mondaysoutar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:51 pm
I’m going to order a set of these for my Jazzmaster. Spoke to the him via Instagram earlier and he’s suggested 5859s or woodies. Both sound great going by his descriptions, but guess just wondering if anybody has tried them both? I have an AO with the PV65s that came stock currently, I love them but a wee bit thin sometimes, a wee bit muddy and boomy and lacking in articulation sometimes though. So guess I’m after a better version of the traditional Jazzmaster sound haha. I play country, surf, jazzy, ambient type stuff through a twin reverb usually.
Sorry i can’t compare, as i only have the Woodies, however the main difference between the 5859 and Woody set is the magnet.
Woodies use A2 magnets which - all else being equal - will give a more rounded tone with less treble attack than the A5 magnets in the 5859.
From your description of playing style, i reckon the Woody set might suit you better, although i have no doubt the 5859 set is great too.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:27 am
by Pelicashka
Will all of Sunday's Jazzmaster pickups fit under stock AVII JM pickup covers?
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:44 am
by GilmourD
Pelicashka wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:27 am
Will all of Sunday's Jazzmaster pickups fit under stock AVII JM pickup covers?
I've had no problem putting them under both AVRI/AO/AVII (Pure Vintage) covers
and Classic Vibe covers (once I unglued the CV pickups).
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:47 am
by ryland
Got my iola's installed in the JMJM last night. I still need to balance them a bit, but my first impression is WOW! The bridge pickup is actually useable for what I do, which is a first for JM pickups.
I definitely needed more foam for height adjustment as compared to the deeper JMJM stock pickups.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:18 am
by Daitong II
Just wanted to chime in. I installed a set of Fat52s in my Ocean Turquoise Partsmaster. They replaced a set of PV65s. I got them because of the 1meg pots in the guitar and, just like described, they tame the icepick sound that the 65s initially had. The Sundays are expressive and warm, exactly what I was looking for. So glad I purchased them.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:13 am
by javier-san
ryland wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:47 am
Got my iola's installed in the JMJM last night. I still need to balance them a bit, but my first impression is WOW! The bridge pickup is actually useable for what I do, which is a first for JM pickups.
I definitely needed more foam for height adjustment as compared to the deeper JMJM stock pickups.
BIG fan of the bridge pickup of the Iola set.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:50 am
by CorporateDisguise
Tim wound me my favorite pickup set of all time. The bridge pickup is his 52 formula with tele baseplate that is just the perfect bridge single coil. A bit chunkier with a a little more authority than a standard JM bridge, but still spanky and dynamic. The neck is a standard alnico v JM pickup that sounds so full clean.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:12 pm
by Pelicashka
I have ordered a set of Iolas late September. The package was late and I almost gave up on it, assuming it’s been lost. So I decided that I would probably request a refund soon, and then the 63’ Lollars caught my eye.
Of course, the Iolas have showed up on the tracking site once they shipped the Lollars. Looks like I will end up with 2 sets, and I am not sure which one I should start with.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:41 pm
by OffYourFace
Pelicashka wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:12 pm
I have ordered a set of Iolas late September. The package was late and I almost gave up on it, assuming it’s been lost. So I decided that I would probably request a refund soon, and then the 63’ Lollars caught my eye.
Of course, the Iolas have showed up on the tracking site once they shipped the Lollars. Looks like I will end up with 2 sets, and I am not sure which one I should start with.
Put the SHW in. I recently put some Lollars in a friends' 90s MIJ Jazzmaster. They sounded really good but kinda more compressed and flat compared to the SHW Iolas.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:07 am
by Pelicashka
I received the Lollars first and the Sundays got stock in sorting somewhere again. I installed the Lollars for now, and I am really amazed at the difference between them and the stock Pure Vintage 66s from AM VII. Love Lollars. I guess I will save the Sundays for my next project or something. I wasn't going to get another Jazzmaster though. Time will tell.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:20 am
by luau
Daitong II wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:18 am
Just wanted to chime in. I installed a set of Fat52s in my Ocean Turquoise Partsmaster. They replaced a set of PV65s. I got them because of the 1meg pots in the guitar and, just like described, they tame the icepick sound that the 65s initially had. The Sundays are expressive and warm, exactly what I was looking for. So glad I purchased them.
I have those in a MIJ and they're really nice.
Re: Sunday Handwired pickups FTW.
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:59 pm
by OffYourFace
i finally ordered a set of Iola's for myself.
merry xmas to me
Also, $115 shipped for a set of high quality handwound pickups is kinda crazy. Sale ends 12/31