Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

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Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Don B » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:05 am

Does anyone make a Jazzmaster pickup in a HB sized shell that could be dropped into a HB rout?

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by parry » Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:07 pm

Your quest is understandable. Also near-impossible, given the different form-factors.

The closest I ever managed to get was with a set of Buddha Pickups. Pretty sure he'll still give it a go if you contact him through Reverb. They probably lay somewhere between a JM and a P90 pup... and they don't have covers (which I thought looked cool anyway), but as their own "thing" they're pretty damned good, unique-sounding single-coils. Fwiw, I stuck to 1m pots with mine.

They're the ones in the Sheraton.

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by RT60 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:39 pm

I would contact Marc at Mojo Pickups in the UK. If anyone could do something like that properly he could.

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Gavanti » Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:41 pm

I would check with Tim Esau at Sunday Handwound. He's usually up for a custom wind. A few winders do a P90 style in a humbucker form factor, and I would think that could be done with rod magnets. I imagine the key limitation would be the wide, flat coil of a JM pickup, so there's likely some necessary compromise or compensation there.

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Lost In Autumn » Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:33 am

Fralin Alnico Pole P90's are basically a jazzmaster pickup in humbucker form. https://www.fralinpickups.com/product/a ... humbucker/

Bootstrap Skookum are also the basically a humbucker shaped jazzmaster pickup, despite their description as a p90 style pickup.
https://bootstrappickups.com/products/b ... -humbucker

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by vistavision » Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:32 am

Lost In Autumn wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:33 am
Bootstrap Skookum are also the basically a humbucker shaped jazzmaster pickup, despite their description as a p90 style pickup.
https://bootstrappickups.com/products/b ... -humbucker
Yeah, I had these for a while and they were roughly in the sonic ballpark. YMMV. An HB-sized single-coil with Alnico pole pieces. You can have Alnico 2,3, or 5. I had A5. USA handwound and $60 for a set so totally worth trying.
I'm sure some Fender dealer in '64 looked at the new Duo-Sonic II and thought, "That's not a Duo-Sonic. That's a Mustang".

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Don B » Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:57 pm

Thanks everyone. What I was looking for was an easy way to put Jazzmaster-ish pickups in an HH Jaguar (which I do not yet have). Just looking for options.

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Mechanical Birds » Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:12 pm

parry wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:07 pm
Your quest is understandable. Also near-impossible, given the different form-factors.

The closest I ever managed to get was with a set of Buddha Pickups. Pretty sure he'll still give it a go if you contact him through Reverb. They probably lay somewhere between a JM and a P90 pup... and they don't have covers (which I thought looked cool anyway), but as their own "thing" they're pretty damned good, unique-sounding single-coils. Fwiw, I stuck to 1m pots with mine.

They're the ones in the Sheraton.

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That yr Coronado? Was it a custom body? Never seen one with a straight offset trem in it and it’s sexy as hell

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Mechanical Birds » Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:14 pm

vistavision wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:32 am
Lost In Autumn wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:33 am
Bootstrap Skookum are also the basically a humbucker shaped jazzmaster pickup, despite their description as a p90 style pickup.
https://bootstrappickups.com/products/b ... -humbucker
Yeah, I had these for a while and they were roughly in the sonic ballpark. YMMV. An HB-sized single-coil with Alnico pole pieces. You can have Alnico 2,3, or 5. I had A5. USA handwound and $60 for a set so totally worth trying.
I thought that was only $60 a piece but for a set is bonkers holy shit I don’t think you can find a better deal

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Lost In Autumn » Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:00 am

Mechanical Birds wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:14 pm
vistavision wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:32 am
Lost In Autumn wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:33 am
Bootstrap Skookum are also the basically a humbucker shaped jazzmaster pickup, despite their description as a p90 style pickup.
https://bootstrappickups.com/products/b ... -humbucker
Yeah, I had these for a while and they were roughly in the sonic ballpark. YMMV. An HB-sized single-coil with Alnico pole pieces. You can have Alnico 2,3, or 5. I had A5. USA handwound and $60 for a set so totally worth trying.
I thought that was only $60 a piece but for a set is bonkers holy shit I don’t think you can find a better deal
they're a great value for the money, but I'm not sure I'd place them in the same category as Fralin, Novak or Lollar; more like better than GFS.

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by LVC » Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:45 am

Mechanical Birds wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:12 pm
That yr Coronado? Was it a custom body? Never seen one with a straight offset trem in it and it’s sexy as hell
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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by BarnyardCoral » Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:47 am

Don B wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:57 pm
Thanks everyone. What I was looking for was an easy way to put Jazzmaster-ish pickups in an HH Jaguar (which I do not yet have). Just looking for options.
Would it be possible and easier to just get a Jazzmaster and put a short scale neck on it?
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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Jonesie » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:00 am

Lost In Autumn wrote:
Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:00 am
Mechanical Birds wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:14 pm
vistavision wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:32 am


Yeah, I had these for a while and they were roughly in the sonic ballpark. YMMV. An HB-sized single-coil with Alnico pole pieces. You can have Alnico 2,3, or 5. I had A5. USA handwound and $60 for a set so totally worth trying.
I thought that was only $60 a piece but for a set is bonkers holy shit I don’t think you can find a better deal
they're a great value for the money, but I'm not sure I'd place them in the same category as Fralin, Novak or Lollar; more like better than GFS.
I'd say more in line with Duncan or Dimarzio than just above GFS. I have a set in my Tele (Palo Duro bridge / Pretzel neck) and they sound ridiculous. Clear, crisp, chimey. The best middle position I've ever heard. The construction of these is great too, they don't seem to skimp. Cloth wire, etc...

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by vistavision » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:34 pm

Jonesie wrote:
Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:00 am
Lost In Autumn wrote:
Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:00 am

they're a great value for the money, but I'm not sure I'd place them in the same category as Fralin, Novak or Lollar; more like better than GFS.
I'd say more in line with Duncan or Dimarzio than just above GFS. I have a set in my Tele (Palo Duro bridge / Pretzel neck) and they sound ridiculous. Clear, crisp, chimey. The best middle position I've ever heard. The construction of these is great too, they don't seem to skimp. Cloth wire, etc...
I have an MIJ Jagmaster with their Vintage Clean HB's and they are my favorite humbucker. Not overly bass-y and crisp top end. I also have a partscaster with their Sun City Select Strat pickups. Easily matches Fender's offerings.

https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/boot ... is.498881/
I'm sure some Fender dealer in '64 looked at the new Duo-Sonic II and thought, "That's not a Duo-Sonic. That's a Mustang".

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Re: Jazzmaster pickups in HB form

Post by Don B » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:14 pm

BarnyardCoral wrote:
Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:47 am
Don B wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:57 pm
Thanks everyone. What I was looking for was an easy way to put Jazzmaster-ish pickups in an HH Jaguar (which I do not yet have). Just looking for options.
Would it be possible and easier to just get a Jazzmaster and put a short scale neck on it?
I think that I would have problems with the fixed bridge not accommodating the 24" scale. I could put a 24.75" conversion neck on if I wanted to go that way.

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