I also think you can't go wrong with either; the Lollars in my JM are fantastic and so are the Novaks in my Tele.
I think you'll be very happy with either.
My consideration would be that right now Novak JM-V + JM90 cost 215 dollars, while Lollar JM-V + JM90 cost 240. So I'd go with Novak.
To hear both JM-V's (not the P90s unfortunately), visit the pickup comparison thread;
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... hp?t=33614
Novak or Lollar?
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Re: Novak or Lollar?
How feasible is this in terms of someone else getting away with it? I mean, this sort of thing usually results in total disaster, right?
However, I'm tempted; because you've done it, and it may help my string balance.
Did you use gentle tapping?
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Re: Novak or Lollar?
Good way to sever a coil and kill a pickup
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Re: Novak or Lollar?
Well exactly. Yes!
I realise that I'd be better off buying a new set of flat pole pickups and selling the lollars at a slight loss if it works, out rather than totally destroying them and losing their value completely.
Was just curious as to what our friend here did or discovered exactly.
UPDATE: Don't worry - I've ordered some unradiused pickups
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Re: Novak or Lollar?
Yes probably not greatest of advice. I came to find out when I went to fit a fender cover on the lollar pickup. The early versions have a slightly wider spacing & the pole peices budged loose. I even eventually pushed all the polepeices completely out & reversed them to match a AVRI neck pickup, which was RW but not RP. Must have got lucky I guess.
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Re: Novak or Lollar?
Wow! Completely out. Amazing.
Whilst I defintely won't be attempting any of that... it's an interesting data point, nevertheless. Especially given that I would never have thought it possible. Thanks for finishing the the story.