Post pictures of your Jazzmaster/Jaguar/Mustang with Alternative Pickups

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Post by hanspanzer » Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:33 am

Squier with Mojo Dual Foils.
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Post by my main man » Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:00 am

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Where’d you get that pickguard and how much did it cost if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve had this Warmoth Jag with Mojotone Jonny Winters pickups for a couple years but want a pickguard cut for the pickups instead of rings. I thought I would like the extra chrome but it’s a bit much for me.

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Post by Tweedledee » Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:44 pm

my main man wrote:
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:00 am
Tweedledee wrote:
Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:29 pm
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Where’d you get that pickguard and how much did it cost if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve had this Warmoth Jag with Mojotone Jonny Winters pickups for a couple years but want a pickguard cut for the pickups instead of rings. I thought I would like the extra chrome but it’s a bit much for me.

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It was made by Pickguardian and the cost was $65 shipped. I sent him the original guard that was on the guitar to use as a template for a perfect match, plus I included a tracing showing exactly where I wanted the pickup routes to be. The guard is perfect, though it did take more than a month for him to get to it and I had to check in once to nudge him.

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Re: Post pictures of your Jazzmaster/Jaguar/Mustang with Alternative Pickups

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my main man wrote:
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:00 am
Where’d you get that pickguard and how much did it cost if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve had this Warmoth Jag with Mojotone Jonny Winters pickups for a couple years but want a pickguard cut for the pickups instead of rings. I thought I would like the extra chrome but it’s a bit much for me.

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How the pickups sound? I’m cloning a set for my Jag build!

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Post by my main man » Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:28 am

JamesSGBrown wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:31 am
my main man wrote:
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:00 am
Where’d you get that pickguard and how much did it cost if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve had this Warmoth Jag with Mojotone Jonny Winters pickups for a couple years but want a pickguard cut for the pickups instead of rings. I thought I would like the extra chrome but it’s a bit much for me.

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How the pickups sound? I’m cloning a set for my Jag build!
I’m a huge fan. I have 1M pots so the guitar sounds truly different from any other guitar I have.
They can get pretty close to a standard Jag sound but they’re a little fuller or rounder sounding. Hard to explain. Them being a true Firebird pickup instead of a standard mini-hum was the selling point and I’m glad I got them.

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Post by JamesSGBrown » Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:02 am

my main man wrote:
Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:28 am
JamesSGBrown wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:31 am
my main man wrote:
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:00 am
Where’d you get that pickguard and how much did it cost if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve had this Warmoth Jag with Mojotone Jonny Winters pickups for a couple years but want a pickguard cut for the pickups instead of rings. I thought I would like the extra chrome but it’s a bit much for me.

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How the pickups sound? I’m cloning a set for my Jag build!
I’m a huge fan. I have 1M pots so the guitar sounds truly different from any other guitar I have.
They can get pretty close to a standard Jag sound but they’re a little fuller or rounder sounding. Hard to explain. Them being a true Firebird pickup instead of a standard mini-hum was the selling point and I’m glad I got them.
Sweet. I'm putting 500k pots in mine, hoping for a fattish Tele sound, which in my mind is the perfect guitar sound!

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Post by kamillebidan » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:24 pm

I had some help from fellow OSGers to wire this one up. Novak Humbucker Gold Foils in a 70's modified 1965 Mustang. Sounds great!!

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Post by Nord » Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:47 pm

My Mustang build with '65 DeArmond Silverfoils:
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Mostly '69 parts except the body, pickguard, and older Pat Pend tremolo. The upper switch is mute | standard | series.

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Post by jthomas » Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:03 pm

My Squier Jag with vintage Dearmonds.

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Post by thephza » Wed Mar 03, 2021 8:26 am

SUPER belated reply: Thanks! It's an Eyb Guitars sitar bridge!
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Beautiful! What is the bridge on this one?
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This has a set of Dragonfire lipsticks running through a 10-position Freeway. There are fairy light LEDs under the pick guard that have created an unintentional feature of pulsating interference drone tones when on.

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Post by d-rock » Wed Mar 03, 2021 8:27 am

hanspanzer wrote:
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This looks amazing. How do you like the Dual Foils?

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Re: Post pictures of your Jazzmaster/Jaguar/Mustang with Alternative Pickups

Post by Remork » Wed May 12, 2021 7:15 am

here's my jazzmaster/jaguar mashup..

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fender classic player JM body, squier affinity JM neck.
pulled the goldfoils from a no-name japanese SG copy - probably teisco family - and made a custom pickguard to fit jag control plates for added bling.
diamond plate has on/off for both pickups and a phase switch. rhythm circuit bypassed for now, may put in a fuzz circuit sooner or later.
stripped the body of its black paint and gave it a walnut stain.

have a rockinger neck coming in for this one, as i don't get along with the thin neck and the 12" radius.

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Post by Tweedledee » Wed May 12, 2021 9:55 am

After two months of waiting (!) my new pickguard from Pickguardian finally arrived, so I was able to put Firebird pickups in my Bilindastang. :)

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Post by RIORIO » Wed May 12, 2021 9:25 pm

This might be the best thread on OSG :?

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Re: Post pictures of your Jazzmaster/Jaguar/Mustang with Alternative Pickups

Post by stratking » Wed May 12, 2021 11:08 pm

Squier Affinity JM with P90s

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