Jaguar/Bass VI pickups

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 2:16 am

So I'm looking to swap the pickups in my pawnshop bass vi to a three singlecoil setup and was wondering if you have done so yourself, or maybe you've played a bass vi with aftermarket pups or swapped em in your bass vi? Right now I'm leaning towards these Novak 1961 Bass VI, they look incredible though to be honest I'm not sure if I'd need to have a custom pickguard cut for them? Plus they are 160$ a pup.... His regular bass vi pups look interesting too, I've been happy with all of the Novak pups I'm using. Anything else to look at? Thanks

http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/BassVI61.shtml

Disarm D'arcy · Post by **Disarm D'arcy** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:48 am

I've been eyeing these: http://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/custo ... tml#jaguar

But the stock ones on the VM VI are okay so I didn't got around to changing them

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:29 am

Cool I'll look into them. So I havnt started to research into this at all really...are Bass VI pickups just three Jaguar pups? The stock pups in the pawnshop bass VI aren't bad but I've found every almost always aftermarket pups are different in pleasing ways, be it by being less hot or more dimensional or more balanced. Does anyone know if the VM Bass Vi neck and middle pup are the same as in the pawnshop Bass VI? I know from working in a music store back in the mid 90s that the stock MIM strat/tele pickps were never as nice sounding as the MIA strat/tele pups. And the squire pups were just terrible in comparison. I assume that's still the case?

Disarm D'arcy · Post by **Disarm D'arcy** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:59 am

VM and MIM VI don't have the same pickups. On the VI, they're basically Squier VM Jaguar pickups. On the Pawnshop, I think they're taken from other Mexican models like the bridge pickup is the same as in the Classic Player IIRC.

Yep, on the original VI, the pickups were Jaguar pups. I have written (prior to Squier reissuing theirs) an extensive and well documented article about the VI's history in French. I should really find it and translate it.

Nowadays though, Squier and MIM pickups are not that terrible, well compared to stock MIA pickups. At least in my experience.

Bon Hoga · Post by **Bon Hoga** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:14 am

I'm very happy with Lace Alumitones.

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:33 am

Bon Hoga wrote:I'm very happy with Lace Alumitones.

Interesting, are these made by the same guys that made/make lace sensors? I'm really happy with the strats I have with lace sensors, even built a couple guitars using them way back when. I'll have to look into these.

Lebowsky · Post by **Lebowsky** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:42 am

Disarm D'arcy wrote:I have written (prior to Squier reissuing theirs) an extensive and well documented article about the VI's history in French.

link s'il vous plait?

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:50 am

Lebowsky wrote:
Disarm D'arcy wrote:I have written (prior to Squier reissuing theirs) an extensive and well documented article about the VI's history in French.
link s'il vous plait?

Yeh if you translate it that would be interesting to read

Any input on the first generation 1961 Bass VI pups verses the Jaguar like pickups they changed too? The very/only research I did was to see what novak had to offer, and found out about the limited prouction 1961 pickups.

Disarm D'arcy · Post by **Disarm D'arcy** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:54 am

Lebowsky wrote:link s'il vous plait?

It's not online anymore (site it was on is dead), gonna have to perform some hard drive / internet archeology.

Bon Hoga · Post by **Bon Hoga** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:36 am

Uncle Grandfather wrote:
Bon Hoga wrote:I'm very happy with Lace Alumitones.
Interesting, are these made by the same guys that made/make lace sensors? I'm really happy with the strats I have with lace sensors, even built a couple guitars using them way back when. I'll have to look into these.

Aye, Lace Pickups:

https://www.facebook.com/lacepickups?fref=ts

BoatRich · Post by **BoatRich** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:36 am

Also Duncan !/4 lb's sound really good with the bass vi too, tons of output though.

backwardsvoyager · Post by **backwardsvoyager** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:45 am

If you can afford the Novak pickups I would say it'd be very hard to beat those, Curtis is an absolute professional. I have a pair of his '64 jag pickups and couldn't be happier.
If you're unsure on the specifics you should shoot him an email to ask what he thinks would suit you because there are a number of options, you can get it wound to any spec and he does lipstick pickups that fit on a jag or VI too. You get a lot more customization options than buying off the shelf pickups which makes the price worth it IMO.

Inconuucl · Post by **Inconuucl** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:00 pm

I want to to put goldfoils on my Bass VI, since a lot of them have an acoustic sound with lots of low end.

DADGBD · Post by **DADGBD** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:17 pm

I've not tried them, yet - but long-term members who've run the gamut on OSG have been raving up the new(ish) AVRI 65 jag and jazzmaster pups. Might be worth checking out? Also... Don't forget Peter, the Pickup Wiz. EXTREMELY underrated pup builder. He's got a full VI set on his site... Not to mention, your dollar is killing it right now. With exchange, you could probably pick up a full set for a song!

Uncle Grandfather · Post by **Uncle Grandfather** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:40 pm

backwardsvoyager wrote:Curtis is an absolute professional.

yeah I've got a set of his wide range humbuckers in my lee Ronaldo jazzy, that's why he was the first place I looked starting down this road. Thanks for the ideas

Inconuucl wrote:I want to to put goldfoils on my Bass VI, since a lot of them have an acoustic sound with lots of low end.

That's a great idea, I've got a couple old guitars with goldfoils I could pull from to try out. I like to build fully loaded pickguards that I can just swap between with my strats...I might do the same here

DADGBD wrote: AVRI 65 jag and jazzmaster pups.)

I've got a avri 65 jag that I love the sound of, and a avri jazzy too that sounds beautiful with the stock pups. I'll check out the pickup wiz, that's new to me, thanks

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