Fitting humbuckers into a Jazzmaster

[Gunner Recall]

So those new blacktop jazzmasters had me thinking "why don't I do that?"

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I LURB my jazzmaster, but mostly in the neck or sometimes the center position...why not switch out the bridge pickup?
I dig the charm of incredibly low ouput pups and having the pedals/amp do the heavy lifting, but I'm a humbucker guy at heart and miss the kick in the pants they give.

Has anyone done this? I've seen a few different solutions, ranging from mounting the humbucker directly to the body/drilling pickup rings in, to gettng a new pickguard (I dunno where I could get a replacement gold pg routed for humbucker/JM), or mounting the HB in a jazzmaster casing by cutting a hole out.

I know Novak has a few humbuckers made inside a JM case options, but they aren't suited for what I want to do.
He was supposed to be coming out with a crazy hot ceramic rail humbucker-in-a-JM-case pickup but they aren't out yet, and who knows what they sound like.

I was thinking a BKP warpig...I wonder if they've ever squeezed those into JM casings.

[tuffteef]

does that jazzy have the moved close trem?

cause if it does

[Gunner Recall]

does that jazzy have the moved close trem?

cause if it does

Pretty sure it is...probably like the CP jazzy but with cheapo pups/no rhythm circuit.
Still, if the rumored $450 street price is right it's still pretty cool (they've also got a humbucker equipped jag/tele/strat in the series)

[tuffteef]

450s an awesome price!

but yeah i have one of the classic jazzmasters with the moved trems and it pretty much doesnt work i cant get it to setup and even if i use it , it wont stay in tune and it feels bizarre like it flings back to slap u in the face

[Gunner Recall]

I was searching for answers again and this was one of the first hits.
Stop being awesome ILF

I'm pretty sure a humbucker can just fit under a JM pickup cover, though I haven't tried.

[autopilot]

http://www.guitarfetish.com/NEW-Soapbar ... c_276.html

this could be your answer, personally i havent tried them but soon will do

[Gearmond]

hey, now, jazzmaster's trem is awesome. they're the only trem i've found to be smoother than a kahler.

anyways, post pics asap. i love the blacktops, but this should sound/look even better!

[Gunner Recall]

Those look cool...GFS has nice stuff, I really dig the mean90 in my strat.

Though I kinda had a specific humbucker in mind, I've thought about just approaching the builder but I want to wait to have cash in hand before pestering him
I found a few places that would do custom gold anodized pickguards, but I'm not sure they'd fit my j.mjm, and they were kinda expensive

[tuffteef]

i for shiz dont remember posting in this thread

[proroby]

I've been thinking about putting a Novak Wide-Range Humbucker in my bridge for quite some time. Why have you decided to not have these as an option?

[theavondon]

I've been thinking about putting a Novak Wide-Range Humbucker in my bridge for quite some time. Why have you decided to not have these as an option?

Uhh...

I know Novak has a few humbuckers made inside a JM case options, but they aren't suited for what I want to do.

[proroby]

I know Novak has a few humbuckers made inside a JM case options, but they aren't suited for what I want to do.

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Thank you, this makes my question more clear and better worded. What kind of kick exactly are you going for? Those bareknuckles sound kinda metal, almost active. Just curious.

[Gunner Recall]

Thank you, this makes my question more clear and better worded. What kind of kick exactly are you going for? Those bareknuckles sound kinda metal, almost active. Just curious.

Something more metal-y for sure, I want the pickup to do the heavy lifting.

For a while I liked having the jazzmaster as the polar opposite of my toronado (crunchlab/liquifire), but I hate having to switch guitars to get "that" sound.
I figure the pig90 is a good fit as it mixes a few soapbar-ish qualities with the warpig (which is my current favorite bkp, though the new aftermath will probably kill in my 7string once they are released)