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Blasphemy, I know. But the bridge pickup in my Jag is too weak and brittle. It *can* sound ok, but it's just so thin...

I'm toying with the idea of replacing it with a stacked humbucker. Not something for teh br00tz, but something that will give me a nice and thick bridge sound, and fit well with the Jag neck pickup (which I love).

What would you guys recommend for that? I'm not too familiar with stacked humbuckers, so I don't really know where to start.

I've heard good things about those duncan hot/cool rails

I've got a Seymour Duncan JB Jr in the neck of my jaguar and it sounds pretty kickass. How about just getting a hotter single coil though? I have a SD hot jag pickup in the bridge of mine and it can get pretty fat.

monkeydancer wrote:How about just getting a hotter single coil though? I have a SD hot jag pickup in the bridge of mine and it can get pretty fat.

I thinks this is a good idea for a quick and easy switch. A coil tap HB sounds bad ass in a Jag also...

bob the r0bot wrote:I've heard good things about those duncan hot/cool rails

I have a hot rail in the bridge of my '65 mustang and it sounds great. I never had the original pickups for this guitar so that's the way I went when I found it and put it together 20 years ago (damn!). I was thinking of putting it back close to original condition but it still sounds good so I'll let it ride for now.

A hotter single coil could work, but will it get me some nice, thick tones without as much treble?

Seems pretty unanimous to go with a Duncan regardless though.

The duncans in my jag are the only 'aftermarket' pups I've ever tried and I bought it with them so I don't know anything about any other brands! They do sound good though. When I got the guitar it had the humbucker in the bridge, and I found it too harsh and trebly in a bad way, and I like lots of treble. There might have been a problem with the wiring though, whoever did it before I got the guitar did a terrible job of that. I think a humbucker in the bridge would work better for thick rock tones, the single coil in mine sounds great and not thin, but there's still loads of treble.

Honestly I don't know how dark/thick you can ever get a jaguar, seems like all the jangle just cuts through.

Blasphemy = DO IT!

seymour duncan quarter pound jaguar pickup

Ok - so if I go for the Jaguar Hot or a Quarter Pounder in the bridge, will the balance be WAY off with the neck pickup?

Should I just go for a matching set?

hmmm....
Whatever you do, keep me updated.
I got a Jag a little while ago and wouldn't be totally opposed to changing the pickups.

a bit off topic but, has anyone put mustang pickups in a jag

Noise... wrote:Ok - so if I go for the Jaguar Hot or a Quarter Pounder in the bridge, will the balance be WAY off with the neck pickup?

Should I just go for a matching set?

It might still stay alright because of the difference in string vibration, but it might throw it totally off. Hard to know until you try it, getting a set just for safety might be a good call.

What's different about mustang pickups?

I believe they're a little weaker and a little twangier.

Cool, I've always wanted to play a mustang because they look cool but I've never had the chance. I'm feeling pretty tempted to try out loads of different pickups in my jag now, if only I could afford it...