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Jag pick ups
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:43 am
by BlindtoFaith
I am looking to get a new and better bridge pup for my new Jag. I love the sound of the stock pup but it seems to treble heavy with almost everything. I want something with the same cut and charm of a Jag pup but with more ass to it. What ya got?
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:54 pm
by jskadiang
This is relevant to my interests. I got a pretty decent deal on a set of Duncan Antiquity IIs but I have yet to receive them so I can't comment. The stock pickups on my CIJ are awfully harsh on the ears though. Maybe that's part of the charm?
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:56 pm
by uck
Cheapest is the Duncan Quarter Pound Jag bridge: a little more ass but still sounds like a Jag. The Pickup Wizard stuff is great for not a lot of money. Best custom option, IMO, would be sending the stock bridge to Curtis Novak for a rewind.
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:47 pm
by julius_deane
I was gonna suggest the Quarter Pound. That's what I was planning to put in my Tele back when I still had one.
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:58 pm
by mordecainyc
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:35 pm
by hatshirt
seymour duncan SJAG-2 hot for jaguar pickups retained jag tones but with more mids and balls from my experience.
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:27 pm
by uck
I always wanted to try the Vintage Vibe 90s but never got around to it.
I think the Jag's construction plays such a big part in "that" bridge sound so just about any good single-coil will work. It's also why bad pick-ups sound especially shitty there.
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:54 pm
by lakeshoremicheal
These look sweet! How do you think these compare to Curtis Novak's vintage Jag pickups?
I bought my Jag used and the guy I bought it from put SD Hot Rails in it.. they sound great, but not quite what I'm looking for. Maybe too crispy? I feel like I want a crappier, more lo-fi sound. Post punk, late 70s era Cure or Siouxsie.. Been looking at the Novak vintage jag replacements, or the Novak lipstick Jag ones..
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:34 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
hatshirt wrote:seymour duncan SJAG-2 hot for jaguar pickups retained jag tones but with more mids and balls from my experience.
I've got one of those in the bridge and agree with this. Love it.
Re: Jag pick ups
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:07 am
by Boxbie
I got wizard pickups in the neck and bridge. They sound vintagy great, but I think a quarter pounder is probably more what your after.