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Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:35 am
by Pop
Hi friends.
Do you think it would be a major pain in the ass to put some Jazzmaster pickups in this Jaguar Thinline?
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ ... 0437382507
I want the semi-hollow body and 24" scale, but with Jazzmaster pickups. I would also replace the three little switches on the underside with a Jazzmaster pickup selector.
Thanks!
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:31 am
by skullservant
Well you'd have to route a semi-hollow body, which could be a task. Then it would be an issue of how to mount the pickups in the body, depending how much of it is hollow, etc.
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:50 am
by backwardsvoyager
Yeah... that could potentially be a major pain in the ass.
You could get one of those Pawn Shop Offset Special models and swap the neck for a 24"? That already has the semi-hollow, JM pickups and 3-way switch.
They make a semi-hollow Jazzmaster too but it's a Japan domestic only model I think.
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:03 pm
by Pop
backwardsvoyager wrote:Yeah... that could potentially be a major pain in the ass.
You could get one of those Pawn Shop Offset Special models and swap the neck for a 24"? That already has the semi-hollow, JM pickups and 3-way switch.
They make a semi-hollow Jazzmaster too but it's a Japan domestic only model I think.
I like the pink one, actually. The pickups are apparently humbuckers, though, and not Jazzmaster single coils. I figured it would be easier to switch the pickups out of the Jaguar than to get a new neck for it.
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:45 pm
by FancyMike
Novak makes Jazzmaster pickups that drop right in a Jaguar. Not sure if they'd work in the thinline or not, but:
http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/JMx-Jag.shtml
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:00 pm
by Pop
Hmmm. These fuckers were $999 a few weeks ago.
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:19 pm
by bob the r0bot
Pop wrote:Hmmm. These fuckers were $999 a few weeks ago.
It was the only good stupid deal of the day ever.
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:25 pm
by sonidero
Pop wrote:Hmmm. These fuckers were $999 a few weeks ago.
It's cause you posted it, then back up...
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:00 pm
by Decibill
bob the r0bot wrote:Pop wrote:Hmmm. These fuckers were $999 a few weeks ago.
It was the only good stupid deal of the day ever.
GAH...Man if i would have known about that...!!!
Re: Jazzmaster pickups in Jaguar Thinline?
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:33 pm
by DADGBD
If you're thinking about pulling a Jazzmaster/Jag neck-swap, you're going to have to move the bridge position too, to accommodate the different scales. Your best bet - if scale dominates your decision - is to go with the jag version and get yourself a set of the Novak drop-in jazzmaster pickups. That way, you have zero body mods and everything is reversible.