Has anyone split a Jazz?

Artie

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I'm wondering how the Jazz might compare to the Stag Mag in the neck. The SM is more than twice the resistance of the Jazz. The Jazz would less than 4k split. Anyone ever done this?

Thanks;
Artie
 
Re: Has anyone split a Jazz?

I have a Duncan Designed Jazz in the neck of a Shecter Jazz-7
(yes, 7 string). It is split it and like the tone a lot. It gets
some "tubular" single coil clarity, more airiness and more highs,
but does not have an abrasive "pinginess". If you
search you'll find a lot of Jazz pickup threads mention the
quality of the split sound. I'm not sure how it'll compare if you are
used to a split SM...
 
Re: Has anyone split a Jazz?

splitting the jazz in my music man (petrucci model, basswood body, rosewood fingerboard ect. ) gives the pickup a slightly fatter/ more mellow tone. There is a screaming demon (also low output) in the bridge so you cant really notice a large volume drop between the two when the jazz is split.
 
Re: Has anyone split a Jazz?

I've been wondering about the jazz / screaming deamon combination with the splitting options.

Here's the wiring combo that I've been thinking about Artie, starting with the super switch :eyecrazy:

1. Neck
2. Outside Coils Series
3. Neck and Bridge (wired normally)
4. Inside Coils Series
5. Bridge

This would give some interesting combinations, two screw pole coils in the outside coils mode (similar to PRS). The hex pole with the slug coil in the inside coil mode. (It would need the magnet swap on one of the pickups for humbucking.)

Then, add the spin-a-split circuitry to each pickup to let you dial down to single coil for each pickup.

Not asking you to draw it (yet), it seems an interesting possibility. I'm just wondering how it would sound.
 
Re: Has anyone split a Jazz?

It might sound pretty good, but if you reverse the magnet, won't they be out-of-phase in the #3 position? This is almost the same thing that Mincer wanted to do in another thread, except he wanted #2 and #4 to be parallel.

This will be close to the same thing I told him, which is just my opinion, (nothing wrong with how you want it), but it seems to me that to do inside/outside coils is a waste of a switch position. If it was me, I'd do adj. coil of the neck with the stud coil of the bridge in parallel in one of those positions, then in series in the other. That will give you a nice variation of sounds and everything stays humbucking in all positions.

Just my 2-cents-worth. :)

Artie
 
Re: Has anyone split a Jazz?

ArtieToo said:
It might sound pretty good, but if you reverse the magnet, won't they be out-of-phase in the #3 position?
I haven't thought about that; could you shed some light on that?
 
Re: Has anyone split a Jazz?

Its just that the two pups will be in phase when they are both selected In #3, just as normal. If you flip one magnet, they will have to be out of phase afterwards.
 
Re: Has anyone split a Jazz?

Splitted a Jazz neck in my E-335 semi-hollow body clone. I get a very smooth sound out of it. Very soothing and pleasant to listen to.
 
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