Hotter Jazzmaster pickup alternatives?

[Rex_Rocker]

I went to a guitar store yesterday, and I was this close to walking out with a new Squier Jazzmaster. The thing played great, sounded super loud unplugged, and looked awesome.

But I hesitated for a second. I don't like traditional Fender single coils for the style of music that I play. I like P90's. I like the QP for Tele. But standard vintage-style single coils don't do it for me under tons of gain.

I know, I know. Nobody gets a Jazzmaster to play Metal. And my intention by getting a Jazzmaster would be to broaden my horizons a bit. But I also don't wanna stop being me, y'know?

I'm reading Jazzmaster routes are not deep, and if you wanna get a humbucker in there, you have to route. Is this true? Because I've also seen they make Jazzmaster conversion pickup covers/rings to fit hums in there. I and I'd only want a hum in the bridge, which tend to sit higher off the body anyway. So thoughs here?

Also... I see the Duncan JM QP has the poles sticking out off the bottom of the pickup itself. Would this be an issue fitting it to standard Jazzmaster routes? Would I have to chisel stuff off to get it to fit? I also see the JM QP specs are really different from the Tele QP that I tried and love. Do they even sound remotely similar?

What other options do I have that you know of? Or is attempting what I want on a Jazzmaster is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole?

Thanks!

 

[jeremy]

there are hot replacement pups out there, there are also some offset bodies that are routed for humbuckers. i havent tried to put a bucker in a stock jazzmaster rout for years so cant recall what i had to do.

 

[Mincer]

Do it right, and get the Hot Jazzmaster Silencer. Perfect for any gain you throw at it, and dead quiet.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Do it right, and get the Hot Jazzmaster Silencer. Perfect for any gain you throw at it, and dead quiet.

Thanks! I'll listen for some clips.

there are hot replacement pups out there,

Anything you recommend looking at?

With Jazzmaster pickups, it's kind of a shot in the dark for me. Like I can get a vague idea of what a humbucker sounds like from looking at specs and reading people compare it to other humbuckers. But with Jazzmaster pickups, I don't really know where to start. I stumbled upon something great with the QP for Tele I had, but I'm not sure what to make of the specs of the QP for JM.


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[jeremy]

i really like the hot jazzmaster. its a drop in replacement for mia jm pups, not sure if the squiers are the same size. the new silencers might be the ticket too! havent tried them

 

[GuitarStv]

Try the pickups in the squier first. Some squiers use wiring closer to P90 pickups under the cover rather than real jazzmaster ones.