Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

[Elessar [Sly]]

I am considering getting a custom Jaguar made, and would like a pick up recommendation. I want nice articulate cleans from the neck humbucker but it needs to be able to handle fuzz and a bit of high gain. For the bridge I need something that can handle high gain distortion well as well a little bit of overdrive (perhaps punchy cleans?). I am also considering coil tap options (if that would work alright on a Jaguar that is).

It will have a standard jaguar bridge system, and would like generic humbuckers with humbucker covers not specifically made Jaguar pick ups.

 

[Psykel]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

Classic combo of Seymour Duncan Jazz in the neck and JB in the bridge sounds about right to me.
Coil tapping should be fine.

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

Just a thought. Alternative 8 in the bridge and Stag Mag in the neck. It would be an interesting combo.

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

Interesting, any other thoughts?

I have Gibson 57's in the nack of my Les Paul, and although that is a completely different beast, is there a similar/more chimey pickup that can handle high gain.

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

Interesting, any other thoughts?

I have Gibson 57's in the nack of my Les Paul, and although that is a completely different beast, is there a similar/more chimey pickup that can handle high gain.

If you want a chimey neck pickup, go with a pearly gates.

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

How well do the pearly gates handle high gain?

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

If you want a chimey neck pickup, go with a pearly gates.

Are they similar in any way to the '57 classics?

 

[staybobo]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

Phat Staple in the Neck and Crazy 8 in the Bridge.

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

Any body got any clips of these in an ash body?

 

[lazyfinger]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

I have Gibson 57's in the nack of my Les Paul, and although that is a completely different beast, is there a similar/more chimey pickup that can handle high gain.

Screamin Demon. Haven't heard a bridge bucker any chimier. And it can handle tons of gain without losing any definition.

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

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Any other suggestions?

I will have to have a listen to screamin demon clips.

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

I have an SH5 in my Gibson SG standard, and although it is a different instrument, I do like that pick up. Would it work in an ash body?

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

Bump. Please help =[

 

[Flint Stone]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

I've been experimenting with a 24" scale length Jagmaster for about a year now. This scale length is great for huge midrange and bottom tones, but the top end is somewhat limited.

I've found that the JB works good in the bridge, and will take most players anywhere they need to go (within the confines of the scale length). I haven't had any issues with thin, shallow, or lack of low end balls that I've heard people complain about with a JB. I'm using 500k pots and .047uF tone caps.

I'm currently have a '59n in the neck, and it works fairly well for my style of play. It'll play nice and clean, and dirty up a bit if you don't over do it. I would use a .022uF tone cap or smaller. I started with a .047 here too, but after several weeks of use I was hardly moving the tone control off 10 when on the neck pickup.

The JB/'59 combo will probably stay in this guitar for quite some time.

 

[Elessar [Sly]]

Re: Humbuckers needed for custom Jaguar

I've been experimenting with a 24" scale length Jagmaster for about a year now. This scale length is great for huge midrange and bottom tones, but the top end is somewhat limited.

I've found that the JB works good in the bridge, and will take most players anywhere they need to go (within the confines of the scale length). I haven't had any issues with thin, shallow, or lack of low end balls that I've heard people complain about with a JB. I'm using 500k pots and .047uF tone caps.

I'm currently have a '59n in the neck, and it works fairly well for my style of play. It'll play nice and clean, and dirty up a bit if you don't over do it. I would use a .022uF tone cap or smaller. I started with a .047 here too, but after several weeks of use I was hardly moving the tone control off 10 when on the neck pickup.

The JB/'59 combo will probably stay in this guitar for quite some time.

Sounds like a good match, but the body of my Jaguar will be Ash, would this not make the JB sound too harsh?