I picked up a 1st gen Player Standard body this spring, it was partially loaded, with the tailpiece, bridge, pickguard and controls, but no pickups. I bolted on a Squier J Mascis neck that I had laying around, which turns out that they're identical in spec, and I dropped in a set of "Duncan Designed" Jazz and JB pickups. My intention was to flip it, as I generally don't like humbucker pickups and I like split coils even less. I'm shocked at how much I like this guitar- I don't know if it's the shielding effect from the covers or perhaps a somewhat lower output, but the guitar has an unexpected clarity in the neck that somehow splits the difference between the traditional Jazzmaster sound and is chimey and clear, unlike other humbucker equipped guitars I've played. I even like the sound of the split coils; as was mentioned earlier, they're definitely more strat sounding than anything else, but they're pleasant enough, just the same. I'll definitely hang onto this guitar for a while.