--as a lot of people mentioned, an AVRI guard [edit - it was actually a fender aftermarket "reissue" pickguard, whether or not that's an AVRI I don't know] fits fine. Screw holes don't line up exactly but you can screw it in as-is and a few of the screws will be mostly un-noticeably at an angle. Another issue though is that (for me at least) the guard doesn't cover the entire route, there's a tiny sliver of cavity showing at the rhythm circuit. Also the shielding paint is somewhat slathered on it was showing also so I had to sand off the finish a bit near the upper pickguard horn.
--avri or CIJ jazzmaster bridges both work fine, especially with the increased break angle. The only issue is that they aren't tall enough, so you'll need to stick something in the hole to rest it on. I'm not sure of the thread size (anyone?) and I couldn't find a grub screw, so I bought a steel 1/4 inch diameter "tension pin" at the hardware store and cut it to size with a hacksaw.
--you might need some extra padding when changing the pickups, the originals have a metal plate underneath....the foam works fine on that but I had a hard time when trying to install vintage style pickups until I added some spare foarm in there.
--Pickup wizards sound great! THey have a lot of what I liked about the original but sound a bit more 3 dimensional.. I have to play them some more to see if/how much better they really are.
Update - trem was clicking so I replaced it with what I found out was a CIJ trem. Works better than the original and is a direct fit.
