What else is there to do in times like these than tinker needlessly with guitars?!
I've been wondering what a humbucker would sound like in the bridge of my Jazzmaster, and having got the idea from will's incredible thread, I thought I'd give it a go.
The pickup itself is a known quantity, my favourite in fact - a Bareknuckle Nailbomb, which until yesterday was in my Mustang. It's quite high output, and can be aggressive but can still pull off a fat bluesy tone if you want. I already had custom Bareknuckle Jazzmater pups in there, so it was really just done out of curiosity.
I ordered some no-hole covers:
Used an old pickup cover to drill the holes:
After a bit of filing it looked pretty good!
Yesterday I'd wired in the pup to check it fit under the cover in the route and as it was short leg it fit fine:
Used some foam under the cover to centre the pup and underneath to just keep the screws off the wood:
Raised the screws high enough to come up through the cover:
Yeah, I'm pretty chuffed with how that turned out!
2 minor niggles...the new cover is ever so slightly a different shade of aged white...might have to order the same ones with holes to replace the neck cover to appease my OCD. And the pup is 50mm spacing, but I'm not going to fork out for a new one right now as it's actually fine. Overall I'm really pleased - it sounds bloody great!
Am Pro Jazzy w/ Humbucker
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Re: Am Pro Jazzy w/ Humbucker
Great work. Very tidy drilling job! I'd totally change the second cover too...I love when pickups match, though it's hardly the end of the world here.
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Thanks! Yeah, I think I will get to ordering a matching neck cover.
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Dam it! I bought a Mexican Jazzmaster because it had Humbuckers. If I knew I could switch single coils to Humbuckers without routing out the body I would have bought the American Standard!
I love your mod.
Hey ho, that’s life I guess. I saved a ton of money.
I love your mod.
Hey ho, that’s life I guess. I saved a ton of money.
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Re: Am Pro Jazzy w/ Humbucker
you are my hero
hey maybe we can get together for coffee sometime?
...after they lift the restraining order, I mean
...after they lift the restraining order, I mean