Squier CV jag pickups?

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Squier CV jag pickups?

Post by Ceepers » Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:51 am

Afternoon all!

I’ve got a shot at grabbing a used CLassic Vibe jag for a reasonable deal.

I’ve already got a Vm squier jag which I’ve put American vintage fender pups in. It has the proper jag jangle thing going on.

Anyone got an opinion as to how the stock alnico squier pups sound in comparison? Are they slightly darker or thicker sounding Compared to the vintage fender ones?

I guess what I’m saying is, are they gonna sound different (& “nice” enough ) to keep or am I gonna be looking for something to replace them.

I don’t want two guitars that sound the same and having a jag with a darker grittier would suit my little covers band better than the classic jag.


Thanks in advance!

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Re: Squier CV jag pickups?

Post by mediocreplayer » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:41 pm

I have a Jag with '65 pickups and I have a CV. The pickups sound different: the CV pickups are surprisingly nice, but they are a bit more dull than the 65s -- I suppose that's the same as saying they are "darker"? They are still Jag pickups, no one will mistake them for anything else.

I would not budget for a pickup swap before you hear the CV pickups first. I don't feel the need to change them and maybe you wouldn't either.

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Re: Squier CV jag pickups?

Post by soul1 » Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:29 pm

There was a discussion on here not long ago that deciphered that there are two iterations of the CV Jag pickups. The first couple years of production had the same pickups as the VM Jags, with an overwound bridge. The recent ones come with lower wound pickups. Both sound good.

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Re: Squier CV jag pickups?

Post by Larsongs » Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:36 am

They’re both variations of the same thing…. If you want something different you should consider a JM….

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Re: Squier CV jag pickups?

Post by Ceepers » Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:52 pm

https://flic.kr/p/2mN6Lez

I’ve kinda got JM’s covered!!! Enjoying the scale of the jag at the moment though

Thanks for the replies. Think I’ll try and get it, live with it then maybe chat to Jamie at the creamery or maybe even put a humbucker in there if it sounds too samey.

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