He bought a set of SHW pickups so I was excited to hear them. Like I said, I thought the guitar sounded good before but when I plugged it in with the new pickups I was really blown away. I expected them to be good but I think they're the best aftermarket JM pickups I've ever heard.
I was a little in shock so I had to pull out my vintage JM, which has a great set of 1959 pickups, to compare. God Damn, this Squier sounds as good as my vintage guitar. I'm dead serious.
The pickup models he chose are the Woody (A2) in the bridge and the 5859 (A5) in the neck. (edit: it was the Iola set) I would have never thought to choose a mix of magnets but I will now with SHW. The bridge sounds amazing and never piercing. It still cuts like a good bridge pickup. The guitar sounds perfectly balanced in all 3 positions in the lead ckt. without having to re-EQ my amp. I really like the middle position. It doesn't sound so scooped like most newer pickups. It's got a bit more heft in that position but still very jazzmaster-y.
Anyway, I just thought I'd come on here and give Timbo a shout-out. I'm so happy for him, these things are amazing.
