-=Jazzmaster and Jaguar Pickups and Electronics FAQ=-

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Re: -=Jazzmaster and Jaguar Pickups and Electronics FAQ=-

Post by tone_deaf » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:52 am

tone_deaf wrote: Which jag pickups have the brightest and trebly sound?
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Re: -=Jazzmaster and Jaguar Pickups and Electronics FAQ=-

Post by pullover » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:15 am

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tone_deaf wrote: Which jag pickups have the brightest and trebly sound?
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My guess would be the MIJ/CIJ ones. If you know exactly what your looking for, you can explain that to Curtis Novak and he'll tell you what he has that can fit your need. http://www.curtisnovak.com/pickups/jag-v.shtml
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Post by RumorsOFsurF » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:35 pm

My Jag has Novak pickups and it sounds very bright and trebly.  Almost like an AVRI, but hotter and more rounded...
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Post by berlinbetty » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:07 am

  Here's a totally different question.  I think this hasn't been addressed, but forgive me if I missed it.  I was looking over the wiring diagrams of the Jag and Jazz and I noticed the wiring from the pickup selector in the Jazzmaster goes to the volume pot but then goes to the tone pot on Jags.  Does anyone know the reason for this?
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Post by mezcalhead » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:54 am

The tone pot comes off parallel to the circuit so I suppose it doesn't matter whether it's before or after the vol pot .. is that what you mean?

That Jag schematic is an eyeful though and I've never wired one personally, only JMs, so I'd be interested to hear other opinions since I will have one to tackle in the next couple of months.
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Post by berlinbetty » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:14 am

mezcalhead wrote: The tone pot comes off parallel to the circuit so I suppose it doesn't matter whether it's before or after the vol pot .. is that what you mean?
  I don't know what I mean.  I don't know what "parallel to the circuit" means.  I was just wondering why they were different...  ???
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Post by pullover » Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:52 am

What Mezcalhead is is saying is even though they may look like they are wired different they still function exactly the same.
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Post by berlinbetty » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:10 am

pullover wrote: What Mezcalhead is is saying is even though they may look like they are wired different they still function exactly the same.
  Which brings us back to my original question.  If they function the same, why bother wiring them differently?
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Post by mezcalhead » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:34 am

Actually, now I look closer at the schematic, there's a resistor on the tone pot which I think would be in series in the circuit when the tone pot was fully open (as well as the usual capacitor connected to ground to drain off treble frequencies). I guess that would reduce volume .. so perhaps it's there to compensate for volume loss when the tone was turned down?

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Post by pullover » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:17 pm

I can't look at it right now, but it sounds like that resistor changes the taper of the of the knob, and makes the curve smoother.
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Post by mezcalhead » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:01 pm

OK, that makes sense .. and that wouldn't work if the entire tone pot was parallel to the main circuit, so that explains the wiring I guess.
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Post by pullover » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:46 pm

Ok, I just looked at both wiring diagrams, and that's what they've done. The Jazzmaster uses a Linear pot for the Volume, and an Audio Pot for tone. The Jaguar uses two Audio pots, then they use that resistor to change the curve of the tone knob.
As to "Why?" I have no idea, unless a different designer came up with the Jaguar circuit? Maybe the knob is more even the Jaguar way?
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Re: -=Jazzmaster and Jaguar Pickups and Electronics FAQ=-

Post by k o y l » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:35 pm

I just want to say that Curtis Novak now offers 2 new pickups for Jazzmaster:

- the JM-T : Telecaster Bridge pickup made for the Jazzmaster form factor.
http://www.curtisnovak.com/pickups/jmt.shtml

- the JM-FAT : Jazzmaster® / with Strat magnets and fatter wire.
http://www.curtisnovak.com/pickups/jm-fat.shtml

Maybe It would be nice to mention them in the first post of the FAQs..
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Post by Infliktor » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:55 pm

He also has a second set of Jaguar pickups.  They use taller magnets, thicker guage wire

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Re: -=Jazzmaster and Jaguar Pickups and Electronics FAQ=-

Post by Oyster Boy » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:08 am

Is it worth it to swap out the pickups in my AVRI for a set of Antiquity II pickups?

I like the sound my AVRI has now, but it is hella bright, and harsh at times, so I'm kinda trying to find ways to tame that brightness. MY amp EQ can take care of it to a degree, but I feel like it loses something when I do that.

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