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Jaguar HH hack (Pawn Shop Score)
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:43 pm
by JazzBlaster
I went pawnshopping today and came across a Jaguar HH for a great price. I'm not a fan of stop tails or humbuckers and have a trem sitting around so it seems like a good time for a project. So here is what I'm thinking. I want to remove the stop tail and dowel the holes then rout for a trem then paint the body black again. I think I'll leave the TOM and get a custom made pickguard for Strat style single coils. I want to use Lace sensors I think a gold for the neck and a silver for the bridge. I think I'll do away with the switch plate and go for a JM type 3 way and leave the tone shaping to a TBX pot.
I want to keep the blackout thing going a-la Paul Banks, plus I like the looks of the guitar to begin with. I just want it to be a little more Jaguar.
Any input, thoughts about problems I may run into would be apriciated.
Re: Jaguar HH hack (Pawn Shop Score)
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:04 am
by Superfuzz
lace sensor should be cool! I've also wondered on them many times, do they go in feedback?
Re: Jaguar HH hack (Pawn Shop Score)
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:56 pm
by JazzBlaster
lacemusic.com wrote:
The Lace SensorĀ® family has a unique radiant Field Barrier system that surrounds both the coil and magnets, reducing annoying 60-cycle hum. The patented Lace Micro CombsĀ® replace traditional bobbins, yielding a wider tonal range and better string balance than traditional pickups.
Unlike ordinary pickups, Lace Sensors generate 36 separate magnetic "sensing" fields which, in the areas where they contact the string, "read" the strings' vibration. (Regular pickups only generate anywhere from 4 to 12 fields).
Lace Sensors also have Radiant Field Barriers: metal slides which frame the inner core of the Sensors and perform two function. The first is to shield the Sensor from the outside noise and 60 cycle hum. The second is to produce a broader yet more concentrated umbrellas of sensing field that standard magnetic pickups.
Less Noise, More Harmonics
As compared to standard pickups, sensors read a greater physical area of the string, while picking up less outside interference. This makes the signal-to-noise ratio nothing short of phenomenal for a single coil system. Also, a wider range of harmonic content is read by the Sensor, delivering a more complex tonal response.
Increased Sustain, Truer Pitch
Since they operate so efficiently, Lace Sensors can utilize the much lower energy magnets than ordinary pickups, and this in turn bring about a whole new realm of properties. In regular pickups, the magnetic fields are so strong they physically dampen, or drag on, the strings' vibration, reducing sustain and actually changing the pitch. But in Lace Sensor, string dampening is virtually nonexistent. This means your sustain is increased dramatically while the string holds its true pitch for the duration of the note.
Yeah, they operate like normal single coils because they are. To my ears everything they claim is true, I wouldn't play a strat without them. I think putting them in this Jag should be interesting. The TOM and the increased sustain from the lack of magnetic field from the PUPS should be interesting/fun. You could put them in any Jag without any routing just make a custom guard and you're good to go.
I got the guitar on lay away atm, I couldn't get a pic cause the camera in my phone isn't working. I'm working it all out in my head right now. I think I am going to make a template using my JM and locate the trem from the bridge. I hope the spacing is the same. I'm not completly sure what to do about the stop tail holes. I think the best thing to do would be drill and dowel them. I think the trem will be close to where they are, so I'll want them to be structuraly sound. I think once I get past that this should be easy. The guitar has some scuffs and dings on it so I wont feel at all bad about refinishing the body.
more to come.
David
Re: Jaguar HH hack (Pawn Shop Score)
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:22 pm
by JazzBlaster
Well, I was diggin in my parts bin looking for an amp logo for Orang and came across a bunch more Jag parts. I think now I'll sell the body sans switch plates and switches and get a guitar mill body. I have near enough parts for a regular MIJ Jag I found PUPS and Bridge parts and pots. So if I go with a guitarmill body all I'd need is a pickguard PUP covers and some screws. I guess I'll save the lace idea for another day as I need a backup for my jazzmaster fairly quickly. I'll most likely upgrade alot of parts at a later date and I'll still do the paint work myself.
more to come
David