Jazzmaster AVRI Pickups

spiffy chap · Post by **spiffy chap** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:42 pm

Anybody know how to tell the difference between these and CIJ. There is a guy selling a couple pairs for ridiculously cheap and want to make sure I get AVRI. Today I just got a CIJ JM for cheap and want to replace the pickups. Pics coming later, but help with this before tomorrow would be greatly appreciated.

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:43 pm

AVRIs have cloth wiring, and beveled pole-pieces. Also, the pickup is very thin, and the windings are wide.

These are CIJ:

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:48 pm

These are AVRI: Note the beveled pole-pieces. CIJs are flat on top...(So are vintage)

spiffy chap · Post by **spiffy chap** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:49 pm

Thanks!!! So there is going to be an obvious difference in sound? They are $50 and I think this a good replacement, but do you guys have any suggestions?

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:51 pm

There's a huge difference in sound. The CIJ ones are usually microphonic, and sound more like Strat pickups. The AVRIs sound very good, IMO. Much more like vintage JMs do.

$50 is a very good deal for AVRIs. Not so much a good deal for CIJs. I sold a pair of CIJs on Ebay, and they only fetched $25...With covers!

spiffy chap · Post by **spiffy chap** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:58 pm

Anyone else want a pair? He said he a couple.

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:14 pm

If they were Jag pickups, I'd be all over it. I already have 2 AVRIs and a CIJ with Novaks.

Buy 'em all, and put 'em on Ebay for $100 a pair!

spiffy chap · Post by **spiffy chap** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:17 pm

Are they worth that much?

Post by **Jay** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:19 pm

They occasionally sell for that much. $90 a pair is a fairly common price for a set... either way, if they're legit AVRI, $50 is a great price.

northern_dirt · Post by **northern_dirt** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:26 pm

spiffy chap wrote: Thanks!!! So there is going to be an obvious difference in sound? They are $50 and I think this a good replacement, but do you guys have any suggestions?

$50 for a set?.. how much with shipping to canader?

spiffy chap · Post by **spiffy chap** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:47 pm

I don't know. However much? Like 10?

northern_dirt · Post by **northern_dirt** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:57 pm

dang diggity

RumorsOFsurF · Post by **RumorsOFsurF** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:04 am

Jay wrote: They occasionally sell for that much. $90 a pair is a fairly common price for a set... either way, if they're legit AVRI, $50 is a great price.

Yeppers...Guitar Parts Whorehouse sells 'em for $70 a piece, but that's new of course.

alexcantsleep · Post by **alexcantsleep** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:15 am

If theres another set for grabs Id love to have them!

Alex!

berlinbetty · Post by **berlinbetty** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:56 am

I tried selling a set here a couple of months ago. Nobody wanted them, they just wanted to have discussions about them. I'll re-list them in the For Sale section, but you'll need to hurry up and get to 50 posts to see them!

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