Difference between AVRI and Squier VM pickups?

Noisy Cat · Post by **Noisy Cat** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:15 pm

For Jaguar and/or Jazzmaster.

Worth the upgrade?

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:23 pm

I'd prefer the VM pickups. They're bolder, higher output, more compressed sounding. I like that.

Never much of a fan of the AVRI pickups. My jags neck pickup was dark, muddy and lifeless and the bridge shrill, ear piercing and beyond useable for me. They lasted 2 days in my guitar.

Which leads me to say, it's a preference thing. What works for one doesn't work for another.

Personally I would speak to Curtis Novak, out of all the pickup companies that deal with offset / shortscale pickups, he seems to have a good reputation and many happy customers. One day I'll give them a try.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:49 pm

As you're in the UK i'd contact Jaime at Handmade at the Creamery.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:56 pm

Novak makes excellent pickups (I love my JM-V/JM-FAT set in my Jazzmaster) but there are some decent UK makers around. Bare Knuckle and the Creamery are two I've heard good things about...the latter offers plenty of custom options, offering a similar service to Novak's without worrying about the Arsefarce ransom or HM Customs charges that come with the transatlantic postage.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:00 pm

johnnyseven wrote:As you're in the UK i'd contact Jaime at Handmade at the Creamery.

I tried that and never got a reply so will never buy from them. Shame.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:43 pm

I like the CIJ pups the best, low-fi, microphonic and toneless..

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:46 am

johnnyseven wrote:As you're in the UK i'd contact Jaime at Handmade at the Creamery.

do you know his range of prices?

for jazzmaster, i found this too: http://cgi.ebay.fr/Mojo-Pickups-Wide-Ra ... 500wt_1156

MrJamesBrown · Post by **MrJamesBrown** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:23 pm

Try Mojo Pickups for UK stuff. His eBay account is slomomarc.

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:31 pm

MrJamesBrown wrote:Try Mojo Pickups for UK stuff. His eBay account is slomomarc.

so my ebay link above is him

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:04 pm

Johnny Noir wrote:
johnnyseven wrote:As you're in the UK i'd contact Jaime at Handmade at the Creamery.
do you know his range of prices?

Not off hand, other than they're not on the cheap side. Take a look at his web site, it has all his range with prices - he'll do custom stuff too.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:44 pm

Fran wrote:I like the CIJ pups the best, low-fi, microphonic and toneless..

Only the bridge pickups.

George · Post by **George** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:46 pm

The whole fucking shebang is microphonic with CIJs.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:51 pm

Well mine ain't.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:56 pm

My CIJ neck pickup is microphonic, but I love the way it sounds.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:25 pm

othomas2 wrote:Never much of a fan of the AVRI pickups. My jags neck pickup was dark, muddy and lifeless and the bridge shrill, ear piercing and beyond useable for me. They lasted 2 days in my guitar

I really really like how my AVRI jag pickups sound, especially the neck, robust and plenty of high end, maybe yours were duds?