I have sent my American Original Jaguar away for some modification. Since getting my 1962 Jaguar, the AO has become somewhat surplus as it does the same thing as the '62 just not as well.
To mix things up, I'm having the stock pickups replaced with Firebird/Mini HB sized 'goldfoil' (silver foil) pickups. Also, the sunburst nitro finish is being painted over with nitro shell pink and clear, with the idea being that it will wear as those old custom colour strats do: revealing the burst underneath over time.
My predicament is that I'm unsure with what pickup cover to go for. Open or segmented? I just can't make my mind up, I reckon either will look good with the chrome plates of the Jag, but would the segmented be too much?
The guitar is going from this:
To this:
Then with either of these pickups:
Or
Along with these changes, I've got some 500k Emerson pots, a 0.01uF Emerson Bumblebee cap and a TehKurdtz switchplate for 3 way toggle and strangle switch.
The guitar is being refinished and routed at the minute, and can be finished once with nitro is cured and the pickups arrive!
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