Replacing Stock Re-issue Jag pickups

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:27 am

Hi (first post).

Ive never tried replacing stock pickups on guitars yet, but I thought maybe id swap out the ones i got with my reissue jaguar. Id just like some advice on what to go for to get more output but a real vintage tone. Id heard about the seymour duncan sjag 1 in the neck, but it doesnt seem to have much in the way of good reviews.

So, more output, and a vintage sound. Neck and bridge. thanks.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:39 am

Have a look at SJAG-3s.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:54 am

I don't really think that SJAG-3s give a good vintage sound. Higher output - yes.
For vintage I would suggest Antiquities: LINK

Post by **Mike** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:00 am

Yeah, an SJAG-3 isn't vaguely vintage. it's more like BLARRRRGGHHH

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:29 am

Thom wrote:I don't really think that SJAG-3s give a good vintage sound. Higher output - yes.
For vintage I would suggest Antiquities: LINK

they look pretty solid. and pretty solidly difficult to get hold of.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:06 pm

they shouldn't be difficult to get hold of at all.

do a local search on google, loads of dealers stock them.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:30 pm

crofty wrote:
Thom wrote:I don't really think that SJAG-3s give a good vintage sound. Higher output - yes.
For vintage I would suggest Antiquities: LINK
they look pretty solid. and pretty solidly difficult to get hold of.

Where are you based? Seymour Duncans are probably the most widely available pickups out there.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:32 pm

Thom wrote:
crofty wrote:
Thom wrote:I don't really think that SJAG-3s give a good vintage sound. Higher output - yes.
For vintage I would suggest Antiquities: LINK
they look pretty solid. and pretty solidly difficult to get hold of.
Where are you based? Seymour Duncans are probably the most widely available pickups out there.

devon, england.
just trying to source a pair now... finding it hard.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:34 pm

Have you tried google?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:38 pm

scroll down this page, there's a bridge and a neck...

Post by **dots** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:08 pm

stewart wrote:scroll down this page, there's a bridge and a neck...

but he wants pickups, stewart. jos keeding! =]

welcome to the board, crofty, and let us know how your upgrade goes. it should be fairly straightforward since you're swapping singles for singles and not altering the switching. if you do run into troubles, just holla back.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:18 am

dots wrote:
stewart wrote:scroll down this page, there's a bridge and a neck...
but he wants pickups, stewart. jos keeding! =]

welcome to the board, crofty, and let us know how your upgrade goes. it should be fairly straightforward since you're swapping singles for singles and not altering the switching. if you do run into troubles, just holla back.

haha

yeah, i found a pair eventually, more expensive than id expected, but oh well.
ill let you now how it turns out. thanks for the welcome