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would mess with that blonde one

Riff Magnum wrote:There really should be some sort of standardized protocol when it comes to pickups.Some of the greatest pickups ever made were created when they ignored the rules.

total\_douche wrote:Honestly, this is why I just buy Gibson pickups and don't worry about it.Gibson pickup quality variation is the universal randomizing algorithm used in most theoretical physics calculations

Tommy wrote:Redline wrote: 498T I had one of those in the bridge of a Les Paul Custom and it sounded great. Then I bought another one and it seemed too hot, it was 15K or something. The Seymour Duncan JB was hot, too, but sounded better.I want the TV / Blonde Jazzmaster, but I can't play those things, I knock the strings off the bridge. Are the bridges better now?No, people buy the Mastery bridge these days to eliminate this problem. I still have vintage Mustang bridges on my Jazzmasters that do the trick.The Jazzmaster was designed to use .12 strings (or higher).I have a mastery with .10 and it works fine.

Redline wrote:That thing rules. Is that the Desert Sand Fender custom color?Nope, olympic white, it's the light+filter of the photo. See:

In related news, I was pretty knocked out this morning by this clip of the humbucking option for G&L's version of the Jazzmaster, which they call the Doheny.https://www.facebook.com/GnLguitars/vid ... 051381514/

Mustang bridgeI never thought of that. Solid.agiant guitarThat thing rules. Is that the Desert Sand Fender custom color?

That's just as cool...

498T I had one of those in the bridge of a Les Paul Custom and it sounded great. Then I bought another one and it seemed too hot, it was 15K or something. The Seymour Duncan JB was hot, too, but sounded better.I want the TV / Blonde Jazzmaster, but I can't play those things, I knock the strings off the bridge. Are the bridges better now?

That amp sounds chunky.