Question to the JS faithful

kidwaJstang

Ok, from what I gather the stock JS humbucker is apparently a cheap knock-off of the custom Dimarzio in the original custom shop JS, but this is still just conjecture. I want to know if ANYONE has actually figured out or knows the actual specs of this pick-up. What type of magnets does it use?? Alnico (2,3,5)? Ceramic? Does anyone know the DC resistance?? The peak resonance??

While I seriously doubt that anyone has gone to the trouble to find any of this info out, as so many are apt to just replace this thing, I figured I may as well ask to see if it may have been done out of boredom or something by one of the resident gearheads here, or by anyone anywhere for that matter. Plus, I don't recall anyone on this board asking this before, so I figure it'd be nice to see what responses this gets.

jacksonjackass

My pickups out the guitar at the moment..... I'll post the resistance in a sec

*finds multimeter*

jacksonjackass

Its 7.3k 😕

Thats not a lot

EvilPandaDog

And most people get a Jag-Stang because it has the big humbucker in which you can get a heavier sound out of. 7.3 is pathetic for a humbucker, most neck pick-ups are just a bit below or the same. The Jag-Stang is just a horrible combination of Basswood along with 250K pots and a horrible humbucker.

jacksonjackass

Yeah, but unlike a mustang, you can stick a cheap humbucker in there for next to nothing with no mods. For a mustang, You'd need a single sized bucker which are more expensive 😉

EvilPandaDog

mcconnachiea said: Yeah, but unlike a mustang, you can stick a cheap humbucker in there for next to nothing with no mods. For a mustang, You'd need a single sized bucker which are more expensive 😉

I was thinking about putting that, but then I thought I would look pretty badass making fun of the legions of Kurtz kids that got a Jag-Stang cuz dey the kurtz nowz, so I kept it.