Jagstang pickup modification

cpotter

I recently got my hands on a Sonic Blue Jagstang. Upon receiving it, I started testing switches, pickups etc.

For some reason someone decided to modify the bridge humbucker.

They have it wired so that the 3-way switch needs to be in the on position, the out of phase switch position does not work and they have installed a push/pull pot on the tone control. Pushed in, the upper bobbin of the humbucker is active. Pulled out both bobbins are active.

Anyone ever run into this mod?

I'd like to re-wire it so it is factory at a minimum. Thinking about changing out the humbucker for a Seymour Duncan JB & a fender texas special or SD hotrail for the neck pickup.

I'll post photos and serial numbers later.

Chris

Mad-Mike

I don't want to throw stones at the modification guy, but it sounds to me like someone made a few rookie mistakes in wiring and decided to sell the guitar because certain things were not up to par or they just feel "unachieved" with it. It was the same case with my EMG'd Jag-Stang when I bought it - Electrical Tape in lieu of soldering anyone?

It should not be too hard to reverse the wiring, and that Push-Pull offers a whole lot of other possibilities with the guitar.....even a possibility of in/out of phase on the selector and coil-tap on the push/pull. Just need to reverse/change the connections on the push/pull, and re-wire the selector to be a phase switch.

JBIZ

Mad-Mike said:

I don't want to throw stones at the modification guy, but it sounds to me like someone made a few rookie mistakes in wiring and decided to sell the guitar because certain things were not up to par or they just feel "unachieved" with it. It was the same case with my EMG'd Jag-Stang when I bought it - Electrical Tape in lieu of soldering anyone?

It should not be too hard to reverse the wiring, and that Push-Pull offers a whole lot of other possibilities with the guitar.....even a possibility of in/out of phase on the selector and coil-tap on the push/pull. Just need to reverse/change the connections on the push/pull, and re-wire the selector to be a phase switch.

exactly what I was thinking...

I suggest to follow the original Fender Mustang wiring diagram.

Jagstangs were meant to be wired like the Mustangs..

I have personally wired over 15 Jag-Stangs and have the following with great success...

Just wire the humbucker in the bridge as if you were installing a single coil pup