Jag-stang New pickups questions

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Hi!

I own a crazy guitar! Jag stang 😉 I finally decided to modify it but I have no experience of modding, so I have some questions about it:

I will replace the old humbucker with "Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB" and wonders which single pickup will suit this humbucker best? I have been thinking about Seymour Duncan jaguar pickup. Would these two pickups sound well together? Also, will the pickups fit the pickguard? Do I wire it as the original pickups were? Would I have to replace the old pots used for volume and tone to 500K?

I own a 2000+ Jag Stang, I read that this are made of Alder and not Basswood? If that's something to think of when choosing pickup?

(My genre is mostly alternative rock Indie and so)

Thanks!

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Seymour Duncan TB-4 JB, I meant! Since it has to be "F-spaced"?

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any one? I would be very grateful

Acidhouse

I'll try to answer since no one else has. With regard to the JS, a lot of people have issues with the bridge bucker and not the single coil in the front. I just made the swap of the bridge bucker with a Dimarzio but I left the single coil in place. However, if you are thinking about swapping out the single coil, I don't think a Jaguar pickup will fit the pickguard. It's essentially a single coil pickup but different shaped. Also, Jag single coils use a 1 meg pot, if you decide to go that route, then yes, you should swap the pot to a one meg pot. As for doing the swap, it should be as easy as unsoldering the old wires and soldering the new pickup wires in its place.

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Thank you for your answer! I really appreciate it. I like the Jaguar very much and instead of buying a new guitar, I decided to modify my Jagstang to something personal. That's why I'm considering a Jaguar neck pickup. I have searched: and some say it's the same size as a regular pickup (only a different structure) , others say it's not the same size...

I read that also! But the Seymour Duncan JB isn't built for 1 meg pots? So how do I do 😍

Acidhouse

I'm not sure. I am thinking about swapping the 250ks to 500ks this weekend just to see if it gives the Jag-Stang more oomph. Just swapping the bridge for me has made a huge difference but I think going to 500k pots might just hit the sweet spot.