After swearing I was going to keep my JS stock, I finally gave in. As most have mentioned, the JS Bridge bucker isn't great and that's being kind. I tried to live with it for a couple of years but by this weekend, I had had enough. Now I can actually move away from just using the neck pickup. I put an ancient Dimarzio that I had been saving for a project. It's definitely a nice improvement. With the original bucker out, I figured I would take an ohm reading. It tested at 7.5 ohms. Not exactly worthy of a Cobain inspired axe.
After the swap:
