WTB Alternative Jazzmaster PUPs

[kanegon]

I have an AVRI Jazzmaster but I'm not sure I really like the stock Fender pups. The bridge in particular, is kind'a shrill and "white" - I find it's hard to hear what you're actually playing, especially when things get loud. I'm wondering if there's a used set of Lollars, Novaks or even Fralins out there. I'm a little averse to Duncans, seeing that I've been tearing them out of most of my Hamers and I don't think I'm trying to make it sound "fatter", as it is improving the mid>highs... Thanks!

[serial]

Agreed on not liking the stock Fenders in the AVRIs or MIJs. I had a Duncan Antiquity in the bridge of my '65 JM that was quite good. I put it in there until I could get the original rewound. The original is back and sounds great, but I liked the Antiquity. Don't remember which one (they made two), but I sold the pickups to CMatthes for his JM. I've heard great things about the Novaks and Curt is great to deal with.

[analogsystem]

All true Jazzmaster sets (the AVRI ones are pretty decent) are going to have that crazy shrill bridge pickup sound.

Check out the offerings from Curtis Novak

http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/Offsets.shtml

this guy knows jazzmasters and basically specializes in making pickups for them. Not cheap but sooo worth it.

He'll wind you a bridge that sounds like a p90 or put a wide range humbucker in the JM cover, etc....lots of choices.