JM-Historic

$140.00 – $170.00

With the JM-Historic pickups we spend a great deal of time to get them period correct in both appearance and specs.  In my years of working with these pickups I have noted marked changes of design. I have broken them down into 4 basic eras. Custom specs are always available as well.

After much demand I have added  my JM-FAT, the pickup that never was, to my Historic series. The Historic Fat has a wider tone band, higher fidelity, less mids and more body than a standard Jazzmaster bridge pickup.  Full balanced and no shrill more of the tone you expect as you switch from neck, middle then to bridge.

All pickups are wound with Heavy Formvar.

1958 Era:

• Black bobbin. A2 magnets have a lower top profile with a sharper bevel on the bottom of the magnet. Hookup wires are soldered backwards. Pickups are wound in the low to mid 8k range and calibrated for neck and bridge. Pencil date and markings.

1959 Era:

• Black bobbin. A5 magnets have a lower top profile with a slight bevel on the bottom of the magnet. Hookup wires are soldered backwards. Pickups are wound in the low to mid 8k range and calibrated for neck and bridge. Pencil date and markings.

1960-1964 Era:

• Black bobbin. A5 magnets have the standard top profile with a slight bevel on the bottom of the magnet. Hookup wires are soldered traditional. Pickups are wound in the high 7k to low 8k range. Pencil and yellow stamp date.

1965-1969 Era:

• Gray Bobbin. A5 magnets have the standard top profile with a slight bevel on the bottom of the magnet. Hookup wires are soldered traditional. Pickups are wound in the high 7k to low 8k range. Pencil and yellow stamp date.