FENDER Pure Vintage 65' PICKUPS | Squier JAZZMASTER Upgrade

[@StamatisStabos]

🕐 TIMELINE 🕘 [00:00] UNBOXING AND INFO [03:43] INSTALLATION [09:06] DEMO TEST [17:58] BEFORE AND AFTER After a long time of recording and playing with my Squier Jazzmaster i decide to upgrade the pickups with the authentic Fender Pure Vintage 65', i heard and read good reviews about this pickups and i give them a try, the Squier stock pickups are good but i get tired with the sound and it was quite difficult to mach the sound in the mixing, the major difference in sound was in the bridge the Squier Duncan Designed sounds more compressed tight and hot the Fender sound more open transparent and ballanced with the neck pickup, those pickups sound more natural with way better dynamics. EDIT: After i play and record with the pickups for long time i suggest to have 250k pots or 47 or 68uf capacitor because the Fender pickups are to bright and clean 🎸 Squier Jazzmaster Upgrade: redir.love/GAsPps7N 👉Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jazzmaster Pickup Set Thomann: www.thomann.de/gr/fender_pure_vintage_jazzmaster_pu_set.htm?offid=1&affid=1025 Amazon: amzn.to/37UfWLG ▶️ Tutorials/Demos/Other Stuffs: goo.gl/fy4m9H ★★★ Thanks for Watching! ★★★

[@giuseppemarino4564]

Stamatis Stabos Nice mate .. but have you also changed the circuit or is the original one?

[@StamatisStabos]

@@giuseppemarino4564 you mean the wiring? its the squier wiring now i changed to the 60s classic jazzmaster wiring but sound the same no difference

[@giuseppemarino4564]

Stamatis Stabos with the .1mf capacitor?

[@StamatisStabos]

@@giuseppemarino4564 with 0.33uf on lead and 0.22uf on rhythm circuit, i have made a list with all the upgrades i have done there a.co/7MNhXKd there is notes you can read

[@evanpauls3078]

Hey did you change the wiring? Is this on 1meg pots?

[@lush8515]

This guy save my life

[@ghjones6234]

The Fender pickups are definitely brighter and possibly more responsive but I don't think one can assert one sound to be better than another, just different and it is a matter of taste and preference beyond that. But very interesting video.

[@christopherguzzi1316]

Excellent information. To my ears the original pickups sound better than the "upgraded" pickups in all positions except the bridge alone (and that was only by a slim margin). Thanks for sharing, you saved me a bit of work and expense. ☺

[@GCCork]

Dude I upgraded mine & I honestly regret it. I'd (personally) advise against.. I paid someone to get it done & now I'm wishing I didn't. Kind of have the guitar now as a display haha just feel like it's not the sound i'm after. Sounds much more twangy even than a tele I have. Gonna get the stock back pronto

[@MrTooter007]

Thanks for demo, appreciate hearing the comparison at the end. I think the 65's sound much better personally, more clarity and note separation like a good single coil should sound.

[@flintdavis2]

That’s what pedals are for , no?

[@majunior1944]

@@flintdavis2 how would pedals create clarity and note separation?

[@mycromancer]

I'm deciding between a j Mascis jm and a CME exclusive player series jm with the pv65s. This video has been super helpful. Thanks!

[@NathanSink]

I was so confused at the end there where you made your comparison tones. But now I see: I think you mis-labeled all of your "Pure Vintage 65 BRIDGE" tones (you put "Middle" instead). And I see that you rotated your selector switch. But the tones are still there, and that's what counts. :) Thanks for making this video. I had no idea my VM Squier bridge pickup was so NOT like a typical Jazzmaster!

[@StamatisStabos]

Hi Nathan thanks i have seen some of your videos nice work, yes i made a mistake there, here another video with 3 Jazzmaster pickups may you like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpicYaOmrpaMm7c

[@themixmusicandmore6280]

How did you know red was the bridge?

[@telover5797]

Finally a good demo. Nice job, Stabos. It's plenty of jerks demoing guitars completely distorted, as if they think they're in concert. Anyway the neck pup is almost identical, the bridge one is very different. And so affect both middle and bridge positions. However since you've also upgraded the caps, it's not possible to say how much difference is due to pups and how much to the rest. Carry on with the nice job. Cheers

[@jvictortorreblanca]

Thanks for the video! Can you in such guitar install humbuckers easily? Or you need to modify the body?

[@StamatisStabos]

You can order Jazzmaster humbucker pickups, I think Lollar make some, if you want to install different size humbuckers you need to drill new holes and pickguard

[@jvictortorreblanca]

@@StamatisStabos thanks for the info! 👍

[@jezmez68]

Those Squier pickups are nice, but I definitely like the brighter, more clear 65s for sure.

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

I swapped my CV Jazzmaster pickups for the 65s and like them. The CV basically has the same ones as the VMs "Duncan Design" pickups. I prefer a clear, lower/mid output sound, so the new bridge pickup was a certain improvement. The stock bridge pickup is wound to like 11K or something, so it's less bright, louder, and more rock n roll. The stock neck almost sounded identical to the 65 though, being wound similarly.

[@hiroprotagonitis]

my vmjm bridge pickup is way quieter than the neck, shrill, with no bass D:

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

@@hiroprotagonitis A lot of that may come down to pickup height. It won't ever have lots of bass, being a bridge single coil, but it's output should be about the same as the neck pickup if it's high enough/the neck pickup isn't too high. When swapping to the 65 pickups, the bridge and neck are wound exactly the same, so it can be even more of a challenge to get the bridge and neck equal in volume. The neck will usually always seem louder due to the serious amount of bass it has.

[@hiroprotagonitis]

@@JulianA-tr6pt mine were always right up against the strings, while the neck pup could be quite low. the diffrence is apparent when playing other single coil guitars. maybe mine was a dud '\_('-' )_/'

[@calvinevans6347]

Do you hear a need to upgrade any electronics with the pickup upgrade?

[@CIRCLEKELDEREMO]

My friend gave me a set of his that the neck was dead and said he couldn't fix it so I spent about 5 mins looking at them and saw that the copper wire inside was not connected to the solder point on the ground and did some work and got them working again.

[@StamatisStabos]

Yes that's common mine was weak soldered and i re-solder them again

[@iosonofrancesco]

Wow really intresting

[@alfredcakeburn1166]

I'm guessing now that Mike Adams, @puisheen has given a glowing review on the 40th Anniversary that the haters will let up on the Squier? His review on the USA Vintage and original AM Pro shows that sometimes buying a modding platform and investing in a good set up (fret level etc) can leave you with a great guitar instead of a brand name dog. For those still doubting, trot over to Chris Buck of Cardinal Black and see him rock a stock 40th Anniversary. Thanks for the vid my friend. I got from it that the Squier stock pickups were not too bad, possibly weaker in the bridge and the 65's were balanced across the range. thanks.

[@MegaBrebis]

Are you happy with the "new" sound? I'm tempted to do the same because the Mascis Jazzmaster does not sound like a real Jazzmaster with its P90 pickups (they're not bad but I want the actual Jazzmaster sound).

[@StamatisStabos]

the pickups sounding good but the problem for me its the low output, if you have a guitar amp its usable but i record on computer with digital amp simulation, the sound quality its far better from the squier its more clean and transparent

[@tylerb337]

@@StamatisStabos Interesting, I have a Squire Vintage Modified Jazzmaster and I mostly do home recording on my computer. Would you say it's not worth upgrading to these pickups for me?

[@do-bugger5719]

@@StamatisStabos Yes, i have a j masics and a strat with conventional single coils and there is a noticeable difference in the output. It CAN be worked around though! You need to get a good chain of compressors in your daw, that's what an amp will do for free, compress and eq. Old pickups were never designed for the super clarity you get with modern A/D converting interfaces. So take some time to develop some good compressor chains on your daw. The free ones in logic are decent enough but i'd seriously recommend investing in the waves compressors like the cla-a2 and the 76, they work really well.

[@davidmuniz9472]

I did not see the originals j mascis pickups (I saw a saymour duncan). Is the second pickup chage for this jazzmaster?

[@StamatisStabos]

This is a Squier vintage modified jazzmaster now replaced by classic vibe and they have that Duncan pickups

[@CharlesWillisBonsai]

Did I miss something? Why didn't you compare just the new bridge pickup on several tests? I was looking at these, but really I'm only curious about replacing the bridge in my CV Jazzmaster. The neck pickup sounds pretty close to the stock, but the bridge has got to sound a bit different, not as middy I hope.

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

It's way different. The CV stock pickup is heavily overwound (it's 10 or 11K, if I'm remembering correctly). The pure vintage bridge has the same cool winding/lower resistance that the neck has, making it very bright, clear, and twangy. What you'd expect out of a vintage style fender bridge pickup. I swapped mine for the 65s almost immediately. The neck is indeed very similar/basically the same as stock, as stock is also an alnico pickup wound cool.

[@Wolf_K]

That squiers pickups are actually pretty good really...not so much the bridge alone, but otherwise they sound great. 65’s Sound nicer and fuller to me but the former seem quite good. Edit: I know fender claim these to be vintage accurate; however, vintage JM pups are almost always over 8 kohms. These, and the set in my AO 60s JM are 6.23k and 6.35k - and average is what the box says...6.8k. So, my point is, and it’s also evident from the coil windings and lack thereof which should be wound right to the edge of the flatwork, that fender is pulling our leg. Lolz. However, they do sound very good, no doubt...they just aren’t historically accurate on the electronic front. I still like them better than the AV62 JM pups, which sounded a bit dead to me.

[@WizardOfCheese]

tuning is slightly off with the originals, either that or the 65's are doing some kind of magic.

[@limeatchangex9526]

Are these pickups hum free?

[@StamatisStabos]

No its single coil pickups, its hum free only in middle position, you need to shield your guitar and get a anodized pickguard for better results. check what products i use for shield to my jazzmaster: www.stamatisstabos.com/squier-jazzmaster-upgrade

[@jojolapraline]

Good demo, I don't like Fender pickups, too bright for me.

[@j.asalazar9534]

Whats the pu Height?

[@StamatisStabos]

3mm on bridge and 4 on neck, sometimes set it 2mm on bridge

[@Aldiraihan]

How does it sound when installed on telecaster?

[@marcospintor1333]

unkl drw how the hell are you going to put those big ass pickups on a tiny telecaster

[@Aurichu]

@@marcospintor1333 Why wouldn't it fit ? It' a really cool mod actually!

[@marcospintor1333]

Aurichu you’d have to cut wood off in order to fit

[@Aurichu]

@@marcospintor1333 Sure, so what ?

[@marcospintor1333]

Aurichu I’ll send you my telecaster. Do it for me

[@Oceaneaterband]

Do you know if it can handle really nasty Distorted tones

[@StamatisStabos]

Not so well especially if you have marshall amp only with fuzz, listen some Sonic Youth to get an idea, Jazzmaster are the biggest pickups and they have very clean single coil sound, if you swap the 1MEG volume and tone pontentiometels works better like strat

[@philsaunders6133]

Is it just my ears , or are all duncan pickups caracterless ?

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

Some, sure, but that can go for any company. Pickups are very basic devices and it's almost impossible to have a "house sound". I have a 59 humbucker in a strat which is nice, and their Antiquity stuff it beloved by many (overpriced IMO). The "Duncan Design" thing means almost nothing. It's just a badge for marketing, as far as I can tell. The CVs no longer have Duncan Design pickups, yet the specs of the pickups are identical (in the Jazzmaster). Same factory, no doubt. Overwound bridge pickup, vintage spec neck pickup. I actually swapped my CV pickups out for the PV65s, and the neck pickup was very, very similar to the Squier stock one.

[@gabegabe7914]

I consistently like the Duncan Vintage Jazzmaster pickups more than the Fender 65’s. More jingly, jangly, and bell like. Like a jazzmaster should sound, You know...surfy.

[@gabegabe7914]

Should check out Kinsman noiseless jazzmaster fatmaster pickups. Very interesting. Look up on KZbin

[@Alfredo78666]

So, you made it split coil?:-7

[@Floppa-oz1kp]

You can’t split a single coil...

[@crossbones911]

@@Floppa-oz1kp half coil pickups lol

[@ganjaman8948]

Duncan design sound like a 65 with 3 month strings

[@redmodpedals9100]

squier pickups sounds more like generic singlecoils, not a bad sound, but not really the jazzmaster sound

[@StamatisStabos]

Yes that's because the bridge pickup have higher Kohms and sounds like humbucker the original have 7 Kohms, only the neck pickup its true to the original jazzmaster sound

[@MrDaigoRiki]

PV65 had too low output for Jazzmaster, I don’t like them. I instead of then recommend Seymour Duncan, Antiquity 2. 🎉

[@StamatisStabos]

Yeah i have heard some demos on YT they sound very nice especialy for indie rock

[@JohnnyBGoode9]

Appreciate the effort but tuning the guitar would really help.

[@StamatisStabos]

Yes the guitar detuned because I swapped the strings and need a little stretch and time before playing

[@MrBossei]

It wasn’t a problem. Thank you very much for this demo!

[@Alfredo78666]

Yeah, now you can work at NASA:-7

[@ineedstuff8286]

yeah, but soldering is real

[@mehulshukla04]

I have this guitar just got it, it's a totally garbage sounding guitar. The stock squier pickups were just dull and lifeless. The guitar itself just sounds dead with no feeling just a completely plain and neutral sounding guitar. I might change my mind if I spend more time with it but I just didn't get anything at all from the squier FSR jazzmaster.

[@StamatisStabos]

Needs set up, they made Squiers like hot dogs try to adjust the pickup height 2mm bridge and 3mm neck, Jazzmasters have the biggest and more powerful single coil pickups, if you like clean tone it's a good guitar if you like rock sound you buy the wrong guitar

[@mehulshukla04]

@@StamatisStabos Thanks I will try the pickup height. I did get a professional setup done on the guitar. The frets were also not levelled properly and the fretboard was dry AF. So you mean increase the height 2mm and 3mm?

[@StamatisStabos]

@@mehulshukla04 yes 2mm Bridge and 3mm neck the space between the pole of magnet to string, also check the neck trussrod search on KZbin how to adjust the trussrod maybe it's curved and need adjustment, also check this vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3eUdXejhrVoa68

[@nyakki23]

かわらない

[@johnog8358]

No difference 😮😮😮😮

[@alexanderallegra432]

Dumb guitar

[@tunesforjosh]

Not as dumb as your comment.

[@alexanderallegra432]

@@tunesforjosh ok josh go play your squire

[@tunesforjosh]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jhrdrake7205]

@@alexanderallegra432 Dude learn how to spell before you comment, it is SQUIER not Squire.

[@alexanderallegra432]

@@jhrdrake7205 don’t limit free speech