Lollar Jaguar Pickups
Lollar Pickups returns to the channel with the Jaguar set — and it's a night and day upgrade over the Custom Shop pickups in the Journeyman. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Lollar Jaguar Pickup Set takes center stage — installed in the 2022 Fender Custom Shop 1963 Jaguar Journeyman Relic in Taos Turquoise, wired with an Emerson Custom Kit and Treble Bleed and fitted with Mastery Bridge and Tremolo, into the Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" with Scumback speakers via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. The Expresso FX Ge Fuzz, Octave Fuzz, and Ge Boost, Effectrode Tube Vibe, and Echo Fix EF-X3 Chorus Echo feature throughout.
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The original Fender Custom Shop '62 Jaguar Flat Magnet pickups in the Journeyman are a faithful recreation of the early '60s originals — inherently scooped, bright, and glassy. For players who love the Jaguar's circuit flexibility and short-scale feel but want more bass fidelity, definition, and body from the pickups themselves, the Lollar set is the answer.
Lollar's Jaguar pickup is wound to sound similar to original early-'60s Jaguar pickups, but with targeted improvements: improved bass fidelity and definition in the neck position, and a fuller, fatter tone in the bridge position. The glassy Jaguar character remains intact — the Lollar set doesn't transform the Jaguar into something it isn't — but the low-end clarity and overall fullness are substantially improved. Neck: Alnico 5 / 5.8K. Bridge: Alnico 2 / 6.3K. Vintage-style cloth covered lead wires. Chrome-plated metal claws. Wax potted. Recommended pots: 250K or 1 meg. Recommended cap: 0.047μF.
The Mastery Bridge and Tremolo replace the stock Jaguar floating bridge and tremolo — the Mastery's superior intonation accuracy and break angle keep the Jaguar in tune through the tremolo far more reliably than the original design, and the bridge saddles eliminate the string buzzing that vintage-style Jaguar bridges are known for.
The Strangle switch explored at 05:15 and 09:33 — the Lollar pickups' improved bass response makes the Strangle switch's treble cap bypass more musically useful, as there's more low-mid content to contrast against when the high-frequency content is fully unleashed.
The Expresso FX Triple Fuzz from 05:43 — all three built by Sof in the UK with NOS components: Ge Fuzz (dual CV7005 Newmarket germanium transistors, Fuzz Face-style), Octave Fuzz (Ge diodes switch up / Si diodes switch down, explored at 13:44), and Ge Boost (AC107, Rangemaster-style, explored from 15:04).
🎸 Lollar Pickups: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-other-single-coil-pickups/jaguar 🎛️ Expresso FX: https://expressofx.com 🔊 Benson Amps: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers
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🎸 Fender Custom Shop '63 Jaguar Journeyman | Taos Turquoise | Lollar Jaguar Pickups (A5 Neck 5.8K / A2 Bridge 6.3K) | Emerson Custom Kit + Treble Bleed | Mastery Bridge + Trem | 24" Scale 🎛️ Expresso FX Ge Fuzz (CV7005 x2) | Expresso FX Octave Fuzz (Ge/Si Switch) | Expresso FX Ge Boost (AC107) | Effectrode Tube Vibe | Echo Fix EF-X3 🔊 Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" | Scumback Speakers | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Ohma Ribbon | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R10 & R121 | Ableton Live 12
