And rather than the fixed AlNiCo pole piece rod magnets of a Jazzmaster, they have the adjustable pole pieces of a P-90. So essentially, they are a P-90 coil wound onto a Jazzmaster sized bobbin. But the forbon flatwork top and bottom are sized to fit a Jazzmaster sized cover, rather than a P-90 cover. The thickness of the coil and internal construction of the bobbin is actually like a P-90. They are an interesting option to consider if you are looking for a little more midrange and a little fatter tone than our standard Lollar Jazzmaster. To read even more about the unique properties of our Jazzmaster pickups, follow this link to an earlier Lollar pickups blog about Jazzmaster pickups and the Jazzmaster guitar.Īlso worth mentioning are our “hybrid” style P-90 / Jazzmaster pickups. This is part of why they have their own unique tone qualities. This gives it more surface area and allows the pickup to sense the vibrations of a longer length of the strings. For example, the Jazzmaster coil is very short (1/8″) but very wide. They also have a very responsive dynamic range.Īs you may already know, the size and shape of a pickup coil affect the quality of the tone it will produce. Overall the Lollar Jazzmaster style pickups have a nicely detailed treble and a bit more midrange and bass when compared to a strat style single coil. Lollar Jazzmaster style pickups are a consistent favorite. In this article we’ll talk about some of our best selling items that can’t be classified among the main categories of pickups like strat, tele, and humbucker style pickups.
This is the fifth article in our series about best selling Lollar pickups.