neck pickup for jazz

avishai · Newbie Alert Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Posts: 2

hello y'all.
i own a fender american deluxe fat strat, and im looking to switch the neck pickup into something more jazzy, something i can play jazz runs and improvisations with.
other forums gave me fue suggestions:
seymour duncan cool rail/alnico 2 pro
or fender blue lace sensors
i would apriciate you suggestions as well
thanks
avishai

Kinaxis · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject:

I really like the Steve Morse neck pickup by Dimarzio and one of the Tom Anderson neck models as well. They both have a smooth warm sound with the highs rolled off a little, great for clean chords and distorted leads. Cool

Steve · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:50 pm Post subject:

I like Fender Vintage Noiseless (the regular kind, not the "hot" version) in the neck position for Jazz sounds.
The Fender VN neck Tele pickup is great for Jazz sounds too.
Fortunately Leo Fender put his neck pickups right in a null. That's why they don't do "bell tones" for tuning too well, but they get a great Jazz sound.
I even have had pretty good luck with the Fender '57/'62 vintage style pickups (with heavier strings though).

SAguitar · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:37 pm Post subject:

If you're body is routed for a full size humbucker, I would suggest a Seymour Duncan Jazz pickup. The name says it all.