Pickup Specs on the JTV 89 F

[Sumatra_Gold]

Hi all,

 

As my post title states, I'm trying to find out the pickup specs in the JTV 89 F, the reason being I have another guitar that truly love just as much as the JTV, but I hate the bridge pup on it. I'm looking to either buy an actual JTV bridge pup, or find a replacement that is a close match specwise. Specifically, I'd like to know what Alnico magnet type is used in that pup along with the DCR if anyone knows. Allegedly this pup is a high output PAF style pup, but a lot of different alnico magnet types have been used in the PAF family and I want to make sure I get an exact match if possible. In researching this I looked at the Seymour Duncan 59 and Little 59 for possible replacements, as this guitar is an SSS pu configuration. The regular 59 boasts an alnico 5, but the Little 59 is ceramic. This worries me as ceramic pickups tend to sound to brittle to my ear. And as for the Alnico 5, I have no idea if that is the magnet used in the JTV 89 pickup set. Any help is, of course, appreciated.  Thanks!

[cruisinon2]

L6 won't even divulge pickup HEIGHT specs...let alone what's actually under the hood. Doesn't much matter anyway. Having the info isn't gonna help you much. Even if you went out and bought another pickup that claims to have the same magnet in it, there's no predictive value there. Buying pickups is a crap-shoot. Always was, always will be. I've transferred the same pickup from one guitar to another, and had it sound VERY different. It's the combination of guitar and pick-up that either works, or doesn't. Bottom line, if you don't like the pickup in the other axe, try something else. It's all guesswork anyway.

[stonegroveguitar]

I know it's been a year since your post, but did you find the pickups that worked?

[Palico]

this is like over a year old post, but since someone asked. Don't know the specs but you can get a JTV89 pickup here:

http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/235223-Line-6-11-26-0006

[Sumatra_Gold]

I did find the replacement from Full Compass. I do appreciate your responses. Thank you!!!

[specracer986]

That description doesn't say if it's a neck or bridge pup. Does that mean both the neck and bridge are the same pup?

[psarkissian]

That's a bridge pick-up.

 

http://www.fullcompass.com/category/Guitar-Parts2.html?brand_id=&rewrite_name=Guitar-Parts2&query=&categoryOrder=Bestselling&brand[]=LN6&view=&ipp=24 

 

... for Line 6 parts in general. There would be a neck pick-up in there as well.

[sdre9096]

Does anyone have and suggestions for pickups that would utilize the 5 way switch on the 89f? I hate the stock PU's

[cruisinon2]

Does anyone have and suggestions for pickups that would utilize the 5 way switch on the 89f?

"Utilize" how? It's a toggle switch, they all do the same thing...buy whatever pickups float your boat.

[brue58ski]

Does anyone have and suggestions for pickups that would utilize the 5 way switch on the 89f? I hate the stock PU's

Check this out. It may help

 

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=16980.0

[Sumatra_Gold]

Any splittable pu should do the trick. So think 4 wire pups here. Then you can utilize the switching array for magnetics in the same way L6 does with the stock P.U.s in your JTV. You'll want to research pups which not only allow you to split the coils, but sound good in that configuration. Not all split coil pups are created equal. Some sound terrible when split, either sounding to thin and/or sounding too shrill. So you'll want humbuckers with a good track record utilizing split coils. Good luck to you!