Fender Pure Vintage '65 Jazzmaster

Very low output, clear and balanced.

Hotter than 12% of the 17 bridge Jazzmaster pickups we have

Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs

No price published on Fender's own site

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HotterTone Hatch Vintage Class A5-59 Jazzmaster+48% output · Alnico 5 magnet70 match

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Specs

DC resistance: 6.8k
Inductance: 3.18 Hmeasured, 1 reading
Magnet: Alnico 5
Coil: Single coil

moderate output

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Fits the bridge of a Jazzmaster.

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About the same output

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17 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs

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Each score is how close a pickup is on measured specs, out of 100. The meter shows how many of those specs we could compare; a grey score means few could be. How scoring works

Closest match
Tone Hatch Vintage Class 1962 Jazzmaster
bridge Jazzmaster pickup
84 match
no spec differences found
Output compared on measured inductance; no tone chart to compare.
medium confidence
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Monty's Jazzmaster-sized 54 P90
bridge Jazzmaster pickup
80 match
hotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Monty's 59 Jazzmaster
bridge Jazzmaster pickup
78 match
hotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Monty's Retro Wind Jazzmaster
bridge Jazzmaster pickup
78 match
hotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Radioshop ID:Jazzmaster
bridge Jazzmaster pickup
78 match
hotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
Compare →
Seymour Duncan Vintage for Jazzmaster (SJM-1)
bridge Jazzmaster pickup
78 match
hotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Full reviews and measurements

Fender Vintage Jazzmaster Analysis Review (opens in a new tab)
GuitarNutz2 · Measurement thread

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