Jet Guitars JS-400 stock pickups

paulphoenix

I've been eyeing up a Jet JS-400 S type for use as a backup/beater guitar.

From those who have owned/played any Jet S types - how do you rate the stock pickups on the lower end models?

The 400 has a HB in the bridge and single coil neck and middle.  

MartinBush

I have a JS-300 and it's fine for me. If anything I'd change the pots if I used it often enough, but the pickups are fine.

I suspect you can try one out and send back if it's not up to scratch.

Overall it's a great guitar, especially for the money.

Winny_Pooh

I found the guitar well made, tuners a bit stiff but otherwise perfect near perfect. I did dress 3 or 4 frets and give a fret polish as the tops were a bit rough.
None of those I consider to be issues considering the cost.

The pickups are quite bad IMO. I replaced them immediately with a set of Bloodstones HSS. Iron gear, Guitarfetish(GFS) or Toneriders will be a definite improvement. 

blueskunk

Great guitars for such low money.  I wasn’t into the stock electrics and found a loom and pickups from a player series. Very cool.  

chor808

I've got two now, the JT 300 and the js 700. Both really impressive guitars, to be honest the quality is on par with each other even though the JT was only £159. Pickups are fine in both, really like the Tele bridge the neck I'm not really sure what I want from it yet but it's a little dull. 

Both very good guitars regardless of price.

Here's my 14 year old playing the jt300 via a nux mighty pro on the bridge pickup. He reckons it's out of tune:-)

skullfunkerry

chor808 said:

I've got two now, the JT 300 and the js 700. Both really impressive guitars, to be honest the quality is on par with each other even though the JT was only £159. Pickups are fine in both, really like the Tele bridge the neck I'm not really sure what I want from it yet but it's a little dull. 

Both very good guitars regardless of price.

Here's my 14 year old playing the jt300 via a nux mighty pro on the bridge pickup. He reckons it's out of tune:-)

That's mighty impressive! I've literally been playing longer than he's been alive and there's no way I could play most of that.

chor808

skullfunkerry said:

chor808 said:

I've got two now, the JT 300 and the js 700. Both really impressive guitars, to be honest the quality is on par with each other even though the JT was only £159. Pickups are fine in both, really like the Tele bridge the neck I'm not really sure what I want from it yet but it's a little dull. 

Both very good guitars regardless of price.

Here's my 14 year old playing the jt300 via a nux mighty pro on the bridge pickup. He reckons it's out of tune:-)

That's mighty impressive! I've literally been playing longer than he's been alive and there's no way I could play most of that.

I'll pass on the compliment, Him and his mate are playing three or four hours a day, I'm at the point of removing his guitars before his GCSEs :-). He's already miles better than me, something to do with being young I guess..

Sarge

500k pots as stock, the ceramic single coils are warm, fluffy and a bit shit.
I swapped out for alnico 3 and 4 neck and middle, left the HB in for now. 
great guitar which now sounds like a strat. 

DrBob

We’ve got a JS300 in the house. It’s a really well put together and good playing guitar but yeah the pickups are a bit “mid” I reckon a set of Wilkinson’s or Ironstones would be a cheap solve though 

guitarjack66

chor808 said:

I've got two now, the JT 300 and the js 700. Both really impressive guitars, to be honest the quality is on par with each other even though the JT was only £159. Pickups are fine in both, really like the Tele bridge the neck I'm not really sure what I want from it yet but it's a little dull. 

Both very good guitars regardless of price.

Here's my 14 year old playing the jt300 via a nux mighty pro on the bridge pickup. He reckons it's out of tune:-)

I have the strat in that colour and that model in sunburst. I cannot play anything like as good as that with them though. I find the neck on the Tele far too thin,even with smaller hands,but find the strat neck ok. 

YellowLedBetterMan

I have a JS400 so can comment. They are surprisingly solid, the single coils especially for cheapo ceramic jobbies sounded pretty good. The bridge humbucker can get a bit muddy but nothing outrageous.

I did end up replacing all the pickups in mine but only because I had the parts lying around and curiosity got the better of me - realistically the stock pickups were just as good.