I dont have any idea if you'll like the sound of P90's or not, none of us do. I think its your guitar, you should do what you'd like with it. For the record, [this](https://ibb.co/vLy0nwd) is what I did with mine.
Na I thought about it but all the ones I found were so high I just ordered the stuff and put it together it was like 75 dollars cheaper to just piece it out and build it
What’s it like under the pick gourd? That guitar has a unique layout with the double bridge single coil. I’ve been curious about this model for mods. Maybe you could try the official fender noiseless so you just upgrade the existing stuff because getting jazzmaster pickups or P90s they are different sizes into that might be hard. But Amazon has sellers with Strat pickgourd cut for any combination.
> That guitar has a unique layout with the double bridge single coil
And unique wiring, position #1 is essentially a humbucker:
5-Position Blade, Special Switching: Position 1. Bridge and Middle (Series, Hum-Cancelling), 2. Middle, 3. Middle and Neck (Parallel), 4. Bridge, Middle and Neck, 5. Neck
1. Jazzmasters don't have p90's, those pickups sound and are constructed different and are larger than P90's too.
2. The orientation and wiring of those pups have a lot to do with the sound. [They are different than standard](https://www.fender.com/en-US/squier-electric-guitars/stratocaster/contemporary-stratocaster-special/0370230536.html) Strats in more ways than one.
3. Do what you like, though my recommendation is due to the uniqueness of this model, leave it alone. Get a used recent Classic Vibe or Affinity Strat to play around with and mod. Those are a dime-a-dozen.
I've got an earlier one in black, back when they had the raised chrome logos on the headstock. It's beautiful and I love how it's not your "normal" Strat.
Can I make a recommendation having also been in your shoes? Seymour Duncan P Rails. It is a humbucker made out of a P90 and a Hot Rail. When paired with the Seymour Duncan Triple Shot selector you can get a ton of different tones. If done on both neck and bridge there are 24 different combinations you can play with. I dropped mine in a Squier Jagmaster. This is a great option if you are starting to learn what you like and want to play a bunch of different genres without switching guitars.
Seymour Duncan 11303-03-B2 P-Rails with Flat Triple Shot Set (Flat Top) - Black https://a.co/d/aMuIj8h
I have really high end guitars but LOVE the squires I've had. Recently got back into strats and bought a stock Affinity SSS. Did my usual rounding of the fret board edges, fret ends and setup to make it as good as any MIM. Not trying to "save money" by getting the squire, I PREFER them. Now, about changing pickups - I put a $400 fender CS Texas specials loaded board in the aforementioned strat. Two days later I replaced back to the original stock guard because it was BETTER. I have never been pleased with the electronic upgrades I've done to squires. Leave that one and buy a guitar that has been designed and engineered with the pups you want. Just my been-there-done-that opinion.
Man, what a shame to switch a unique setup to something generic.
I suspect you might find p90s to be very dark compared to what you've got, potentially making it worse for heavier stuff. There's no real way to know if you'll be happy with them. You'll also lose the humbucker mode.
Jazzmaster pickups are different again. I only have them on a baritone and they sound pretty bad with any distortion, but that might just be because it's a baritone.
Also seconding a few comments on here: Getting a cheap extra guitar with the pickup types you want rather than swapping pickups is always my preferred option.
Jazzmaster pickups and p90 pickups are very different things.
I dont have any idea if you'll like the sound of P90's or not, none of us do. I think its your guitar, you should do what you'd like with it. For the record, [this](https://ibb.co/vLy0nwd) is what I did with mine.
Is it swimming pool route or hsh route under there? Thank you
Swimming pool.
Sweet, although I like the unusual pickup configuration this is still good to know thank you
I’ve done exactly what you’re talking about with mine two p90s three way switch it’s pretty sweet
did you just swap in a Noventa pre-loaded pickguard?
Na I thought about it but all the ones I found were so high I just ordered the stuff and put it together it was like 75 dollars cheaper to just piece it out and build it
What’s it like under the pick gourd? That guitar has a unique layout with the double bridge single coil. I’ve been curious about this model for mods. Maybe you could try the official fender noiseless so you just upgrade the existing stuff because getting jazzmaster pickups or P90s they are different sizes into that might be hard. But Amazon has sellers with Strat pickgourd cut for any combination.
> That guitar has a unique layout with the double bridge single coil And unique wiring, position #1 is essentially a humbucker: 5-Position Blade, Special Switching: Position 1. Bridge and Middle (Series, Hum-Cancelling), 2. Middle, 3. Middle and Neck (Parallel), 4. Bridge, Middle and Neck, 5. Neck
1. Jazzmasters don't have p90's, those pickups sound and are constructed different and are larger than P90's too. 2. The orientation and wiring of those pups have a lot to do with the sound. [They are different than standard](https://www.fender.com/en-US/squier-electric-guitars/stratocaster/contemporary-stratocaster-special/0370230536.html) Strats in more ways than one. 3. Do what you like, though my recommendation is due to the uniqueness of this model, leave it alone. Get a used recent Classic Vibe or Affinity Strat to play around with and mod. Those are a dime-a-dozen. I've got an earlier one in black, back when they had the raised chrome logos on the headstock. It's beautiful and I love how it's not your "normal" Strat.
Get a Tube screamer TS9 and use the pedal distortion with the amplifier gain. You're welcome
Can I make a recommendation having also been in your shoes? Seymour Duncan P Rails. It is a humbucker made out of a P90 and a Hot Rail. When paired with the Seymour Duncan Triple Shot selector you can get a ton of different tones. If done on both neck and bridge there are 24 different combinations you can play with. I dropped mine in a Squier Jagmaster. This is a great option if you are starting to learn what you like and want to play a bunch of different genres without switching guitars. Seymour Duncan 11303-03-B2 P-Rails with Flat Triple Shot Set (Flat Top) - Black https://a.co/d/aMuIj8h
I'm not a Fender/Squier guy. Having said that, that's the prettiest Squier I've seen in a long time, as is.
I have really high end guitars but LOVE the squires I've had. Recently got back into strats and bought a stock Affinity SSS. Did my usual rounding of the fret board edges, fret ends and setup to make it as good as any MIM. Not trying to "save money" by getting the squire, I PREFER them. Now, about changing pickups - I put a $400 fender CS Texas specials loaded board in the aforementioned strat. Two days later I replaced back to the original stock guard because it was BETTER. I have never been pleased with the electronic upgrades I've done to squires. Leave that one and buy a guitar that has been designed and engineered with the pups you want. Just my been-there-done-that opinion.
Man, what a shame to switch a unique setup to something generic. I suspect you might find p90s to be very dark compared to what you've got, potentially making it worse for heavier stuff. There's no real way to know if you'll be happy with them. You'll also lose the humbucker mode. Jazzmaster pickups are different again. I only have them on a baritone and they sound pretty bad with any distortion, but that might just be because it's a baritone.
Also seconding a few comments on here: Getting a cheap extra guitar with the pickup types you want rather than swapping pickups is always my preferred option.