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12-05-2011, 04:15 PM
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Hello, I have a Squier Jaguar Bass and I wanted to make it look vintage and cool, so I was thinking of adding a J bass bridge cover, a P-Bass Pickup cover and a thumb rest, is it possible to have these things on my Jaguar model ?  
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12-05-2011, 04:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | Thumb rest requires only a rest, two screws and a drill.
Given the placement of the metal piece with the control pots, I don't think you can mount a P-pickup cover on it. I don't think there's room on the G string side.
As far as the J-bass bridge/pickup cover, I suspect that would work, and I really like the look. The dimensions you'll want to check:
1) Width of the cover vs. the bridge.
2) Distance from end of cover to the edge of the body - it might be tight, and you don't want it to hang over.
3) Will the J-cover go up the body far enough to cover the J pickup?
Resolve those issues and you'll have your answer. You can always buy a generic J-cover from Ebay or basspartsresource.com and you won't have much money at risk. Bass Parts Resource: Bass Covers/Ashtrays
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12-05-2011, 04:41 PM
| | | | I would say the Jazz Bass bridge cover would probably fit, not sure about the P Bass pup cover and of course the thumb rest could go anywhere. IMO any of that would be would take away from the cool vintage look it already has. Jaguars look great just as they are, especially the crimson red.
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12-05-2011, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Pilgrim  Thumb rest requires only a rest, two screws and a drill.
Given the placement of the metal piece with the control pots, I don't think you can mount a P-pickup cover on it. I don't think there's room on the G string side.
Resolve those issues and you'll have your answer. You can always buy a generic J-cover from Ebay or basspartsresource.com and you won't have much money at risk. Bass Parts Resource: Bass Covers/Ashtrays |
I've seen people use the J bass bridge cover on a Jag and it worked fine, so I know I could do that.
The pick up cover is what's killing me.
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12-05-2011, 04:49 PM
| | | I know a bridge cover can fit, they even have one on another Squier Jaguar bass, and it looks pretty sweet too. 
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12-05-2011, 05:08 PM
| | | | That bridge cover does look good on it.
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12-05-2011, 07:19 PM
| | | | I just wish there was a way I could fit the pick up cover. If I can't I'll just put it on my tele bass.
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12-05-2011, 07:27 PM
|  | Everybody Wang Chung Tonight | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Houston Tx | | | The covers look cool. But for me they get in the way. I like to play over the bridge pickup alot of times on my Jazz so the cover gets in the way. Pickup covers on a P is the same thing.
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12-05-2011, 08:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Dang. I have the short scale Jag in silver, and I think I need a bridge cover!!
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12-05-2011, 08:19 PM
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It works for me. Of course, I used a P-Bass cover.
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12-05-2011, 08:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | For that matter, a Telebass bridge cover would also look pretty darn nice on there.
But if you want to try a cover over the P pickup, you might pick up this set from Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-FENDER-J...item45feada803
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12-05-2011, 09:05 PM
| | | | @Pilgrim, I believe The J-Bass pickup cover means Jazz, which means it would be less likely to fit because it is longer. I think I'm gonna go with the original plan and if the P-bass pick-up cover doesn't work, I'll just put it on my Tele.
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12-05-2011, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Sure - just depends on whether you want the cover to extend over the J pickup. A J cover is likely to; a P cover will not. I don't see any reason that a J cover won't fit - in fact, I just ordered one for my Jag, based on the idea of this thread.
CPA935's Jag bass cover is s J-type; SurferJoe46's cover is a P-type.
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12-07-2011, 05:05 PM
| | | | That brings me to another question, if a P Bass pickup cover won't fit on my jag, will it fit on a Japanese Made telebass reissue ?
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12-10-2011, 01:04 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: British Columbia | | Where does a guy get that cover? Quote:
Originally Posted by SurferJoe46
It works for me. Of course, I used a P-Bass cover. | |
12-10-2011, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by porkdog324 Where does a guy get that cover? | Musician's Friend, Allparts, BassPartsResource ...
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12-10-2011, 09:48 AM
| | | | I am getting mine through musicians friend.
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12-10-2011, 10:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | I just got the Jazz bridge cover I ordered in the mail - it will fit just fine. Whether it looks too big is up to you.
Here's a look at it just sitting in place....  
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12-10-2011, 02:48 PM
| | | | Looks nice ! At least I know the bridge cover will work. The pickup cover is my real concern though(I sound like a broken record xD).
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01-03-2012, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CPA935 I know a bridge cover can fit, they even have one on another Squier Jaguar bass, and it looks pretty sweet too. | Sorry to bump this, but I just wanted to clarify that this guitar doesn't actually exist anywhere. It was a quick mockup I did for a thread on another forum to show what a Jazz bridge cover would look like on what was, at the time, the recently-released Squier version of the Jaguar bass; below it is a photo of my Fender Jag bass with the cover on it. Glad to see it inspired someone though!
Pilgrim, why is there no "F" on your cover? Is it not a Fender part?
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