Jazz Bass Modification - need Held

[Wooly]

i think i was wrong in the luthiers corner, so i try it again here


Hello to everybody,

i tryed to search on several Forums and Google itself, but i´m still not coming to a real result, so i hope to find answers here.

I normally play an 4-String Musicman MM Stingray, witch i like a lot and i´m very happy with. Now i´m searching for a backup bass for gigs, and get my hands on a Mex Fender Jazz Bass in arctic white.

Im now tryin to convert the jazz bass in some other beast, to backup my stingray and also to have fun to build a real "frankenstein".

- First i replaced the Jazz Bass Neck with a normal Warmouth precision neck in Birdseye maple with the same frettboard, because i like the "beefier" feel of the neck that is near to my Stingray Neck

- now the problems beginn, i want to replace the bridge Pickup with a Musicman replacement (seymour duncan) pickup. at the same place the normal MM Pickup sits, and let the neck Pickup in its place.

so: is there any information about good convertions like this on the net, maybe with special pickguards etc. It also be possible to use a mill to fixture and to make place for the pickup. In this case, are there any infomation on the net WHERE EXACTLY a MM Pickup and a Bridge Fender Pickup sits in the body.

any ideas anyone?

thank you very much, greetings from Germany/Black Forest high up in snow

P.S. i know i also need an aktive circuit to get closer to the stingray sound, i will decide that later.

PPS. the bridge in the fender Mex is not very sturdy, any recommondations also to get a MM "look" ?

[dmusic148]

http://store.hipshotproducts.com/car...t_detail&p=209

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[mike_Ro11]

That bass looks amazing! (no joke intended) i love the look of beat of basses and that one looks great. I bet it sounds amazing too. I'm really jealous right now.

[Al Heeley]

Wow! A real proper relic. History written all over it. + 1 on the 2 vol knobs, blends never really seem to function as you'd like (=like they should)

[Craig_S]

Originally Posted by allotabass

Yes that's my favorite bass, it's ugly and some people seem to be offended by it. But it's gone around the world several times and all the wear is from nearly 30 years of hard playing. More than I can say for some people.

Wow! Looks like it spent most of it's life at the bottom of a lake. Did you do those pickup routs with a hatchet?? That poor, poor bass...

I'm sorry. I just couldn't help myself.

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[Wooly]

nice Bass ...

At the moment, i think i whould replace the bridge Pickup with a Duncan SMB-4d or a DELANO MC 4 FE and a neck DELANO JMVC 4 FE/M2, combined with a Duncan Active 3-Band Tone Circuit STC-3M4 (with i had in an older Stingray and liked a lot).

So i only have to make Place for one MM Pickup and could use a normal Jazz Pickguard.

any Suggestions ?

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[Wooly]

i once had a normal stingray with the duncan Pickup and electronic, and it sounded very good, but im up to other suggestions. Im also interested in special Pickguard constructions etc.