Pick guard on J bass

[markbigtree]

Can I take off the pick guard of a jazz bass without affecting current pickup height?

[4OnTheFloor]

Originally Posted by markbigtree

Can I take off the pick guard of a jazz bass without affecting current pickup height?

Yes the pickup covers are attached with wood screws in the body cavity

[Brian_L]

On the possibly incorrect assumption that all Jazz basses are like my recent Geddy, yes.

The pickguard is strictly decorative and does not attach to the pick-ups. I was a little nervous the first time I pulled it off to adjust the truss rod, bit it is easy-peasy.

Brian

[maturanesa]

Originally Posted by Brian_L

On the possibly incorrect assumption that all Jazz basses are like my recent Geddy, yes.

The pickguard is strictly decorative and does not attach to the pick-ups. I was a little nervous the first time I pulled it off to adjust the truss rod, bit it is easy-peasy.

Brian

not only decorativy, they hide the cables

[kenfxj]

Yes, but you may not like what you find underneath.