Converting a Jazz bass to a PJ Bass

[BarkerBass]

Originally Posted by winterburn69

My suggestion would be to get a Hoppus and add a Jazz pickup, or get a Hoppus pickguard and rout in a cavity for a P pickup in a regular Jazz.

you could also look for a Reggie Hamilton pickguard or an imported Aerodyne pickguard but these are hard to find, they used to pop up on evay in America a lot though

[TelecasterBass]

I have a Washburn T12
first it was only P, now i made a J-pickup in it.
It's a J-neckpickup on the Bridge place because i dont have the bridge-pickup anymore.
Just finished it a few days ago.



and the Hello Kitty stickers the girl singer and her girlfriend did on my fretboard..

[ghostdog93]

Originally Posted by BarkerBass

you could also look for a Reggie Hamilton pickguard or an imported Aerodyne pickguard but these are hard to find, they used to pop up on evay in America a lot though

FWIW, the Aerodyne pickguards are available regularly on eBay from Jeannie Pickguards & Guitar Parts.

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[TimBosby]

I will be doing this exact mod sometime in the next month. I'll have the neck pickup routed out to fit the Aerodyne position. Just bought a pearloid white Aerodyne pickguard from Jeannie...

[Rockin Mike]

I'm thinking about extending an existing Jazz neck rout to hold a reverse P pickup.
To make it sound right, should it be extended toward the neck, toward the bridge, or keeping the same centerline as the old Jazz neck pup?

A specially cut pickguard would have to be made but that is not a show-stopper.

Hm I found this thread which would seem to answer the question.
P/J Pickup Location Discovery

[bigsnaketex]

Toward the neck if possible.