New Bass Day: Jackson Kelly Professional, with case: $100

Electra Player · #1 01-29-2011, 06:49 PM

Just picked this up offa CL.

It's a Professional Series Kelly bass. The original pickups were swapped for some bland active EMGs. I plan to sell them (and the rest of the elelctronics, minus the jack) and re-wire it with some DiMarzios and all.

The guy who installed the EMGs was pretty clueless, apprently, as he made a muck of the wiring. Had to rewire the jack and re-ground the whole setup properly.
There's a hole drilled thorugh the body where he messed up (he made a battery clip out of a zip tie), and as a fller I added an LED "battery indicator" for show. The picture doesn't show that.

dudelove · #2 01-29-2011, 06:56 PM

Nice found, I just check some jakcksons on internet. Not because I want one, but I just like to read about the gears

Electra Player · #3 01-29-2011, 07:06 PM

Well they certainly aren't everybody's thing, but they are good basses.

amimbari · #4 01-29-2011, 07:35 PM

yep take the emgs out put passives back in and add the j2000 pre into it with a stacked knob so you retain the 3 holes

it'll sound better

HillBillyWannaB · #5 01-30-2011, 04:53 AM

Haha, I emailed him yesterday about that one. I was curious about it too.

Have fun with it!

Electra Player · #6 01-30-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HillBillyWannaB

Haha, I emailed him yesterday about that one. I was curious about it too.

Have fun with it!

I always forget there are more local guys. Sorry about that! I texted him exactly 3 minutes after the ad went up.

ellefsonwannabe · #7 01-30-2013, 08:28 PM

The guy before you sounds like a total numbskull. Zip tie battery holder? Dafuq? Anyway, how's the neck on yours? Mine feels kinda fat, thinking of having her taken to shave a little excess off, make it more like my JS2 neck, wide but flatter. That sounds like a risky idea, though, since I know a lot of time comes from the neck size. Also: lace pickups. What DiMarzio pups you whack in there?