SHOW US YOUR MODDED JACK CASADY

MIMJAZZ · #1 08-20-2011, 07:40 PM

I've been waiting for something cool for a while. Let's see what you got!

jumbodbassman · #2 08-20-2011, 07:47 PM

no mods for me. i like it stock

Pilgrim · #3 08-20-2011, 07:51 PM

Ditto. String change only.

I'm sure they're out there - I recall at least one with a Darkstar.

**MAJOR METAL** · #4 08-20-2011, 07:59 PM

I had my Jack Bass refinished in metallic Greenburst !

mongo2 · #5 08-21-2011, 04:40 AM

The mods I made on mine (black finish) were: glued in the bridge ferrules so they wouldn't pop out anymore, replaced the jack with one having a longer barrel so it wouldn't pop out anymore, replaced the tuners with Hipshot Ultralights, removed the switch label, removed the pickguard, and replaced the knobs with black speed knobs

Lobster11 · #6 09-04-2011, 02:42 PM

I removed the pickguard (looks much better without it, IMO), replaced the tuners with Ultralites (to reduce neck dive), and added one of Evan Webb's infamous "mod bars" to the bridge (to keep windings/silk off saddles, add mass to bridge, and -- at least theoretically -- enhance sustain).

One other mod I'm considering is sanding the back of the neck to reduce the stickiness of the gloss finish. I'm just reluctant to do so because I love the bass and fear screwing it up!

Basvarken · #7 09-05-2011, 02:23 AM

Inspired by this picture:

An early version (or prototype?) of the Les Paul Signature Bass.
It gave me the idea to replace the Electar pickup, which I thought was kinda bland/lame in comparison to the mighty pickups on my Les Paul Recording Bass and Triumph.

I cut out the shape of the pickguard to match the shape of the Lo-Z Les Paul bass pickup.
And I replaced the knobs with silver cap tophats.

Plus I put a chrome hand rest over the bridge. I did not use real screws. It cut them off and put them on the hand rest with super glue. The hand rest is mounted with double sided foam tape. So I can always opt to remove it with leaving screw holes

I still have to replace the tuners by Gotoh Res-o-lites to cure the neck dive.

55pbass · #8 09-05-2011, 11:15 AM

Wow that looks great. Nice work Basvarken.

Avalon · #9 09-05-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Basvarken

I think this is simply a genius mod. I could not have imagined a mod that would be fitting for a Jack Casady, but this is pure magic. Nice work!

Basvarken · #10 09-05-2011, 11:42 AM

Thanx guys.

Here's a recording that features my modified JCS.
It's the last song on our album Kharma Baby.

I used the middle setting of the tone selector. The treble rolled of just a bit.
Plus I used my Ampeg V4B (1972 I think) and an Eden XLT210D cab.

Three signals went into the soundboard:
- a DI signal (Avalon U5)
- a microphone signal (can't remember type nor brand)
- the external amp out on the back of the amp. Which is officially meant for a slave amp. But it sounded surprisingly good.

Miss You - Superfloor

Hope you dig it

stingray56funk · #11 09-05-2011, 11:45 AM

Sub'd...always can have more Jack!

Lonesomedave · #12 09-05-2011, 11:50 AM

i am the opposite. i thought the electar pickups sounded beautiful, so our mods were strictly to the appearance of the bass.

took off the lame pickguard and basically went with an all black theme.

Calexia13 · #13 01-30-2012, 02:03 AM

Hi guys,
I modded my jack after not liking the high end on my bass, and I always thought it sounded a bit underpowered. Once upon a time there was a website called Dudepit where I saw Basvarken's bass and was inspired. So I started a search for a Triumph bass pickup, and found a set after a while.

Mods:
1. Triumph bass pickup
2. Refinished in sunburst
3. Short Ear schaller tuners
4. Relocated the end strap pin further up the body so that the bass would hang at a 45 degree angle.
5. I used a 2.5K volume pot and I still have not put one tone pot.
6. I don't know what value pot my tech used or the capacitor either.
Can Basvarken tell me what pot values and tone cap. he used?
7. I had pickguardian make me a transparent nitro tort pickguard with 5 ply border.
8. I put a supertone hipshot bridge on it. I think it makes the bass a bit more bright sounding and a little bit clearer, as far as the sustain goes, I think that the original 3 point is fatter sounding, but this bass has a lot of sustain and fatness on it's own anyway, I could sacrifice some for clarity. Also I can put the E string further back than I could with the 3 point.

I have way too much money into this bass than I could ever get if I sell it, so I will never sell it. I think that the Triumph bass pickup sounds awesome. I can get a J/P/Mudbucker sound out of the bass with the 3 position tap.

Can anybody tell me how the Triumph bass pickup is made?
My tech said it had 3 coils in it, but I am not sure.

I would like to thank Basvarken for inspiring my pickup mod. THANKS!
Regards,

**ShoeManiac** · #14 01-30-2012, 04:31 AM

Not modded so much as personalized...

I put a set of Labella tapewounds on this bass. Talk about PHAT TONE! Oh, and that little Epiphone E on the pickguard? Mine just fell off.

Fuzzbassian · #15 01-30-2012, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL

I had my Jack Bass refinished in metallic Greenburst !

That looks beautiful!!

Basvarken · #16 01-31-2012, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Calexia13

Can Basvarken tell me what pot values and tone cap. he used?

Can anybody tell me how the Triumph bass pickup is made?
My tech said it had 3 coils in it, but I am not sure.

I would like to thank Basvarken for inspiring my pickup mod. THANKS!
Regards,

Whoa! That is cool!!

Finding the right value pots wasn't easy. Until I decided to contact CTS about the 2.5 K pots that this pickup configuration needed. In the end they just sent me the right pots.

The capacitor is 4,7 uF bi-polar.

The Gibson Lo-z pickups are stacked humbuckers. Two coils.
But with 3 coil taps. There's an impressive 8 wires coming out of the pickup. With the rotary switch you can choose which coil tap you use. This works the same as the tone selector switch on a Triumph or Les Paul Bass. Rather than use an impedance transformer like the original JCS does, the coiltaps define the impedance.

Your JCS is the first that I have seen that has followed my idea. I feel flattered.

Basvarken · #17 01-31-2012, 02:11 AM

Here's a song that I recorded a month ago with the modified JCS. The band is called Definition Of Madmen.
The bass sounds brutal in this recording. Fresh roundwounds. Ampeg V4B with the volume up just enough to give it a sweet drive. Taken from the Ext Amp out (=slave)

She Got Me "Definition of Madmen" - YouTube