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[SurferJoe46]

The p'ups on my VM-Jag are 'way beyond punchy - they can knock the wind outta me if I crank them up.

For a passive bass, this has got to be one of the hottest outputs I've ever experienced. I'd leave them alone until you see what they can do in all positions first.

The truss rod is like any other - they work very well - but maybe you need some barrel-height adjustments instead?

The truss rod is for neck straightness (or adjusting for a lack of it) and the bridge and top nut are used to get the strings to the correct height.

[chinjazz]

Originally Posted by SurferJoe46

The p'ups on my VM-Jag are 'way beyond punchy - they can knock the wind outta me if I crank them up.

For a passive bass, this has got to be one of the hottest outputs I've ever experienced. I'd leave them alone until you see what they can do in all positions first.

The truss rod is like any other - they work very well - but maybe you need some barrel-height adjustments instead?

The truss rod is for neck straightness (or adjusting for a lack of it) and the bridge and top nut are used to get the strings to the correct height.

Thanks SJ46!

This is definitely going to be my next bass. Certainly something I can tweak a bit as well (knowing me).

One thing i noticed is that if I really want to go all Jazz PU's, it looks like it can be done with a 2nd custom cut pic guard, but I'll just hang with it as is to start. This one at the local GC was nice, but I suspect getting one anywhere on-line will be fine also.

Cheers!

[SurferJoe46]

I played in a jam at a pawn shop the other day and took my VM-Jag and we played what I'd call a Hendrix Song Book and the Jag did it all.

Very versatile indeed.

[chinjazz]

Very cool! I'm sure the bass was great..

I think you did it all actually

[chinjazz]

Ok, I'm now on board...



Got a bit hot buffing the neck

Decided not to mod for now.

12-12-12

[jumblemind]

I agree the modding should be kept to a minimum. I tried to "upgrade" the pickups and it was a colossal failure. Stock pickups in these things are super hot and work well with the stack configuration. That said, I did replace the concentric pots and input jack and add a p style bridge cover. Other than that, this bass will let me cut in the worst of rooms, makes for great photo ops, and plays like silk. Got this bass a while back but never submitted a pic. Would love for my first club to be for the VM Jag!

[chinjazz]

I got some good play time in today with my Jag and have to agree with everyone that already said that the output on these Duncan designed pickups is hot! Made me think these was a battery and a pre on board.

[Spectrum]

Nobody's keeping track of numbers for this club, guys, so once you post a pic you're in and you can put in your sig line. Make up a number if you want, no rules. Congrats on your new Jags!

One of these days I might put an ashtray cover on my bridge, and if I can find a suitable pickup cover maybe that, too. Would probably get in the way of my fingers but with that old school 50s/60s vibe to the design this bass just begs to be chromed out.

[chinjazz]

I thought a relatively cheap mod would be to vintage tint the maple back of the neck. Thinking about the best way from searching the forum.

[HuntYouDown]

Alright, I went to a GC today and bought one of these with the Duncans and Block inlays. Very impressed... I played it through an Acoustic big combo, at the store and it sounded superb! Zero buzz at all. So I bought it 327.74, after taxes, no case. I have been wanting a VM or CV something and I got this. I like the way it does a good P impression, also the stacked knobs are the bomb. It is also one of themore aesthetically pleasing basses out there. Sits kind of funny on my leg though, but does great with your foot on prop standing up. I'm sure, I will enjoy this for a long time. Can I get a number?

[HuntYouDown]

I'll post a pic later when I get daylight for a good pic, I guess.

[Spectrum]

Originally Posted by HuntYouDown

Can I get a number?

No numbers. Post a pic and you're in. Enjoy that Jag!

[chinjazz]

I must say again, that these Duncan Designed pick up combo is really punchy/hot. What makes this so? Winding, overwinding?

[HuntYouDown]

What kind of strings are good for slapping with this bass?

[HuntYouDown]

Before I tried it out, I said it's probably got pretty crappy strings huh? Salesman was like "No, I think they're D'Addarios." Sure enough, they got the multi colored ball ends. That was a main selling point too. All my 5 basses have rounds. Roto's, DR's, GHS and D'Addario's. But, I am learning the slap pluck thing. If it's good on a passive jazz, it can be mastered on the Jag as well.

[Spectrum]

According to Fender's website it comes with Fender 7250 strings on it, but 7250s don't have the same silk and colored ball ends. You say they are D'Adds? Whatever they are they sounded good.

[SurferJoe46]

Originally Posted by chinjazz

I thought a relatively cheap mod would be to vintage tint the maple back of the neck. Thinking about the best way from searching the forum.

Think of the clear coat on the neck as see-through Teflon. Tinting it will almost always rub off - or won't even take in the first place.

Originally Posted by HuntYouDown

Before I tried it out, I said it's probably got pretty crappy strings huh? Salesman was like "No, I think they're D'Addarios." Sure enough, they got the multi colored ball ends. That was a main selling point too. All my 5 basses have rounds. Roto's, DR's, GHS and D'Addario's. But, I am learning the slap pluck thing. If it's good on a passive jazz, it can be mastered on the Jag as well.

Originally Posted by Spectrum

According to Fender's website it comes with Fender 7250 strings on it, but 7250s don't have the same silk and colored ball ends. You say they are D'Adds? Whatever they are they sounded good.

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I thought they might be D'As too - but they aren't.

As I measured the look-alikes, they came in at about .001-.002" thicker that D'As and they had a different patina to them too.

No -they may look like D'As, but they are clones. Not bad - but some basses like them more than others.

The MII colored beads on them are obviously NOT D'As, but they are certainly pretty good on a bass that can use them.

On my VM-Jag, VM-Jazz and VM-P, I put the Elixir Nanos and love them to pieces.

[HuntYouDown]

Yeah, they're not bad. Just got done practicing music theory on it for two hours. Intervals, triads, major scale modal patterns, etc... Blah, boring, but will come in handy natural finger muscle movements when I get ready to jam. Right now, I am liking jazz pup on full and p on half. Or plain p rolled back. These stock strings are Fenders I guess, they make 'em with mulit colored balls now. But they are not half bad. I find it hard to do the fast 3 finger Iron Maiden right hand thing with them though. My right fingers don't seem to want to roll off them smoothly like my DR's or GHS Boomers. Also, Boomers are an excellent deal for the price. I almost believe I like them better than any of the strings I have had. I hear Flea likes Boomers too. I am gonna have fun with this bass. One day I may steal the Badass II off my MIM Jazz and put on the Jaguar. I am thinking about getting rid of my MIM Jazz 4 anyway, its way noisy. I love the way this Jag looks though, I hate being a copycat and this bass show originality!

[HuntYouDown]

Thanks for the Club Membership by the way! Here is a better pic of mine!

[HuntYouDown]

Well, I put GHS Boomers on my Jaguar. A vast improvement over the tinny sounding 7250's that were on it. It growls like the animal it is now. I am really impressed with the quality of these pickups.