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    Jazz Bass Rebuild help

    Hey sorry to revive this thread after so long, but I was wondering if I could get some more input from you guys... I just ordered a John East Retro from another TB'er and I know that these are pretty well respected preamps, but I was wondering what pickups might go well with it? I was...
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    Jazz Bass Rebuild help

    thanks again for the responses, guys so when you add a preamp to passive pickups, what do you do to allow them to switch active/passive? Is it just a two-way switch you can drill a hole for and add to the control plate? And let's say I decided to try the Aguilar OBP-3 preamp. Does the...
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    Jazz Bass Rebuild help

    Thanks for the replies - I was looking at a set of Fender Custom Shop 60's Jazz pickups recently... I was wondering - what does it mean to add an active eq to a bass? Are you able to take any set of pickups (active OR passive) and then add an active component to switch between...
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    Jazz Bass Rebuild help

    Hey guys, I have been reading over the forum for awhile and have finally decided to join the community... I am a guitar player of ~9 years and have decided to take up bass :bassist: I recently bought a 1996 MIM Fender Jazz. I have done a lot of projects with guitars in the past so I am no...