Advice upgrading early 2000's American Standard Jazz

[georgestrings]

I'm not sure what you are doing with your bass, but I've never broken a nut (of any material) in the 30 years I've been playing.

Same here...


- georgestrings

 

[AHDBassist]

Squier saddles are pretty stable. Stays in tune all the way up the neck.
I may be able to swap some old pickups for a badass with a friend, so I may at least try that and see how I feel.

The passives don't sound right for what I'm doing on tour. I use a lot of gritty distortion and like a hot signal coming right off the bass.
I've been on the road 8/12ths of the last ten years with a decent array of instruments...every time I try to perform 'passive' again, I remember every previous about-face. I love passive in the studio, but live, its not for me, or at least not with this group.
As long as I and/or techs are safely aware of checking the preamp battery every three weeks or so, I can't foresee that being a problem. Battery-powered wireless anything, that's another story.

Yeah I can see that. Actives are IMO better when using overdrive because of the hotter signal like you said.

 

[LiamWilson]

For the record/update, the stock bridge I have on there right now - the saddle screws keep unwinding themselves while I play, and cutting up my hand, mainly on the E.
Partially because my palm is muting/touching it, but still...shouldn't be doing that.
Maybe I'll nail polish/lock-tite that.

I dropped an Aguilar OP-2 preamp and a pair of their pickups in it, sounds killer!
Hipshot added with no issues.
Thanks all for the links!

 

[testing1two]

For the record/update, the stock bridge I have on there right now - the saddle screws keep unwinding themselves while I play, and cutting up my hand, mainly on the E.
Partially because my palm is muting/touching it, but still...shouldn't be doing that.
Maybe I'll nail polish/lock-tite that.

I dropped an Aguilar OP-2 preamp and a pair of their pickups in it, sounds killer!
Hipshot added with no issues.
Thanks all for the links!

Definitely a +1 for the nail polish/loctite. If the E-string set screws are protruding above the saddle under normal playing conditions you could simply grind/cut them down until they sit flush with the saddle or slighty recessed. But I would order some extra set screws to practice on just in case.

 

[badmire]

I have a 2007 MIM Jazz bass and I upgraded the bridge to the Babicz...and WOW what an improvement. Much more sustainable now... It cost a bit over $100 and I installed it myself....I am never gonna use again the standard crap Fender bridge.