Fender J-Bass Question

[BrainOfJA]

Hey y’all, I have a question hopefully someone out there can answer.

I picked up a MIA sunset orange Fender Jazz Bass this weekend. When I was looking at it a little closer, I noticed that the pickups weren’t stock, but were a pair of Sadowsky Jazz pups. I also noticed that the volume switch for the neck pickup didn’t look the same and realized it had a push switch built into it.

I pulled off the pickguard to replace it since it wasn’t stock, and decided to pull out the plate and look at the knobs/pots. I’ve never seen a pot like this one on the basses I’ve owned.

Does anyone have any input to what the deal is with this pickup/pot combination? Any suggestions on whether to keep em in or swap back to a more stock setup?

Thanks!

 

[mikeswals]

From like late 90's thru '07 Fender had the S-1 switch. It puts the pickups in Series. Yes that was stock.

When Fender revamped the AM Std line around '08 they stopped putting the switch in.

 

[Spidey2112]

A Fender shell, with Sadowsky innards?

This has to be a first! It's like stuffing your turkey with caviar, instead of traditional dressing...

 

[BrainOfJA]

A Fender shell, with Sadowsky innards?

This has to be a first! It's like stuffing your turkey with caviar, instead of traditional dressing...

Ha! I’m not sold on them yet. They seem a bit quieter than my MIM J that I upgraded with Delano pups. Definitely not as much growl but a smooth sound for sure

 

[BrainOfJA]

From like late 90's thru '07 Fender had the S-1 switch. It puts the pickups in Series. Yes that was stock.

When Fender revamped the AM Std line around '08 they stopped putting the switch in.

Ahhh, makes sense then, since it’s an ‘03.

 

[Stumbo]

What rig are you using?

 

[BrainOfJA]

Right now, an Ampeg SVT-100 into an Ampeg 410 cabinet.

As far as heads, I also have an Ampeg SVT-3PRO (our for repair) and a GK MB500 at my disposal. Cabs, I’ve also got a Fender 610Neo, an Avatar 210 and 212, and somewhere in the garage I have an old Hartke 410 and a Hartke 115 (more of a project cabinet...the only thing original left on it is the box/carpet and the jack, and the jack is getting ready to be replaced)