Fender Jazz MIM Standard - 1998

[drmange]

Considering a trade for a recently purchased SR400QM.

Any pros/cons on the MIM Standards from the late 90s?

Any/all feedback appreciated..

Cheers,
D

 

[crucislancer]

MiM Jazz basses prior to 2001 have awful pickups. A Jazz bass is supposed to have a bridge pickup that is slight longer then the neck pickup and reverse wound. That isn't the case with the MiM Jazz basses prior to 2001, they are basically two neck pickups, not reverse wound so they don't hum cancel. Also, if you plan on replacing the pickups with a set of Jazz bass pickups like the Fender '62 reissues, be warned that the bridge pickup routing needs to be longer in order to accommodate the correct bridge pickup size.

Any MiM Jazz bass that I've owned that was from the 90's I would replace the bridge, tuners, pickups, knobs and pots.

 

[Frettage]

Why the knobs and pots? Isn't a pot a pot as long as it's working?

 

[crucislancer]

Sure, the pots should be fine, but I replace them anyway. It might be unnecessary, but I figured I might was well. The knobs on the 90's jazz basses are black stratocaster knobs, with the numbers, so I replace them with the proper bakelite jazz knobs.