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Hole in MIM Jazz

#22
Don't you see it? You want to believe the CNC story, but yet you yourself poked a hole (pun intended) in its logic. Don't fight the mojo!! ;)

Want proof? Look here...[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

The 3rd pic down on the left shows mojo-filled bodies undergoing the horror of the mojoectomy. The 4th pic down on the left shows a stack of P-Bass and Tele bodies in the Mexico factory with their gruesome scar exposed for all to see.




Okay...seriously now (or am I? ;))...the mystery hole is indeed a part of the CNC process. As I understand it, it is essentially a reference point for the routing machine.
 
#23
Alright. Thanks Eric, you helped out Eric (me) a lot and gave me a great story about the hole. I will probably tell people about the mojoectomy if I'm asked about the hole, if that's OK with you. I'm going to be getting a MIA soon (Christmas) probably. Do they have a hole and do the pickups have that gap around them? Anybody have a pic of a new 2006 American Jazz (passive) without the pickguard?
 
#28
no, those holes are where they keep the drugs (I guess that does support the mojo theory), the mafia is indeed involved at fender, they import drugs from mexico stashed in little holes underneath the pickguards in basses, the special drug basses go to selected "guitar merchants" who remove the drugs, the whole "musical instrument" thing is only a facade
 
#31
well, lets see. some basses have holes, some don't. Simple deduction about the nature of the mexican-american guitar trade (actually drug trade) tells us that these are, in fact, female basses that have that hole. They are intelligent members of the mexican-american drug trade, and are low ranking dons in the mexican mafia. Some carry drugs, some simply monitor the activities of the border patrol and "grease the wheels" at necessary checkpoints. The CNC machine (short for Controlled Narcotics Classification machine) is used only as a SORTING mechanism, breifing each new "instrument" with it's instructions for their respective missions. Once their missions are completed, they find their way to music stores in order to uphold their final duty: secrecy. They self-immolate right there, and rigor mortis turns them hard as rock (maple). Then, they're sold to you; nicely mummified and ready to play!
 
#34
EricF said:
The hole is where they removed the mojo - essentially a "mojoectomy". Older basses don't have the hole because they still have their mojo. Haven't you noticed the extra screw in the middle of the pickguard on an old J? It's not there to hold the pickguard down, it's the Mojo Adjuster Screw. Fender reaized that they could make more money if they removed the mojo on some basses, and sold the ones that still have their mojo at a higher price. It's all part of Fender's big marketing scheme.
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Exactly, that's why everybody loves the Geddy Lee sig. It's still got Mojo adjustment.
 

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