I want to "Activate" my MIM Jazzbass!

Yes.



Oh, how to do? Well, basically, you exchange your passive tone pot with a preamp.
Installation consists of wiring according to the manufacturers plan, perhaps some routing, and placing some more pots.
Nothing much...

 

Here is just what you want.

http://www.vintagebass.com/jretro.html

 

hmmm

http://www.j-retro.co.uk/main.htm and http://www.vintagebass.com/jretro.html is possibly what you are looking for however I have not tried one.

Buyer beware

 

Whoah MJB look at the times, great minds do think alike

 

I was wondering why my handle wasn't the last listed.

I've heard nothing but praise for the J-retro, give the Dude at vintagebass a call.

 

You could install the J-Retro which I've heard nothing but good things about. You could install an Aguilar OBP-1 which I have installed in a bass & it sounds KILLER. But you need to do some mods to make the pre-amp fit under the pick guard. You could also install an EMG BTC control. This is just the bass & trebble cut & boost & it can be used w/passive pick-ups. From personal experience, the pick-up's in an MIM bass are pretty crappy. You might wanna change those also.
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check out the bassplayer.com J pup replacement shootout.

http://www.bassplayer.com/z1999/9903/pickups.shtml

I am using Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound for P Bass pups right now and I love them. I would assume the QP for J bass ones are good too, but then again, Ive heard good things about Bartolini, Lane Poor, EMG, etc.

Just check out the shootout and all will be revealed.

 

How about an EMG btc control? It's a 2 band concentric eq. I put one in my old funky yamaha, and it can help alot.

 

Hey, I said that already.

 

ack!!!! look at the poles!!!!


hey, I was bored and I wanted to share the awesome power of the Quarter Pounder with the world. you can't blame me!

 

J-Retro .... nuff said!!

 

yes, another vote for the j-retro, received mine this week and installed it in my mim jazz. They say this is the best preamp for a jazz bass, and i believe it. Drops right in. You can get one from bass northwest (www.bassnw.com).
eddie

 

Well if you want the final word, Send it to 1600 Broadway & have Roger install a Sadowsky pre-amp & pick-ups & you'll wanna do it to every bass.

J-Retro, puffffff.