Just got a 5 string MIM Jazz

No tips just advice...The B-String is not a thumb rest.

Congrats on your new Fender V. I like those.

Oh and we need pictures.

 

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hahahah love the thumbrest joke

 

anyone know where I can get a pickguard for one of these?

 

www.pickguards.us

Though you need to send em your old pickguard so they can trace it.


I also have a MIM Jazz V. I would strongly suggest replacing the pickups. If yours is a 2006 or newer, any pickup made to be replacements for a USA Jazz V will fit in it since they are the same size. The older MIMs had different size pickups.

I put a set of Bartolini's in mine and it made a world of difference. Next step is putting in a Audere JZ3 in it.

 

Actually one of these would look incredible on your bass.
http://www.cmkpickguards.com/
This was made specifically for the MIM Jazz 5. My MIM Jazz 5 was used to make the pattern (US Jazz 5 has different shape, screw holes etc.) Add Bartolini pups and an Audere preamp and you will have a monster bass!

 

congrats on the new bass. i found one of these today new for $299. i don't know why i didn't buy it. i think i'm going back tomorrow to get it.

 

You might want to look into a variation of the "floating thumb" technique.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=230685

 

Over in the Technique forum, a gentleman named Gnobility posted a cheat sheet for 5-ers. Here ya go.

 

A preamplifier (preamp) is an electronic amplifier which precedes another amplifier to prepare an electronic signal for further amplification or processing.

You usually add an onboard preamp to passive pickups to make the whole electronics package "active" . Your bass will then require on board battery power. This makes the output of your bass a lot hotter than it would be passive. There are many different manufacturers of pickups and preamps. There are some pickups that are active with built in preamps requiring no additional onboard preamp. EMG pickups are active, but not available in the size for MIM 5.

Check out http://www.audereaudio.com/ for the easiest preamp to install.

 

Dumb question guys..what does MIM stands for? sorry..
anyway..i like this bass from fender. Does this one is an active bass? How much will u think a brand new one cost? thanks..Do you know which stores sells this bass for a much cheaper price?

 

MIM=Made in Mexico. They are very good, but hit or miss. You need to go into a store with a good selection and play several until you find one that feels perfect.
They run $499 brand new. I picked mine up used for $199, but spend a couple of hundred $$ in upgrades.

They are not active. They are passive. I upgraded mine to Bartolini pickups (passive) and will be adding an Audere preamp. Then the bass will be active.

 

ahh i see..so all of fenders now are made in mexico? so i guess those are made in the U.S. will cost much more..hmmm..how much will it be?

u said "hit or miss" why? some MIM if u get unlucky will have u so much trouble ?

 

That make it so much clearer now!
J/K

If I had any advise it would be to practice. After a few weeks it will seem natural to have a B string.

And sometimes I rest my thumb on the B to mute it while I play higher strings

 

HHAHAHA that joke made my day .

 

I don't want to start a pissing war here... which it will but I will say it anyway
American (MIA) fenders are made teh SAME WAY Mexican (MIM) fenders are.. except they have string through bodies (and bridge, u have the choice obviously) and they have an S1 switch, which a lot of people don't like...
Many people think American Fenders (pre 1978) aren't worth the money others think American Fenders (pre cbs) aren't worth the money .. The reality is.. MIA fenders are JUST as hit or miss as MIM ... but usually when they are miss, they aren't as bad.