lipstick on a pig or ...

[mrm56]

bought a squier vintage modified improved jaguar (or whatever its called, it's a P/J) this summer. it was 179 to the door from mf.
promptly installed a vintage type threaded saddle bridge to get string alignment corrected on the p'ups.
fun bass to play. i like the jazz type neck and body shape.
kind of anemic amplified though, so...
i ordered some lawerence/wilde P/J pups, cts pots and some hipshot lic ultralites.
i'll take out all original pups, pots, active rig and go passive with the new pups, pots and gears.
i'm hoping it'll make a decent gigging machine or is it lipstick on a pig?
onslaught ensue, lol

 

[zachoff]

If it's going to be your #1, then do it up! If you plan on re-selling it, don't expect to get the money for any of those mods back in the sale.

 

[Mystic Michael]

No "onslaught" here...

If the bass feels right to you; if it seems solidly constructed and the materials are of good quality, then upgrading the electronics & hardware makes sense. Otherwise, you're doin' up the pucker on the porker.

MM

 

[mrm56]

If it's going to be your #1, then do it up! If you plan on re-selling it, don't expect to get the money for any of those mods back in the sale.

nah, i doubt resale is much on these anyway.
will probably have it a long time.
i'll keep the original stuff boxed up to reinstall if need be.

 

[thisSNsucks]

I modded the crap out of mine and have been gigging it lately.

 

[mrm56]

I modded the crap out of mine and have been gigging it lately.

now that's pretty cool!

 

[Bent77]

I'm surprised yours sounds anemic, mine is so hot I put TIs on it to get it out of the mud. That suckers got wicked output.

Post up some sounds bites when you get done tho, we all like mods!

 

[Gaolee]

I bought a 1985 Squier Bullet guitar for $65 in baggies. I probably overpaid, but now I have put a whole lot more into it, including new pickups, frets, pots, etc. I don't care how stupid it was. I like the little guitar and don't plan to sell it. When you think about it that way, it doesn't matter.

 

[awilkie84]

I modded the crap out of mine and have been gigging it lately.

Can I ask you who did the pickguard up? I'm wanting to do the same thing with the controls and a P/J setup.

 

[thisSNsucks]

Can I ask you who did the pickguard up? I'm wanting to do the same thing with the controls and a P/J setup.

I made it myself. If you're keeping the P/J pickups and are ok with the tort the bass comes with, you can easily just cut off/drill out the areas for the upper and lower controls. then just clean them up with a file.

 

[awilkie84]

I made it myself. If you're keeping the P/J pickups and are ok with the tort the bass comes with, you can easily just cut off/drill out the areas for the upper and lower controls. then just clean them up with a file.

Cool. Mine's a 5 string, so the PG's black. I think I want a tort guard, despite not being a tort fan. Where did you source the control plates?

 

[Jookbox]

I modded the crap out of mine and have been gigging it lately.

Very nice!

 

[Munjibunga]

I used to be opposed to modding, then I started modding. So now I say go for it.

That is all.