NBD Modded Jazz - P51 / jazzmaster hybrid

[Antreoo]

It's not really new, as I bought this Harley Benton Jazz Bass last year, but I finally modded it.
I have a CIJ 51 p bass with flats and I love how it sounds, wanted to get a more "modern" alternative to use with rounds. The harley benton was cheap and looked cool (+ contours and slim neck bonuses) so it was the ideal platform for this weird project.

I put a split SCPB pickup for no hum, also being a bit more towards the bridge I can get the 4th fret harmonic which I actually use in one song.

The bridge pup is a custom made split Jazzmaster inspired pickup by MAMA pickups. The coil is not as tall as the J bass and is more squat, somehow more similar to a P bass bobin. I have to say I am amazed by the result! Very big and fat sound, useable even when soloed.
The wiring is Vol 3way switch tone with push pull for series/parallel, I used 500k pots IIRC. The pups interact well together luckily. I'll probably end up changinf the tone cap because I'd like more cut than the default HB one offers.

Some pics

 

[JRA]

that's a cool looking ax you've got there. glad the pickups play nicely together --- nice job on the mods! congrats!

 

[RJensen615]

Nice bass ! I enjoy seeing other players bass guitar mods. Glad to hear that both pickups play nice together. Seems it can be hit or miss in my experience. But sometimes random pickup pairings just works.

 

[Riff Ranger]

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[Riff Ranger]

Bold moves such as these cry out for inclusion here:

Thread 'Let's See Your Hot-Rodded Cheapo Basses!'

Sep 28, 2018

I apologize if a thread like this already exists, but I couldn't find one, so here we go (again?).

I know I'm not the only one who has tweaked a budget bass and liked the results and yes, I want to show mine off, but I also want to see who else has fine-tuned their frugal finds into favorite instruments.

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• instrument was inexpensive by your own standards at the time of purchase; suggested figure: originally cost <500 USD in today's market, or equivalent at time of purchase (I'm aware that "cheap" comes at different prices for different...

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And here!

Thread 'The "Official" Black 'n' Maple Club - Part Four'

Oct 26, 2012

Continued from: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/official-black-n-maple-club-third-darker-paler-bassier-540243/

Saw we hit the 1000 post limit, so I'll start Part Four off with my BnM Fretless, now with a P/J configuration.

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[embellisher]

Great job on the mods! Sometimes a pickup combo that nobody ever thought of turns out really cool.

 

[Antreoo]

Bold moves such as these cry out for inclusion here:

Thread 'Let's See Your Hot-Rodded Cheapo Basses!'

Sep 28, 2018

I apologize if a thread like this already exists, but I couldn't find one, so here we go (again?).

I know I'm not the only one who has tweaked a budget bass and liked the results and yes, I want to show mine off, but I also want to see who else has fine-tuned their frugal finds into favorite instruments.

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• instrument was inexpensive by your own standards at the time of purchase; suggested figure: originally cost <500 USD in today's market, or equivalent at time of purchase (I'm aware that "cheap" comes at different prices for different...

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Thanks! Didn't know these threads, they are full of cool stuff