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Pickguards for Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass.
- Thread starter Basje
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Hopkins
Commercial User
Just about any Fender pick guard will fit if you change the control plate. They have a different shape where it butts up against the pick guard and is the reason aftermarket pick guards wont fit.
Go to www.guitarpartsonline.com. they have many pickguards that will fit your Squier VM Jazz. All you need to do is whittle down the area where it meets the control plate a little bit. I've done it. Takes 5 minutes. The screw holes line up perfectly.
Hopkins
Commercial User
Hopkins
Commercial User
^I have to agree there. I don`t trust myself enough that I would be worried about buying two pick guards. I would just get the $10 control plate and never have to worry about filing a pick guard down again(because I would want to change it again in three months probably 
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-Jake
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I could do it once, but I can see myself changing the pick guard several times while I would own the bass, making it easier for me to buy the plate. You are likely steadier than I am at trimming plastic though(and the dremel is huge help - bordering on cheating 
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This is the closest thread I could find. Does a Fender control plate fit on a Squier VM 70's jazz bass? ANy help is much appreciated.^I have to agree there. I don`t trust myself enough that I would be worried about buying two pick guards. I would just get the $10 control plate and never have to worry about filing a pick guard down again(because I would want to change it again in three months probably
-Jake
Hopkins
Commercial User
Yes, the bolt pattern is exactly the same. The difference is the part that butts up against the pick guard on the Squier comes to a point, where the Fender one is rounded. Which is why I suggested getting a new control plate when changing the pick guard.
I hate pick guards - especially on basses - to me they're like tank tracks on an airplane. Unfortunately the VMJB has some big routes in it and kinda needs a guard.
I'm a model maker and have a bunch of sheet styrene laying around. So when I'm bored I'll create a new P/G for me axe.
That^ was P/G v1.0. I've since changed it to something a little more radical. I'll try to upload a pic of that one tomorrow.
I had the Squire fretless Jazz, and a Stew-Mac tortoiseshell pickguard fit it fine, but only because I moved the control plate down a bit towards the body edge. On the Squire 70's Jazz I had, I screwed up another SM p/g trying to trim it- had problems with the control plate, the pickups (the p/g holes were just too small to allow adjustment of both p/ups), and the neck pocket. Despite patient and deliberate work, I f'd it up anyway. Oops. So be careful if you reach for the Dremel.
I might be of some service to you. I make my own tortoise shell material and pickguards. My guards fit the AVRI62, Road Worn, and MIMs. If you're interested I can send you a tracing for you to cut out. I try to make the most accurate vintage tort around. Here are just a few examples.
