Please Delete.

[theevilplankton]

Please delete, no longer needed.

 

[AngelCrusher]

I'm confused - why change anything if it sounds that good?

My rule of thumb is that I don't make any changes unless I know exactly what changes need to be made.

As for a pick guard change - can we see a pic of the bass?

 

[Philibuster]

Pics, please! But if my memory serves me well enough, aged white pearloid might be nice.

 

[theevilplankton]

It does sound good.....but in my experience, hi mass bridges sound better. Needs a good set up anyway, so thought may as well replace an upgrade.
C
an get a pic tomorrow.

Interested what might work colour wise as a PG change?

 

[alack]

I'd gig with it a while before changing anything. I recently bought a Squier VM Jazz, one would think a candidate for mods. But it sounds and plays so good as is, I'm afraid to change the strings. Don't fix what ain't broke.

Edit: Pics?

 

[Qlanq]

Always saw Antigua as a grey/silver burst.
One of my favourite paint-jobs.
If there are no CNC holes under the pickguard, how about just taking it off?
I bet that would look so cool.

 

[2F/2F]

To my taste, MIM weak spots are the frets, nuts, and hardware, especially the bridges – generally speaking.

Fixing playability and setup comes before parts swaps IMO. My first mods would be a new nut (or a fine tuning of the stock nut if possible), and a fret dressing, with a specific focus on smoothing and rounding the fret edges and slightly softening the fretboard edges.

I'd give the stock hardware a chance, and hold off on any swaps until the next string change – if the stock hardware felt lacking. It might do just fine as long as it is adjusted well and kept in good condition.

With a versatile enough amp, the pickup is usually fine IMO, but that could be replaced easily at any time if you want.