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Squier Deluxe Jazz Active V -- Unbelieveable Bass!

#761
Hey, that's the top of the line Mitsubishi from 1995. It's fully loaded with everything except Ethernet and HDMI. Awesome TV still going strong, I've got everything connected through it. I got 4 bass guitars from the Marcus Miller V to a SX 4 string custom beauty. My go to tone Killa!!!! bass is my Squier Active Deluxe five with the Bassmods preamp and my ZoomB3. I kills everything in it's path. !!!!!!!!!


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#762
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Just an update, here is my V with his brand new baby brother!
 
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man i am so sad i missed the GC sale on these. having been test driving different 5ers the past couple of months the best feeling bass I've played was a squier p bass special 5 with the same neck width. that particular bass needed new pups and new elelectronics. I would hope this deluxe active jazz v would have the same feel Well at least I know what to look for...
 
#768
Having some trouble with the action on mine. I have her strung with 45-135, slight neck relief.. problem is I have lowered the saddles as far as possible without fret buzz, however the action is just too high for me.
What can I do? ?
I'm a slapper, low action is a must!
 
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apcbassist said:
Having some trouble with the action on mine. I have her strung with 45-135, slight neck relief.. problem is I have lowered the saddles as far as possible without fret buzz, however the action is just too high for me.
What can I do? ?
I'm a slapper, low action is a must!
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If the saddles are all the way down, the neck relief is about right, and you still want to bring saddles further down... You need to change the neck angle a *tiny* bit.
You can do that by cutting a thin strip, about 1cm wide is enough, from a bit of card, as long as the neck pocket. Then loosen up strings, undo neck bolts, and place the card at the body end of the neck pocket. That will act as a shim and will change minutely the angle of the neck, giving you more room for saddle adjustment: you will have to raise saddles now a bit.
Carefully reattach neck, let the screws follow the existing thread in the wood (I like to get some wax on the screw thread to act as a lubricant), taking care that the shim doesn't move... And adjust saddles.
Usually one thin strip is enough, but sometimes, rarely, it was not enough... In that case just repeat and add a two card bits together or a slightly thicker card.
It's a 5 minute job.
 
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mcnach said:
If the saddles are all the way down, the neck relief is about right, and you still want to bring saddles further down... You need to change the neck angle a *tiny* bit.
You can do that by cutting a thin strip, about 1cm wide is enough, from a bit of card, as long as the neck pocket. Then loosen up strings, undo neck bolts, and place the card at the body end of the neck pocket. That will act as a shim and will change minutely the angle of the neck, giving you more room for saddle adjustment: you will have to raise saddles now a bit.
Carefully reattach neck, let the screws follow the existing thread in the wood (I like to get some wax on the screw thread to act as a lubricant), taking care that the shim doesn't move... And adjust saddles.
Usually one thin strip is enough, but sometimes, rarely, it was not enough... In that case just repeat and add a two card bits together or a slightly thicker card.
It's a 5 minute job.
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ALSO, a good rule of thumb for J basses (from the geometry) is that whatever shim thickness you use in the neck pocket will require a movement of the saddles 3x as much to get back to the correct action. This fact has helped me get the correct shim thickness in, at most, 2 tries.

This information was important for me to figure out because, in addition to good action, I like having my saddle intonation screws pretty much parallel to the bridge plate, to assure good down pressure on the saddles by the strings.
 
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Received the EMG JAX pickups last night and I'm thinking about going old school VVT and using an old jazz control plate I have since the holes line up. The input would then be located on the front of the bass like a "normal" jazz bass. Has anyone else done that on the Deluxe 4?
 
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imdkoz said:
Received the EMG JAX pickups last night and I'm thinking about going old school VVT and using an old jazz control plate I have since the holes line up. The input would then be located on the front of the bass like a "normal" jazz bass. Has anyone else done that on the Deluxe 4?
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I'm interested to hear how the EMGs worked out with the bass. I have a Squire VM that I'm getting ready to put EMG JVXs in as sort of a test run for replacing the pickups in my deluxe active V. Are you also ditching the Squire preamp?
 
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dls119 said:
I'm interested to hear how the EMGs worked out with the bass. I have a Squire VM that I'm getting ready to put EMG JVXs in as sort of a test run for replacing the pickups in my deluxe active V. Are you also ditching the Squire preamp?
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I will be getting rid of the Squier pre and I have the option of going VTVT but don't want to cut the EMG quick connects and solder to the existing input at this time. If needed I'll add a BTS system but doubt I'll have to.
 
#776
Gilmourisgod said:
The Squire basses have gotten so good I think it's hard to justify buying the full-blown Fenders these days. Even after putting in a couple hundred on parts and electronics upgrades, you have something comparable to at least an MIM for half the price. My son wants a Jazz bass, I told him save your pennies for a Squire VM Jazz.
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I've had a few Squier VM's that I've traded but they were great and really easy to mod. I picked up this deluxe for a really good price and it plays amazing, the sound is good but lacks a bit. Once I get these PUPs installed it will be my main live bass.
 
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In the span of 5 years I've tried various bass guitars high end boutique to so called average. Been playing bass since 1970, I can hold my own with any genre. I have used 2 out of 3 of my Squier Deluxe Active V's as so called trade ins. I have decided to stop the madness and now keep my awesome Sunburst Active V. I absolutely LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this bass, flat smooth neck, tight stable non moving gears and an absolute tone monster through my peavey amps. I have changed the pickups on one with basslines and an Seymour Duncan
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preamp. What the hell else to you need ?
 
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Best pickups for this Deluxe V?

Hear about Lindy Fralin and Seymour Ducan, I want to kinda have the 70's sound on it.

@aborg1 what about the sound of that preamp?



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In the span of 5 years I've tried various bass guitars high end boutique to so called average. Been playing bass since 1970, I can hold my own with any genre. I have used 2 out of 3 of my Squier Deluxe Active V's as so called trade ins. I have decided to stop the madness and now keep my awesome Sunburst Active V. I absolutely LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this bass, flat smooth neck, tight stable non moving gears and an absolute tone monster through my peavey amps. I have changed the pickups on one with basslines and an Seymour DuncanView attachment 648618 preamp. What the hell else to you need ?
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