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I played an outdoor gig Saturday using my Jaguar SS and one other bass. The sun was shining directly on the front of my Jag. When I took it out for Sunday's gig, the pickguard was warped between several pairs of screws.
Anybody had this happen? Maybe time for a new pickguard or can I just heat it, put some weight on it and have it return to flat again?
Anybody had this happen? Maybe time for a new pickguard or can I just heat it, put some weight on it and have it return to flat again?
You can flatten it with an oven by placing it between 2 glass sheets, weight down, and on low (150-200) for around 2 hours.
Seen these on ebay. I'm curious are they worth trying out? I like the old school blues rock sound...
Don't know, really. That's why I'm experimenting. Any way, yes this was for the jag, note the "was". I soldered a jack directly to the pup in question and positioned it over the strings above the P-pickup near the neck where I would have installed it if I had liked it. I found that the sound was weak compared to the ones I currently have installed, so I've shelved the idea of a third pickup for the moment.
I have a DiMarzio Dp126 P/J set in mine and I really like the sound. I wouldn't call it a radical change from the stock on the P side, but it did really round out the tone. Best way I could describe it is like 20% more of everything tone wise. The J was the most change since the stock one is very weak compared to the P. They now balance very nicely. I would definitely recommend them if that's the kind of thing you're looking for.
I'm pretty much done mods ATM, though I may re-wire it for "stereo", i.e. different jacks for each pup a-la Rick-o-Sound but different. I've wired up my Jazz this way and it's a lot of fun to play with.
The problem is, I hate the sound of a DP122 Model P on a full-scale. Unless it sounds radically different in the Jag...
I do however like the deeper, fuller sound of the DP127 Split-P.
I wouldn't do it then, just go for the DP127. I presume you'd match that with an Ultra-Jazz.
I am even pickier about Jazz bridge pickups. I absolutely hate pinched, nasally sound!
I am leaving the P alone for awhile, and am relying on my amps eq.
? regarding the stereo output you mentioned. If/when you mod the Jag SS where would you put the second jack? Or could you use a single stereo jack in the existing control plate (and use a stereo split to 2 single output cable)? When playing, do you split the individual signals into 2 different amps or thru different effects into a single amp (or something else)? Thx.
What I would do would be to get two concentric pots if you want the typical VT/VT set up. That leaves you the original jack and the spot where the old tone pot went. I didn't use concentric pots on the Jazz because I usually leave them wide open, so what's the point? What I did was get a few [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. Invalid Link RemovedI initially wired one pot to one jack, like a P bass circuit. Then I cross-wired the the shunt and the lifter terminal from each jack so that the lifter from the neck pickup jack went to the shunt on the bridge jack and vice-verse. That way, you plug into one jack to get both pickups, but it doesn't matter which jack you plug into. When you plug into both jacks is when you split the pickups.
It's a really cool mod, now I can run a two amp rig and really blow some doors off. I could draw the circuit, but I think you get the idea.
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Oh and you don't have to use a 13E, I've been told that a 12a will do the same thing. I had purchased the 13Es before I knew that existed.
It's a really cool mod, now I can run a two amp rig and really blow some doors off. I could draw the circuit, but I think you get the idea.
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Oh and you don't have to use a 13E, I've been told that a 12a will do the same thing. I had purchased the 13Es before I knew that existed.
That's why I never use the bridge pickup.
That's what I wound up doing with the OEM P pickup.
Tuners are really kinda bad on mine, anyone else have that problem?
Had some sharp fret edges and a couple of frets that were buzzing, but I cleaned that up during a level and crown...
Having a hard time getting strings I like on mine as well...
Had some sharp fret edges and a couple of frets that were buzzing, but I cleaned that up during a level and crown...
Having a hard time getting strings I like on mine as well...
I didn't have a chance to notice since I immediately changed the tuners out for Gotoh Res-O-Lite 350s.
I did a fret dressing and I also dressed the nut slots, same as I do on every new bass I buy.
I like Labella nylon tapewounds. The nut slot dressing I did helped there since those strings are thicker than most.
I have wondered about the dead spots. I must say that the phenomenon is rare to me, and I don't have any expensive instruments. I had such a problem once, but it disappeared when I changed strings.
So: Can this sometimes be a string problem rather than a bass problem?
So: Can this sometimes be a string problem rather than a bass problem?
