Congrats! Beautiful bass. I don't know if your assessment is right about the factory, but it's definitely Chinese according to the serial number. I believe your assessment about the knobs and pickguard are probably true.
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My Silver Jazz is a 2021 Indonesian made Affinity, the picture that shows on my Fender profile has the same decal on the headstock as your's. Mine spells out "JAZZ BASS." The "BY FENDER" under the Squier logo is in a block font, not the Fender logo.
The stock pickguard was solid white and the knobs were like the original three knob style, with two large knurled volume knobs and a small tone knob.
This is the picture that remains on the Fender site:
This is mine now:
It's got a black-red-black pickguard, Guitar Madness Standard Jazz pickups, CTS/SwitchCraft/Sprague wiring, Gotoh Bridge with chromed brass saddles TUSQ XL Nut and Fender factory knobs and control plate. I spot leveled the frets, dressed the ends and polished them. I also lightly rolled the fretboard.
It looks modern, plays very well and sounds like a traditional Jazz. I am looking for some pickups with a bit more aggressive growl (similar to the Geddy Lee) at a reasonable price.
It's not one of my most played basses, but that's just because my taste lean more to a Precision Bass. Nothing wrong with it at all, it's just not "my" sound. I won't be getting rid of it, as I still want a Jazz and do use a it from time to time.
I will probably put some original knobs back on it, and maybe add EMG Geezers. I like the Geezer I have on my import P-Bass.
Below are my two Squier Jazz Basses. I've had the 40th Anniversary Jazz for I'd say close to a year. The Paranormal '54 Jazz is obviously a recent purchase. I've been toying with swapping necks on these two. That itch hasn't gotten to the point where I need to scratch it yet, but there's a slight tingle there. I haven't taken any measurements yet, so I don't even know if it would be possible. The 40th Anniversary Jazz was made by Samick in Indonesia. The Paranormal '54 was made in China. Please take a look and offer your viewpoint. Do I swap...don't I swap.
Little harm in trying. All it takes is removing 8 strings and 8 screws. Beyond that, they either they fit or they don't. If they do, you'll soon know whether you want to leave them that way. At any rate, it's all easily reversible.
My Squire Sonic Precision turned up today. I was tempted by the blue one but in the end went for the classic sunburst. Was £155 Delivered from GAK. Not set it up yet but everything looks ok. Neck is really straight. Think I'm going to switch the pickguard with a matt black one.
Took it to my Dad for him to have a look. He gave it his seal of approval lol. He's 76 now and has MS so is no longer able to play, but he still has his Olympic White USA Jazz and This Fender Precision American Special (the 60th Anni one with the neck plate)
My Dad also gave me this, but I'm not clued up on pedals yet (I'm still a beginner!)
Took it to my Dad for him to have a look. He gave it his seal of approval lol. He's 76 now and has MS so is no longer able to play, but he still has his Olympic White USA Jazz and This Fender Precision American Special (the 60th Anni one with the neck plate)
My Dad also gave me this, but I'm not clued up on pedals yet (I'm still a beginner!)
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Anodized Al guard would look killer on this two tone sunburst. Would give it a genuine '57 look.
I'm going to second the gold anodized aluminum pickguard. I have them on a black (Donner) P and my Surf Green Sonic P.
The Donner has a simulated gold anodized on black PVC, as I haven't found anyone who makes custom cut aluminum pickguards.
The Donner has a simulated gold anodized on black PVC, as I haven't found anyone who makes custom cut aluminum pickguards.
I think I’d like the more aged look neck on the Paranormal. But as was noted, nothing is irreversible.
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My Squire Sonic Precision turned up today. I was tempted by the blue one but in the end went for the classic sunburst. Was £155 Delivered from GAK. Not set it up yet but everything looks ok. Neck is really straight. Think I'm going to switch the pickguard with a matt black one.
Took it to my Dad for him to have a look. He gave it his seal of approval lol. He's 76 now and has MS so is no longer able to play, but he still has his Olympic White USA Jazz and This Fender Precision American Special (the 60th Anni one with the neck plate)
My Dad also gave me this, but I'm not clued up on pedals yet (I'm still a beginner!)
A chorus pedal is used more by guitarists but can be used with bass. I have one in my chain and use it for a couple songs in our set-list. The most practical pedal is a tuner and many bass-players use a fuzz or distortion pedal.
Does the pickguard being metal effect the tone of the bass at all?
Yeah I will have a play with it at some point. I'm sure as I progress i'll start to look at pedals and effects
My two Squier Jazz Basses, pictured above in post # 3285, both have the gold anodized aluminum pickguards, and they both sound great. The pickups in the Indonesian-built-by-Samick 40th Anniversary Jazz are surprisingly good. The pickups in the Chinese-built Paranormal '54 Jazz were very weak. I replaced them with a set of noiseless jazz pickups by Cort that I just happened to have lying around. Much better volume and tone and very punchy. Since I've never heard those basses with any other non-aluminum pickguards, I can't really say if they sound better or worse with the anodized aluminum pickguards or not, but I can say they sound damn good now. So if you can find an anodized aluminum pickguard, I'd say, 'Go for it." And remember, "aluminum" spelled backwards is "munimula."
As far as shielding, in order for that to happen, you'd need to run a ground wire under the pickguard to ground it. That might be good on your Precision as the pickup is surrounded by the pickguard--on my Jazz Basses, not so much. But your pickup is already a humbucker, so the shielding might not be needed. You can do the same thing with a regular pickguard simply by applying copper shielding tape to the back of the pickguard and running a ground wire to it. I never add any shielding to a bass unless it needs it. Other players seem to think of it as a necessity.
Does the metal reach through past the PVC to the electronics? I could be mistaken, but was under the idea that to achieve proper sheilding, one had to have the electronics wrapped up with little/no gaps.
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Here is some Jamiroquai with my CV70s PBass. Very comfortable instrument and looks/sounds beautiful.
Most often, in order to connect the shield to the PG in a P, you'd shield a cavity with a conducting tape (Al or Cu) and let some conducting path to the guard, better done around a hole that screws the PG. Same is done with polymer guards that have conductive backing.
...assuming the rest of the control cavity is already shielded & grounded.
This works perfectly, but make sure to ground the shielding tape or shielding paint that's in the control cavity for it to work properly. My advice is still, If you don't have some hum issue, don't add shielding. Don't fix what ain't broke.
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