Squier VM Jazz 70's - What pick ups did you mod up to?

I've just upgraded the pickups in my MIM Jazz bass to the cs 60's pickups. I'm happy with them. Sound exactly how I like a jazz to sound.

 

I have the post 2013 version of the VM 70s Jazz (with Fender designed pups, not the DDs), and I'm not sure if I'm really missing anything. Just changing the control plate and pots have really opened up my sound. Those mini 250k Alphas seem to sap a bit of their power.

 

You could simply replace them with full size Alpha pots, like I did, and it would make a difference.

I did try both a DD and a Fender Designed 70s VM Jazz. The Fender ones are hotter. Way deeper bass response to them as well.

 

Here's a sound demo of the stock pups on my VM:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y9d8osyj9xjhmy1/vapour lock.mp3?dl=0

 

Just ordered Wilkinson Alnico Vs for my Standard ($60!!).

 

Yep, GHS Precisions. A little bit of foam at the bridge.

 

Don't know yet, but they are well reviewed. For the price, I'll take the risk to see.

 

Recently, I put a set of Classic Vibe pickups into an older Squier Standard Jazz. I wanted to recapture the surprisingly excellent sound I got from a CV-J I had earlier this year. (Wait! It's after midnight! Make that…last year! ) It does sound a little bit better, so maybe I should take a page out of nerkoids book and upgrade to pots to match.

 

Greetings Y'all.
I'm new to the world of Jazz basses. I recently acquired a Squier Classic Vibe 70's Jazz bass and I must say I wasn't impressed with the sound/tone I was getting. I replaced the stock pickups with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Jazz pickups (both bridge and neck) and I am still not impressed with the sound/tone.

 

Not meaning to be a spelling troll, but if you search on "squier" vs "squire" you may get better results.

I picked up a VM Jaguar fiver off Craigslist last week and love it. The J pup sounds great but not the P, and will replace it soon.

 

My VM Jazz with the DD pups had 500k mini pots. I just swapped them out a few days ago for 250k CTS pots. Took off some of the high end zing the bass had with the stockers. Honestly I liked the zing it had, I threw these in b/c I had them laying around and wanted to see if there was a difference.

There was, albeit slight. The bass sounds very good as is. And sounded good before.

In fact, I did a quick time lapse of the work:

 

I bet if you did a word count on Talkbass of Squier and Squire, Squire would win.