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Tricked Out Squier Club

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#441
May I get a number? Started out as a squier affinity jazz, and I made a few additions.
-Dimarzio Model J pups
-Wired Blend/Volume/Tone with a .1 uF cap for more extreme roll-off
-De-fretted rosewood board
-Vintage Fender threaded saddle bridge

I haven't changed the tuners yet since they seem to work for me pretty well. Stays in tune nicely, plays like a dream for a cheap bass. Though in retrospect, A p-bass would have been easier to start on.
 

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#444
Last night I started to hang my Squier Jazz V along with my other basses. I decided to swap the pickguard for the tort I got last week. That's when I found out that the original guard had to be put on before the pickups, because the pickup screws were holding it down.

So I started futzing around - a little too much - and I was in too deep to stop.

So I had to drill the control plate to fit the new pots and jack. Installed the Fralins. Put on the new knobs. Put on the tort guard after wrestling with it a bit. Strung it up with GHS Precison Flatwounds. Got a signal on the tuner, so that's a good sign. Got it up to pitch (2 hours later) and realized I had goofed - same reason I started this whole project now instead of later after I was going to do the refin. The pickguard was holding down the neck pickup - just the opposite problem.

Good news is it sounded pretty dern good, even with the neck pickup way too low. By the time I was done, it was midnight (late for early rising) and I had to call it quits. But I think its going to rock. Give me a couple weeks (wife is due tomorrow) and I'll get it sorted out and post pics. Had to post this up because even with the issues, I think its going to turn out good.

I'll probably fix it and play it for a while. Then next spring, I'll shoot it either orange or sonic blue. May just do the poly rough up gig. May take it down.
 
#445
Hey,
So more has occurred since I posted last. I decided to add a Basslines SMB-4a PU, and modify the switching to extract as many flavors from this thing as possible. All 3 pots (T/V/V) are now push pull, and all down is Hum/phase/series. Tone pot splits the hum bridge to single, back coil on, bridge V is phase (not particularly useful), and neck is series/parallel. Sounds REALLY close to stock (maybe better?) in sing/phase in/parallel. All in, bridge solo'ed is massive! Even has a great neck solo pick tone (Not that I have any ability to play w/ a pick); I didn't do any of the electronics, so I don't know what cap, brand of pots, etc.
All I know is it is exactly what I wanted. Damn thing snarls/mwahs with Chrome flats like nothing else I've played.
I gotta fill those nasty bridge cover scars though.
Does anyone know if a P bridge cover will fit a Gotoh 201? That would be cool.
Thanks,
B.
 

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#448
I had a little time to work on the Squier Jazz V.

Loosened the strings, took of the pickguard, removed the neck pickup screws and cover. Had to put a little more foam under the pickup. I used the cover to figure out where it wasn't fitting through the pickguard.

I used a circular file in the opening to take some of the material off. (Same file I used to smooth the drilled control plate. I don't have a press, so I was outside using a hand drill. Came out good though.)

Its all put back together and tuned up - intonation is on too. The GHS Precision Flats are about the same tension (maybe a little more) than the D'Addarios that were on. I gotta check the pickup height by ear through the rig. My wife is sleeping in the jam/TiVo room, so have to wait. Sounds good unplugged and feels great. I'm stoked.

Here are some crappy cell pics. I am really digging the feel of it. When I do the refin, I may end up sanding the neck down some. That way I can shoot (spray can) some nitro on the neck when it is detached.

Tort Guard (MIM V Standard)
Lindy Fralin pickups (from JO5)
Wiring harness (250 pots / Mallory cap / Switchcraft input)
AllParts knobs (solid, Fender replacements)
GHS Precision Flatwound strings
(Didn't shield it. I have the tape but decided it would be a mess when I do the refin.)

All that talking, wish the pics were nicer. Have to take more when I can.

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#449
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i want a squier 5 string jazz even more now...
i have a nice frankenbass 4 string if someone wants to trade.
;)

if anyone notices something wrong with the numbers, let me know.
 
#450
Hey Gord oH can I have a number? :)
Hey I have an 83 SQ squier Ash body, Sunburst, Drop Dtuner, White Pearl pickguard, Leo Quann II Bridge. I left the pickups as stock because the tone and punch was excellent sounding....Would upload pic but having problem getting it load.....UGH!
FINALLY GOT PIC TO LOAD!
 

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#451
Thx for the # Gord_oh!

I futzed with the pickup height a bit and it sounding nice pretty good. The GHS flats definitely have more tension that the D'addarios. Need to give the neck a little tweak. A bit too much bow and need to drop the height just a skosh.
 
#454
jmain said:
http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Squier-Affinity-5String-Jazz-Bass-V?sku=512619#used

Nice used price. No pics though.
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youre a jerk.
;)

DISCOSTUVW said:
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Hope this counts:
Squire MIK Jazz Bass Neck
Fender Jazz Bass Body
250k pots
Modified Fender Pups
Schaller Tuning pegs
Heavy Fender Copy Bridge
Tuned BEAD


It was a fun bass til I sold it

Sorry for the small pic
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you dont currently own it? small pic? im gonna say nogo for a number on that one.

UPDATE:
80. 39-Bassist
 
#457
I posted this one earlier in the thread, but I have since added a few more little mods to it. Those are highlighted in red in the Mods list. I'm calling this one finished at this point. :)

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Mods:

250k CTS pots
Sprague Orange Drop Cap .047uf
Switchcraft output jack
Fully copper shielded
Vintage Cloth insulated wire
Vintage Cream Pickup covers (Krylon Fusion)
Black MIM jazz pickguard
Fender jazz knobs
Fender jazz control plate
Rawsound Varitone 6-position
Rolled fretboard edges
8-32 Steel threaded inserts in neck
1 1/2" machine screw neck screws
Dunlop strap locks (not pictured)
Hipshot 3-string tree
Hipshot A-style bridge
 
#458
stingray69 said:
I posted this one earlier in the thread, but I have since added a few more little mods to it. Those are highlighted in red in the Mods list. I'm calling this one finished at this point. :)

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Mods:

250k CTS pots
Sprague Orange Drop Cap .047uf
Switchcraft output jack
Fully copper shielded
Vintage Cloth insulated wire
Vintage Cream Pickup covers (Krylon Fusion)
Black MIM jazz pickguard
Fender jazz knobs
Fender jazz control plate
Rawsound Varitone 6-position
Rolled fretboard edges
8-32 Steel threaded inserts in neck
1 1/2" machine screw neck screws
Dunlop strap locks (not pictured)
Hipshot 3-string tree
Hipshot A-style bridge
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Awesome, Stingray, as with everything you do. Tell me about the wiring and switches. What does it all do? Do you have a wiring diagram?
 
#460
squashedOpossum said:
Awesome, Stingray, as with everything you do. Tell me about the wiring and switches. What does it all do? Do you have a wiring diagram?
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Thanks Squashed - kind of you to say. I like the varitone a lot. It has a lot of functions (all of them passive of course). You can get these in many different wiring configurations, the one I got has these features:


(E-Bay description):

THIS UNIT HAS A MASTER VOLUME CONTROL WITH A HIGH PASS FILTER KIT TO PREVENT LOSS OF HIGHS WHEN LOWERING THE VOLUME.

A THREE WAY MINI TOGGLE SWITCH FOR PICKUP SELECTION - NECK PICKUP ALONE, NECK + BRIDGE, BRIDGE PICKUP ALONE.

A MASTER TONE CONTROL WITH AN ADDED TONE CAP TO ROLL OFF HIGHS ON A SELECTED TONE FOR EVEN MORE VERSATILITY AND DEEPER RANGE.

THIS UNIT HAS A TRUE-BYPASS MINI TOGGLE SWITCH, ENABLES YOU TO BYPASS ANY SETTING ON VARITONE INSTANTLY, GIVING YOU SEVEN TONES FOR EACH PICKUP CONFIGURATION (NECK, BOTH, BRIDGE) FOR A TOTAL OF 21 PASSIVE TONES!

A 6 POSITION VARITONE ROTARY SWITCH WITH DIFFERENT TONE CAPACITORS SPECIALLY SELLECTED FOR BASS. AS A BASS PLAYER THE CAP VALUES CHOSEN HAS THE BEST NATURAL VARIANCE AND USEFUL TONES :

1. SLIGHT TREBLE CUT / HI MID
2. MORE TREBLE CUT / MORE MID
3. LOW MID
4. WARMER MID TONE
5. DARK TONE MID SCOOP
6. DEEPER MID SCOOP TONE

jmain said:
Definitely nice. I'm interested in the varitone.
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Thanks jmain - beyone the description above, here is a short video. If you search for "jazz bass varitone" on E-Bay, you'll find many with the different wiring configurations.
 
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