Tricked Out Squier Club

[big evil robot]

Update.

My new body and pickups have arrived.

Squier VM Jazz Neck
MIJ Jazz Body, Olympic White
Duncan Antiquity II Jazz Pickups
(stock bridge still, kinda like it)

 

[MRuss]

2003 Squier Standard Jazz

BadAss II
Dimarzio Model J's wired w/ series/parallel mod
La bella Jamerson flats

I want to change the pickguard to black, but can't find one that fits, so i'll probably get one made

 

[SurferJoe46]

You might want a little further info, but the Fender Deluxe Jazz MiM PG should fit.

In this pix, I just set my Deluxe PG onto the VM-Jazz - assuming that your and my Jazz are pretty close to the same.

Then here's the VM-Jazz with a stock OE black P/G on it:::

I think they are the same dimensions.

 

[MRuss]

do any parts sellers carry the mim delux pg in black?

 

[Doll]

Still have a few modifications in mind but this is my p bass at the moment.

 

[Steveaux]

Did changing the bridge make a big difference?

Not much. I've just never been a fan of the Bent Beer Can.

All of my basses have high-mass bridges.

 

[christw]

Squier Bronco with a Duncan Designed neck humbucker in series out of a band mate's Schecter. I overdid the pickguard cuts so I made a pretty little mounting ring to keep the pickup from wobbling. I also ended up redrilling and moving the pickguard because it was mounted too far to the treble side for the pickups to be full volume on the E. Oh, and I put on those giant knobs I think I found from some website. It's short and very phat.

Not a super pretty picture, but that's what you get for using an Apple product.

 

[Billy Low]

My pics are coming soon!!!!!

 

[Gord_oh]

i have to keep my number (and update members).
i havent had internet, so i can only get on few and far between while at the girlfriends house.

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/Gordo2008/hot rod squier/?start=all

this is actually the same bass that started this thread. a total makeover.

 

[DubnBass]

Not modded much but... Dimarzio Ultra Jazz pups (Wiring done passive/active switch instead of slap switch)
Oh & do the very bright pink DR's count?

 

[Brendan5]

Nice

 

[Brendan5]

Here are my 2 modified Squiers.

The black Bronco has a Bartolini 8CBP pickup and a custon (by me) black 3 ply pickguard. It also has a Musicmaster bridge.

The vintage white one is an Affinity P-Bass body with a short scale SX neck. I routed out the neck pocet to bring the neck closer to the bridge and moved the Gotoh 201 bridge closer to the neck. I also moved the Bill Lawrence P-46 pickup to where it should be in proportion to the shorter scale. Paint job is mine. Valspar enamel (Sweet Almond or something like that) and the pickguard is my custom job as well.

I really like both of those. I was thinking about doing my vm jag with white appliance spray paint. Thoughts?

 

[SurferJoe46]

The only appliance paint I remember was that nasty epoxy-junk in a spray can that never hardened in the three months I waited for it to.

The re-stripping of it was a lot of work.

I think it was Krylon appliance paint in some sort of avocado green - don't make any rude comments about the color as it wasn't my choice.

 

[shaolinwhat]

Not all that tricked out by some standards, but I installed:

-WD pickgaurd (b/w/b)
&
-Wilkinson pickup

Very solid p-bass on a budget.

 

[SurferJoe46]

Eccccccccch! Fingerprints!

Hey - can you accurately measure the width of that bridge for me?















Other than that - it's sweet.

 

[Brendan5]

The only appliance paint I remember was that nasty epoxy-junk in a spray can that never hardened in the three months I waited for it to.

The re-stripping of it was a lot of work.

I think it was Krylon appliance paint in some sort of avocado green - don't make any rude comments about the color as it wasn't my choice.

Any idea where to get an ash jag body? I hear Warmoth doesn't make them the right shape. The agathis feels very alive but it is a little light and so soft the screws strip.

 

[SurferJoe46]

I'm outta the loop on buying aftermarket bodies at the mo. I shoot paint and do some custom wiring, but buying bodies is outta my area of expertise.

 

[Brendan5]

The appliance paint I was thinking about is Rustoleum. I did my fridge with it and it seemed to come out pretty good. Is there a good cheap quick way to do a refin if you don't care what it looks like down the road? I just want it white and don't want to give up my bass for a month.

 

[JoeVictim]

Would a new pickguard, new control plate, new knobs, new jack, new nut, and recently finished new inlays count as "tricked out"?

 

[SurferJoe46]

With that criteria, you can use whitewash if you like since you don't care what it looks like.

If I were to recommend a quickie - (watch it!) - I'd go for a Krylon appliance white - but I wouldn't do it for myself.

If a customer was slapping me in the face with money - I guess I would do it or someone else down the road would.