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Tricked Out Squier Club

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Hey guys, I tried the VM Jazz Bass in natural color at GC the other day, compared it to the CV jazz, and I loved the VM! Very nice tone and looks! Diggin' the 70's look!

I have some questions that I need to clear out before I decide I should get one.

Of course, being squiers affordable, I could use some spare money to buy upgrades and such.

Will a bullet truss nut fit the VM truss rod?

Will an aftermarket genuine fender nut be an easy replace?

What aftermarket pickups would give a nice 70's era tone? Theres the 75 RI Fender pickups...but what other brand pickups would work?

Thanks for your help guys and gals! :bassist:
 
#642
The VM-Jazz is a '70s sorta-reissue and as such the '70s pickups are pretty good as they are.

Play it a while and see fer yerself.

The gen-u-wine Fender nut should fit unless you mean the 'truss rod NUT' which prolly won't as the MiI bass is not the same threads as the MiA Fender bass usually.

It's likely Metric verses SAE (US standards)
 
#645
Standard Precision
Jazz neck and bridge pickup (Duncan hot stack)
Duncan quarter pounder P-Pickup
Bad Ass II bridge
Duncan strap locks
Red tortoise pick guard
Bridge and pickup covers

And once again the mobile app won't let me post pictures. I'll show some layer.
 
#646
Cheesy picture of my latest project. I call her Miss Daisy.

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• Mid 90s Squier Jazz Bass Standard body refinished in cream white
• Allparts maple neck with block inlays and binding.
• Fender noiseless PUs
• Schaller tuners
• Fender NoLoad tone poti (47 cap)
• bells and whistles
• weight: 10.4 lbs

Sorry for the "F" waterslide but the bass is for my own pleasure and I will not sell it, so I hope it´s ok. :hmm:

Downside: Bridge PU in wrong position for a 70s Jazz Bass.
 
#648
I bought her for $30 from a guitard.
Parts added:
Painted headstock
New headstock logo
Redrilled tuner holes
Replaced with Hipshot HB-3 tuners
Replaced all electronics with new pots and input jack
Fender Chrome P knobs
SD 1/4 Pounders
Hipshot 3 string retainer
Fender MIA deluxe bridge
Thru-body stringing and ferrules
Moderate body relic
Cavity shielded
Fender P bridge cover (not pictured)

One of my favorite basses, to date.
Before:
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During:
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After:
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#650
St Drogo said:
Wow, bassgod! Great job you did there! I don't really like the stringtree, feel it kind of doesn't fit with the rest, but besides that, kudos! it looks sweet!
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The bass was a grand experiment. I wanted to try the string tree, so i installed it.

I always thought that story about, "Oh, I have a $50 Squier that plays better than my MIA Jazz" was a myth. That is, until I tricked out and set this one up.
 
#651
Here's mine, VM p bass, traded a ibanez for it at gc, didn't cost me anything, I actually got $60.00 back so I put the white pickgaurd on and cts pots and the covers and a set of flat wound strings. Was gonna change the pickup but I really don't think I need to.
 

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#652
bassgod76 said:
The bass was a grand experiment. I wanted to try the string tree, so i installed it.

I always thought that story about, "Oh, I have a $50 Squier that plays better than my MIA Jazz" was a myth. That is, until I tricked out and set this one up.
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...Plus I'm guessing you get a lot more fulfillment and pride from building up a 30 buck bass than buying a great one of the shelf...
 
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Prezel said:
Cheesy picture of my latest project. I call her Miss Daisy.

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• Mid 90s Squier Jazz Bass Standard body refinished in cream white
• Allparts maple neck with block inlays and binding.
• Fender noiseless PUs
• Schaller tuners
• Fender NoLoad tone poti (47 cap)
• bells and whistles
• weight: 10.4 lbs

Sorry for the "F" waterslide but the bass is for my own pleasure and I will not sell it, so I hope it´s ok. :hmm:

Downside: Bridge PU in wrong position for a 70s Jazz Bass.
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How did the body and neck fit? I've heard that Squier bodies have a different neck pocket?
Would you buy another AP neck or would you opt for something else if you could do it over?
 
#657
You asked about replacement pickups. Well, these may not be 70's era pups, perhaps 60's era, but I've heard the Seymour Duncan Antiquity II pups in a Geddy Lee and they sounded amazing.
I'm thinking of trying the pups with a VM Squire jazz to get a great, round rock tone without a lot of highs.
 
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bassgod76 said:
How did the body and neck fit? I've heard that Squier bodies have a different neck pocket?
Would you buy another AP neck or would you opt for something else if you could do it over?
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As far as I know Fender and Squier share the 2.5" pocket size on both, Jazz and Precision basses. The AP neck has a 2 7/16" width. So I had to glue in 0.8mm maple veneer on each side of the pocket. It was no big deal after I figured that out and the neck snugged neatly in the pocket after that.

As for the neck itself: The build quality of that neck is flawless. Nice grained maple, mother of pearl inlays with a hint of rainbow color, a tinted gloss finish like honey. There are no gaps or flaws anywhere. Binding and fretwork is really good. So would I buy another neck regarding the quality and looks? Definitely yes!

On the other hand that neck really is a baseball bat. I never played a real 70s Jazz, only MIJ and MIA reissues and 70s Precisions, but it feels more like a Precision or Sting Ray neck to me, than that slick and cozy profile of a "real" Jazz neck. But I´m getting used to it and it repays it with nice sustain and almost no dead spots.
 
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