i just put a white guard on my vm jazz. it was a fender mia standard. it fit everything except one hole and the control plate. luckily i had a fender control plate in my parts box, so i swapped it out.
ive debating refinishing the neck in a tinted nitro, for looks and feel. but right not im happy with the way it is. if i do get the refinishing bug, ill probably paint the body too.
so far i really like the 77 vm jazz. at first the feel, the sound were great. the pickups sound good as is, the neck is comfy and the block inlays eally pop with the white guard i added.
a few complaints. the tuners are really stiff, and cant be loosed much more. i might fiddle with them and see if i can solve that problem. but they do stay in tune. thinking about swapping out with some hipshots and an xtender. the binding along the neck is a bit uneven, thick near the headstock and thin near the body. looks like they used the binding (not the side of the neck) as a reference for the side dot markers. so it looks a little goofy. it doesnt affect the way it plays, so it doesnt bother me much. as a whole the bass looks, feels, and sounds good. i love rotosounds now. they may be my new string preference from now on.
ok, and the reveal. i plan on wiring it like a rickenbacker. im going to add a mono/stereo switch instead of two jacks though. stacked pots, toggle for pickup selection, and toggle for mono/stereo. with the dimarzio pickups....going to be awesome.
ive debating refinishing the neck in a tinted nitro, for looks and feel. but right not im happy with the way it is. if i do get the refinishing bug, ill probably paint the body too.
so far i really like the 77 vm jazz. at first the feel, the sound were great. the pickups sound good as is, the neck is comfy and the block inlays eally pop with the white guard i added.
a few complaints. the tuners are really stiff, and cant be loosed much more. i might fiddle with them and see if i can solve that problem. but they do stay in tune. thinking about swapping out with some hipshots and an xtender. the binding along the neck is a bit uneven, thick near the headstock and thin near the body. looks like they used the binding (not the side of the neck) as a reference for the side dot markers. so it looks a little goofy. it doesnt affect the way it plays, so it doesnt bother me much. as a whole the bass looks, feels, and sounds good. i love rotosounds now. they may be my new string preference from now on.
ok, and the reveal. i plan on wiring it like a rickenbacker. im going to add a mono/stereo switch instead of two jacks though. stacked pots, toggle for pickup selection, and toggle for mono/stereo. with the dimarzio pickups....going to be awesome.
