Shonks

here she is with the new custom scratplate and control plate - still haven't got the sound clips together but i will at some point!!

i just put a 3 way pole select switch in too - now I've upset myself with all the choices - dammit

I was in Harlesden once. Now that's a dead spot!

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1374166615' post='2146060'] ahhh, you see, now I have to put (another) one on my fretless Jazz. Would it be considered 'over the top' to have an HH Jazz? [/quote]haha!

still didn't get the sound clips together (soz). I've been doing quite a few sessions and gigs with instrument and to confirm - this was a great mod and having the East pre amp boosted in the hi mids and MM p'up on its own sounds just like a ray. Flipping switches instead of basses is a great way to go. My Jazz to Ray muscle memory is spot on and can change without difficulty. combinations of 2 back p'ups, 2 front, or all three gives me a Warwick sounding growl too. loving it even more!!!!

in a band so big....is there a fee at the end of it?

michael who?

here's a few pix for now, I'll get some sound clips up next week - I know the bass looks f'cked up and was reliced a bit, but its worked a lot and has earned the cosmetics.. In case you're wondering: Its a USA 94 jazz bass standard thats been modified quite a bit! Its got the John East Marcus Miller deluxe preamp on board. The toggle switch in the middle is a 3 way: MM//MM and bridge//bridge The front toggle switches : front p'up //blend control. The top back toggle: active/passive bottom back toggle/ isolates the battery (great for leaving it plugged in without wasting power) the MM p'up was a little larger than anticipated which meant i had to file off the corner of the metal plate - not a big deal. I'd say the MM p'up is about 1.5 cm north of a stingray, but to my ears sounds exactly like the the 'Ray' especially with a few minimal tweeks on the preamp - sounds like three basses in one to me because the MM and front p'ups together sounds like a Warwick FNA.

oh yeah! did a gig with it this weekend....wow!....recommend this mod big time! thought I'd let you know as this post didn't self destruct after all

ok folks, I've been playing with it for a few days now, and have a gig this weekend so its gonna be fun. The MM is a little bit more north than the Ernie Ball basses. I've also found out the the p'up sold to me by Andy Pask, by the way, was rewound by Kent Armstong himself, and overwound at that, which gives it a much darker sound (apparently) On its own through the 'East' electronics is sounds very much like a 'Ray' which was my aim. Combining it with the others in pairs gives it a Warwick-esque kinda sound. All three together is quite a unique sound- a beefy cross of the jazz bass and the stingray....and it's pretty amazing and unique. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! this post will self destruct in 10 seconds

thats great thanks! looks like the Bass Doc is gonna rescue me... very much appreciated!!!!

picked up my bass today and my 'A' string was klunckin'.... one of the grub screws is gone! ?? ! dammit! anyone know what and where to buy them?? what's the official size? I looked around and '[i]they[/i]' mention M3 M4 M5 etc...what's that all about then? has any BCer got some spares i could have, or tell me where they got them and what they asked for... all rescue attempts appreciated!! Shonks!

ok ...I've installed it now! I actually did it the same as my photoshop mockup ie: the MM in between the jazz p'ups. At the moment i've installed a DP3T switch so that I can select between the jazz bridge or MM and centre position gives me both,I've got the MM in parallel mode as are Stingrays. When the Jazz (bridge) and MM are on together they are in parallel mode too. Its all hooked into the John East deluxe Marcus Miller preamp and initially it sounds FLIcking amazing. Only on my living room practise amp at the mo so still got to give it a thorough workout. This config means I can have any combination of the three pickups and enhance them with East preamp so I'm happy. I did a pretty good job with the install too! i'll keep you updated ... S

I've thought about just replacing the bridge p'up and add a coil tap switch, but that puts the MM p'up in the wrong position (no big deal), and the single poles wont sound like a regular jazz when switching back to the original config (probably) i like he fact I'm not alone and that natural jazz with the extra pickup look cool enough - i like it. I wonder still why its not popular though, it seems like an obvious mod to me.

i sprayed a chrome hipshot detuner to match the black hardware on a Warwick once. considering all the moving parts on it it worked well. ....although, that's not a recommendation..

i wouldn't put a cheapo unbranded bridge an expensive branded bass. It might work well, or might not, but it wont cosmetically do your bass any favours. why dont you see if anyone out there want's to trade a black Badass for yours or you could just spray it with black enamel.

[i]YouTube link down the page: I did the mod and now demo-ing the result - check it out![/i] I have just acquired a Musicman humbucker from a 90's 5 string stingray and I'm thinking of sandwiching it between the two existing p'ups on my 5 string (90's USA Fender) jazz bass. That's the position that looks as close to a stingray as the other p'ups will allow. The thinking behind it is to make it something my 4 string jazz can't do as my 5 and 4 are more or less replicas of each other with J East retro electrics. Originally I wanted a 5er that sounded exactly like my 4er and its almost is. Now I think it's slightly self defeating and it would be nice to have the 5er sound completely different, so the idea of installing a humbucker will give me the best of both worlds (i hope). I know some of you are thinking why not go out and buy a stingray, but I love my Jazz Basses and think it would be cool to have the Ray on a 'switch' as it were. the idea it this: install 2 toggles, one for series/parallel and one to switch between the jazz neck p'up or the Ray p'up. The Ray then can be used on its own or combined with the bridge p'up which remains as is .(gawd knows what that'll sound like) You don't see any commercial basses with a humbucker at the neck and a single coil at the bridge which to me seems more practical than the common config which is the other way round. Why is that? is it a crap sound or something??? Surely the hot-rod P basses are just that. I know the old argument that its never going to sound like a Ray..blah blah..but it should sound tasty though. (meaty, like a beef sandwich) so...what do you think? am I mad? will it work? its a lot of routing and once it's done there's no going back. I've attached a photoshop mockup of what it'll look like