Funkfingers

... only not so fugly. (I know this because I own an American Standard Dimension Bass.)

That is "soapbar" as in Gibson P90 rather than the sense in which the term usually applies to bass guitar pickups. The polepieces of these pickups are filister head screws. They thread through a plastic tubular section in the bobbin and, then, through the metal baseplate of the pickup (if present). Removing three of the screws from such a pickup may defocus its magnetic field above that half of the pickup but it will not stop it altogether. For that, it would be necessary to use shorter bar magnets below the bobbin. Even this will not create perfect separation between the wanted and unwanted signals from the strings. What amplifiers are you using? Which ABY box? How good, bad or indifferent are the cables carrying your signals? Does the RJT-60B sound muddy when you play chords through just the bass amp? This could possibly be the fault of the amplifier rather than the instrument. Finally, what resistance value and taper pots does the RJT-60B use? 500k Ohm pots would be normal with the P90 type pickups. 250k pots will suck away a lot of the high frequency content - especially if the pots are cheap 'n' nasty.

Fender AVRI '75 stock single coils. I cannot say for definite how much of what I like is due to the specs of these pickups and how much is due to the bridge/Treble pickup being in the CBS "wrong" position? The Bartolini 9JS/L pair is nice - assuming that you like the Bartolini approach to bass guitar sounds.

Visited once, Spring of 1989. Made one purchase - an EMG-P pickup. Still got it. The pickup spent over twenty years in my fretless Fender Precision Bass. It now resides in a ratty old Charvel CX492 ... where it absolutely rocks.

Somebody in my area has a Seventies Hohner Telecaster copy constructed that way. This became apparent when he decided to strip the remains of its original opaque white finish. The nut in the photographs requires - at the very least - some attention. Chances are that it is made from plastic. (File the end and sniff how it smells.) The slots might benefit from fettling.

Neither Fender nor Squier. The body edge radius is wrong. The shape of the headstock near the E string tuner is both wrong and distinctive. This might provide a clue as to the original make and model.

Gibson EB-650. 🤦‍♂️

Perhaps, you next project should be a Plastercaster?

🙈 See, 🙉 hear or 🙊 smell?

Jim Smith of Cardiacs plays one. 'Nuff said. The model that I always wanted was the elusive 4002. The prototype looked conventional with the (gasp) modern electronics well disguised. The production version was fugly. Anyone might have thought that Mr. Hall wanted to throttle the 4002 at birth. The model that I actually own is a 1977 4001. Like a Fender Jaguar, the 4001 has many imperfections. I am willing to forgive them because - so far - there is no other way to get the sound. A maple neck Fender Jazz Bass is next best thing.

Examine the rear of the backplate. Expect to find either the legend Jin-Ho or a logo that looks like the letters H and C embossed into the steel. I have several spare ones of this type, removed from bass guitars that have been upgraded in the past. Ideally, if you post photographs of the item you need to replace, I can find one that is the closest match. If you only need part of one 'head, I can probably assist with that too.

Gor blimey, guv'nor. Where do you get all of your ideas? 🙈🙉🙊

I reckon that Wire's Jazz Bass has been professionally modified. I have a good idea what sort of tones a pickup near the end of the fingerboard might yield. Mr. Bridgehouse might also have an opinion on this matter. 🤐 The important question is whether all three pickups are operational. Perhaps, the pickup mounted near the end of the fingerboard is in circuit and one of the other two is not? It is possible the one of the pickups now only serves as a noise-cancelling dummy for the other two.

I have and use both the EMG-GZR pair and a Duncan/Basslines SPB-3. One detail to consider is that the EMG "Quik Connect™" solderless pots and interconnection cables occupy more of the control cavity than conventional controls. A plus point is that it would take a matter of minutes to add active Treble 'n' Bass EQ. DP164 Will Power Middle http://www.dimarzio.com/node/2133

The nut is the datum point. The suggestion to measure from the twelfth fret would be of no assistance on a fretless instrument.