Is it a crime to add a J-pickup to this beauty?

[mcnach]

I love playing this bass.

But I keep wishing for a bridge J pickup.

Would I condemn my soul to Hell (a room full of Nigel Clutterbuck wannabes) if I route this and install a J type pickup there?

[12stringbassist]

It's your bass - as long as the job is neat - go for it.
It will add a lot to the sound.

[Shockwave]

It is a nice bit of wood right around the J pup area!

I would do it, but then again I love P-J's

[LawrenceH]

Seems a bit of a waste to have a maple-board fretless [i]without[/i] a J pickup at the bridge. Model J maybe, or something a little overwound. Burp city!

[LukeFRC]

if it were an original 70's P maybe, maybe not- but as a reissue- well it seems a waste to not!

Maybe think about a stacked pot rather than an extra hole though

[discreet]

Yes.

[mcnach]

Seeing that it seems they never made Jazz basses with unlined maple boards... and Warmoth necks would run into > $300... the idea of an extra pickup is very appealing. Like someone said, it seems like a waste not to

Model J are nice pickups, but call me vain, I'd prefer something with standard looks (normal polepieces), and probably humbucking (which the Model J is).

Hmmm, decisions, decisions...

[Gust0o]

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Yes.
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No.

[lowregisterhead]

No. Unless you were to fit a white Dimarzio, in which case I would have to report you to the Bass Fashion Police.

[lojo]

No it's your bass

What model is it out if interest ?

I love the body, want to swap for a lake placid blue one? I'll even route it for you

[charic]

If you add it you could always add a killswitch to the J effectively restoring your sound

[discreet]

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Git.

[Lfalex v1.1]

Try a (coil-tapped) JJ like the Fender "Big Block"? - A bit like the old Precision Deluxe used to have.

[Bassman Steve]

Shame as the wood is so nice. I'd buy a sunburst one and install the J in that and keep that as is (change to white scratchplate though).

[JTUK]

Nice wood... I tend to think no to the J pickup on those grounds, but then again if it doesn't/can't trash the value, I can't see why you wouldn't want a J pickup on it anyway

[essexbasscat]

If you love it, why not get a jazz and have two basses ?

[ThomBassmonkey]

I wouldn't, assuming it's the 70s CIJ in your sig, it'd be cruel to deprive the world of what looks like a very good condition 40 year old bass.

If it's not original then I don't see why not, if it has all it's original parts, get another bass for your P/J.

[apa]

Would it not be more prudent to buy a J body, fit that neck and route for a P pup under the scratch plate. Then you have a reversable mod on the J body (The P body will be scared for life) and ready made routing and controls for 2 pickups.

A

PS - Hi its been a while

[Hutton]

I think the point here is that, as you say, you love the bass but keep wishing you had a J pup. It's your bass and it doesn't seem to me that you're going to setlle to the bass until you fit the extra pup. If you do fit a J pup I'd be interested to hear what you think of the new sound as I currently have a CIJ fretless precision with just the one precision pup. All the best with your decision making!

[BigRedX]

It's your bass. If you think that adding the pickup will turn it from a good bass into a great bass then go for it. Otherwise sell it as it is and buy something that will do the job.

[Ou7shined]

Don't do it Jose. She's a classic beauty.
I don't think you will gain all that much from a bridge pup anyway. Besides Ps and Js are just not meant to be together - if you want to do it for tonal reasons put in an equally matched humbucker not a single coil... and we know you ain't gonna do that.

Have you played about with a PJ recently?

[AndyTravis]

Aaaaargh! No!

Buy a p/j body and shove the neck on it!

That bass is perfect as it is, regretted selling it since the day I sent it you!!!

Gah!!!!

[discreet]

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...Besides Ps and Js are just not meant to be together...
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Plus, ooh... about a billion.

[Noisyjon]

IME the actual difference/addition in sound is debatable especially when you factor in the cost of the work and parts to do it.
I would say leave it as is and get a J body/whole J bass to do what you want, as suggested previously...

[Conan]

It's your bass - do what the hell you want with/to it!