Custom Vintage Modified Jaguar Short Scale Bass

[UKLooney]

Started as a Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar SS Bass. Replaced the pickups with a Fender wide range humbucker, and a Gretsch 2202 bass humbucker. Also changed out hardware for a Fender high mass bridge and Fender modern player tuners. And a new pickguard from Sims custom shop.

Hope you like the pics

Edited August 12, 2017 by UKLooney

[dannybuoy]

Nice. I was thinking recently of getting the same bass but adding chrome Thunderbird pickups to it!

[Andyjr1515]

Lovely job I bet it sounds fabulous...

[AlexDelores]

That looks great, really intrigued to hear how that sounds! Nice work!

[PJS]

Very cool. And I love the black headstock.

[UKLooney]

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Looks like a Royal Blood signature bass! I didn't happen to sell you the pickup and tuners on Ebay did I?
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Yeah, that sounds right.
And thanks again for the quick delivery.

[UKLooney]

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Lovely job I bet it sounds fabulous...
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[quote name='AlexDelores' timestamp='1502738719' post='3353235']
That looks great, really intrigued to hear how that sounds! Nice work!
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I'll try and remember to post a quick video when I'm back from holiday.
Sounds way more awesome than I had originally hoped.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Looks fantastic. These are great basses for modding. It looks like you swapped out the control plate as well - is that a single volume & tone?

I have the same bass in candy apple red with black headstock. I added a hi-mass bridge as I had one in my bits box and swapped out the pickups & electronics for an EMG PJX set which I'm running at 24v off a pair of car keyfob 'plipper' batteries for additional headroom. The EMG pots have solid shafts so I used a set of USA vintage style knobs which add a bit of class. Unusually for a squier, the neck on mine is made from a really nice looking bit of flame maple.

[keatonr555]

This is awesome, I've been compiling the parts to do this for a while now. Are there any pictures under the hood? I've never done any guitar electronics wiring before so was hoping for some input! I've got a mudbucker and a Gretsch Super'tron guitar pickup going in the bridge!