KevinJazzBass Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hi guys, I really want to put a pick up cover on my JV Jazz bass over the neck pick up. However I am aware that drilling a couple of holes in the body for the screws could affect the value if I come to sell it on. When i got the bass it came with a black scratchplate and I replaced it with a tortoiseshell fender 62 reissue plate. This new plates has holes for the pick up cover which i think would look fantastic on the bass but does anyone know of a good way to fix it to the bass without using screws? If i was to drill a couple of holes then putting on the original black scratchplate would actually cover them up. Any help would be really appreciated guys. Thanks Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Double sided tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Velcro dots. That way you can have it off or on at will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Just screw it on and don't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgie Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='901003' date='Jul 21 2010, 03:25 PM']Velcro dots. That way you can have it off or on at will.[/quote] I like this idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeat Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Having fitted one briefly to my mexi jazz i would say don't bother, you'll soon get fed up with it being in the way anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Take off your drilled scratchplate & countersink the screwholes from the back. Then get some suitably small countersunk-headed machine screws & nuts, and attach the pup cover from behind, with the nuts on the front. This is how thumbrests were sometimes attached on JapCrap copies. You'll have to take off your strings & thread them under the cover to put it all back together. Alternatively if you don't give a sh!t about the value of your bass, do this: [quote name='OldGit' post='901019' date='Jul 21 2010, 03:53 PM']Just screw it on and don't worry.[/quote] Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Just screw it on. No-one except a right pain in the arse will give a sh*t when you come to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='901148' date='Jul 21 2010, 06:47 PM']Take off your drilled scratchplate & countersink the screwholes from the back. Then get some suitably small countersunk-headed machine screws & nuts, and attach the pup cover from behind, with the nuts on the front. This is how thumbrests were sometimes attached on JapCrap copies. You'll have to take off your strings & thread them under the cover to put it all back together. Alternatively if you don't give a sh!t about the value of your bass, do this: Jon.[/quote] Jon No one will think any the less of a JV jazz for having screw holes where a proper Fender pickup cover was fitted. It's not like sticking an extra thumb rest on or strap peg in the wrong place or routing it for a different bridge. In fact sell it with the covers and it will probably be worth £20 more. Oh, PS: Nice fix idea too. Edited July 21, 2010 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 [quote name='OldGit' post='901189' date='Jul 21 2010, 07:13 PM']Jon No one will think any the less of a JV jazz for having screw holes where a proper Fender pickup cover was fitted. It's not like sticking an extra thumb rest on or strap peg in the wrong place or routing it for a different bridge. [b]In fact sell it with the covers and it will probably be worth £20 more. [/b] [/quote] Exactly what I have done in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 [quote name='OldGit' post='901189' date='Jul 21 2010, 07:13 PM']Jon No one will think any the less of a JV jazz for having screw holes where a proper Fender pickup cover was fitted. It's not like sticking an extra thumb rest on or strap peg in the wrong place or routing it for a different bridge. In fact sell it with the covers and it will probably be worth £20 more. Oh, PS: Nice fix idea too.[/quote] I trust you noticed the " "? Thing is, KevinJazzBass asked a specific question about value, and like it or not, "collecty" people are very anal about such things & screwholes, covers, non-original parts and all that sort of thing will devalue it. That's just a symptom of the fact that these were sold as cheapos back in the day & most have been modded, trashed or worse by now. On the subject, I'm inclined to think the black undrilled scratchplate wasn't original - I think JV Jazzes would have come with drilled plates & undrilled bodies. Obviously I haven't seen 'em all (and Js seem much less common than Ps) so there might be exceptions. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='901481' date='Jul 22 2010, 12:01 AM']I trust you noticed the " "? Thing is, KevinJazzBass asked a specific question about value, and like it or not, "collecty" people are very anal about such things & screwholes, covers, non-original parts and all that sort of thing will devalue it. That's just a symptom of the fact that these were sold as cheapos back in the day & most have been modded, trashed or worse by now. On the subject, I'm inclined to think the black undrilled scratchplate wasn't original - I think JV Jazzes would have come with drilled plates & undrilled bodies. Obviously I haven't seen 'em all (and Js seem much less common than Ps) so there might be exceptions. J.[/quote] Yup I expect you are right. The three JV P's I've had all had cover holes in the plates, but not in the bodies Edited July 22, 2010 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 When i sold my JV P bass to the bass centre a few years ago all the hardware had bee updated to gold Schaller hardware (well it was the 80's when i did it). The pup had been changed as well. They told me its the neck thats the important bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 [quote name='KevinJazzBass' post='900993' date='Jul 21 2010, 03:09 PM']I really want to put a pick up cover on my JV Jazz bass over the neck pick up. However I am aware that drilling a couple of holes in the body for the screws could affect the value if I come to sell it on. Kevin[/quote] Don't sell it then.......keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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