Fender Jazz Bass

This was an interesting bass. It needed some electrical work done on it and also a setup but the customer really loved the strings that were on it. Hurdles are meant to be jumped over, right?

Electrically speaking it was very noisy, even for a Jazz bass! I got to work shielding the pickup cavities with copper and making sure everything was grounded and solid. After some discussion with the owner we decided that modifying the controls would yield the most consistent and sought after results. So, out with the 2 volume, 1 tone and in with the 1 volume, 1 tone, and 1 detent blend pot! It was wired so the volume and tone are global and the blend pot split between the 2 pickups with the center being both on full and, with that, humbucking.

The setup was interesting. I found a gauge of string that matched what he had on there and set it up according to what he asked. I didn't want to set it up with the strings he had on there because they were over 10 years old and he really wanted them to stay in tact so I didn't want to risk a breakage! I eventually got him to keep the new strings on though...they were way brighter than what was on there but felt so much better. After a bit of wear I'm sure they'll get back to their dull, round selves!