Joe Hart's Rockin' Bass Guitar!

This is my heavily modified Squier Jazz Bass. I put in Rickenbacker bass pickups, wired it for stereo outputs, and replaced the bridge with a Badass II. It sounds KILLER!

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[GuitarGod2000]

@mollytheodd Continued... The neck pickup route is covered by the pickguard. I cut the pickguard with an X-acto knife (I just kept tracing around and around and around until I cut through). Like I said, it wasn't too bad. My best advice (for anything!) would be measure 5-6 times, test fit, measure a few more times, check it again, think about everything for a bit, measure some more... THEN start thinking about cutting, drilling, routing, etc. Hope this helps!

[GuitarGod2000]

@mollytheodd Thank you! I did it myself and it wasn't too difficult. The HUGE bridge pickup assembly covers a less-than-perfect routing job for the bridge pickup. You need about (and I'm guessing) 1.5 X 3 inches routed out for the pickup, and the chrome surround is maybe 2.5 X 6 inches, so you have quite a bit of wiggle room that will be covered up in the end!

[mollytheodd]

This is so cool! i always loved the feel of jazz bass and precision bass but loved the sound of rickys more, was it hard to fit the pickups or did you get a guitar shop to do it for you, and how well would you think you could do this with a precision bass?

[GuitarGod2000]

@jedw Thank you! Yes, the Ric pickups were expensive, but there aren't any replacement pickups that really give that Rickenbacker sound, so I had to cough up the cash for the real deal. Also, the bass was heavy to begin with. It's solid maple (like the Rickenbacker 4001/4003). I wanted a Jazz bass style with the Rickenbacker tone and this was the only way to go! I think it sounds great, plays great, and looks totally badass.

[GuitarGod2000]

@vendettav15 Thanks!!

[jedw]

wow thats awesome, but didn't those Rickenbacker pickups cost more than the whole jazz bass to start with? where does the weight come from? surely the extra pickups aren't that heavy..

[vendettav15]

looks great