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 Post subject: New mods on my Jaguar
PostPosted: July 21st, 2010, 5:21 pm 
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I guess this is the best place to post this:

I just got my Jaguar back from the shop (Leonard Shapiro's shop in Minneapolis) where I got some of the mods I've been wishing for. The two major ones are new pickups: the Aguilar AG-4J 60's (more on those below), and a new preamp: the Aguilar OBP-2. Also, I replaced the stock fender knobs with some really sharp alluminum-cast knobs, had the bass properly shielded, and perhaps strangest of all I had the switches all shaved down (more on that below). So, without further ado, here are some pictures:


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The new knobs. Vastly superior to those big plastic ones, which make me feel like my bass is some Fischer-Price toy:

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The filed-down switches. I sometimes would accidentally switch them onstage while playing, and since I usually play with just the neck pickup activated, it usually resulted in completely muting the bass mid-song. Problem solved!

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Not a new mod, but a mod nontheless:

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Sock Monkey rocks out:

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The Aguilar pickups are VERY nice. They are well-rounded, giving you a real classic Fender tone from the sixties. And they have some real pep to them. My Jaguar growls like a P-Bass now. The preamp too gives me a huge range of control. The original Fender preamp was boost only, and turned up usually sounded metallic and tinny. The Aguilar preamp is boost/cut with a handy center indent, and turned up it sounds powerful and aggressive but not harsh.

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 Post subject: Re: New mods on my Jaguar
PostPosted: July 22nd, 2010, 10:44 pm 
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Hey rodent, you can delete this thread. I reposted it in the photo gallery section. Thanks!

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