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 Post subject: New mods on my Jaguar
PostPosted: July 22nd, 2010, 10:43 pm 
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I was getting nowhere with this thread on the Blueprinting and Bondo section, so I'm gonna post it again here:

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 23rd, 2010, 4:54 am 
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Nice mods on a great looking bass! And, anyone can have a pedal board, but you must be the only guy out there with a palette board! :lol:

great job on updating a cool bass...

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 Post subject: Re: New mods on my Jaguar
PostPosted: July 23rd, 2010, 12:10 pm 
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Ha thanks. My bandmate made it for me. All I can say is it was cheap to make, it serves its purpose well, and I didn't have to pay for it. Professional pedal boards are seriously over-priced IMO.

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 Post subject: Re: New mods on my Jaguar
PostPosted: July 24th, 2010, 12:57 pm 
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Ok, i give ....
HOW MUCH FOR THE SOCK MONKEY???????!!!!!! :lol: :!: :lol:


Great customization job reynoldbot.


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 Post subject: Re: New mods on my Jaguar
PostPosted: August 16th, 2010, 6:29 am 
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Very nice mod!!!

Btw, I have a jaguar in black

I would like to ask wt's the string spacing for the hipshot bridge?
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 Post subject: Re: New mods on my Jaguar
PostPosted: August 16th, 2010, 11:30 am 
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It's the "A" style bridge and it's available in a whole heap of string spacings. I can't remember which one I got but it's whatever the spacing of the Jaguar is. The string spacing is adjustable too via an allen screw.

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PostPosted: September 6th, 2010, 4:56 pm 
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looks great man! i just ordered the tlc comp pedal from aggie the other day. how you diggin it so far? i should get it by end of the week.


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PostPosted: September 7th, 2010, 12:07 pm 
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ricktim83 wrote:
looks great man! i just ordered the tlc comp pedal from aggie the other day. how you diggin it so far? i should get it by end of the week.


It's fantastic! The compression is subtle and smooth, without coloring your tone and not adding too much noise to the mix. I think you'll be very happy with it.

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