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Hi All,

Yesterday was a very cool day. I am now the proud owner of a very used 2001 MIM Fender Jazz (in black -surprise surprise ). It has seen a lot of action...been played, whacked, dropped, and played again. I have 12 years of relic action for a bargain price. Everything seems to function properly. It did take me a few hours to pull everything apart and remove the grime and stickers, but now it's looking better.

The pick guard, however, is maimed from use and sticker glue attack. I would just go and buy another MIM Jazz guard, but it looks like over the years, one owner (I suspect it had several) has replaced the pots with CTS's, and likley the control plate for a US version (as I do not see any signs of reaming on the holes). The current guard and control plate do not fit well - there's a gap at the point of the plate (as was the case for my Squier ironically when I tried to mod it), so do I need to get a US Jazz guard instead (with the belief that it will better fit the control plate) or instead get a MIM guard and live with it. Sites like WD music specify different guards for MIM and US, so does that mean the holes are not interchangeable?

As always, thanks for the insight folks.

The hole layout is going to be a little different. I'd choose a WD guard, I've always had luck with them. Jeannie Pickguards is great too.

I bought one of these b/w/b pickguards recently for my 2006 MIM jazz. the holes light up perfect.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320952951093?ss ... 1439.l2649

Cant really beat the price.

Thanks a lot. Have one on order. Will post pix after its transformed.

How did this end up working for you? I would love to get a few replacement pick guards for my MIM Jazz basses.

Hi there,
Sorry for the delay. I grabbed one from WD and It worked out in the end. Screw holes matched perfectly, but the guard was about 2mm too long in the area of the control plate. Had to trim it down a little . Looks great now though.

Right on. Thanks. Do you have any pics? Which one did you get? I was thinking about getting a few.

[/quote]Right on. Thanks. Do you have any pics? Which one did you get? I was thinking about getting a few.[/quote]

I grabbed this one:

(1) JBS-303 FENDER® JAZZ BASS® MEXICAN STANDARD - BLACK WHITE BLACK
$36.40 Left Hand (Add 10% to price)
[20] Fender® Pickguard Screws Black (Add $3.12)
1 Shipped


Not cheap, but doesn't look or feel cheap either.

Cheers.

Looks great. Thanks. That's a cool look you've got going there. Nicely done. I am thinking of getting that same one or maybe even tortoise shell for my burst MIM Jazz. It currently has a white pickguard, and I'm not a terribly huge fan of the way it looks. It looks just OK.

Agreed ^! If you had to trim it down you def. can't tell by the pic. Nicely done.

Thanks guys. I need to build up the nut a little to stop slight buzzing, but apart from that it's a competent Franken-Fender.