SQ Affinity Jazzmaster modding

[jamba72]

It just came in, quite nice quality for china overall..nice modding platform ..for 200 Euros.

[jamba72]

checking the wood, really light for alder..if it was basswood I would have returned it ..

cleaning out the neck pocket..




neck is on the slimmer side, like it!





cheapo tuners

[jamba72]

poolrouting anyone?




stock standard humbucker..

bigger chinese pots, wiring is ok..



bridge is a cheaper cast metal one, but intonating good..
you could easily drill some holes for a new bridge and do a tremolo..



frets are basically ok, I do this on any of my guitars, polishing and rounding the edges a bit..





did a little relicing job on the shiny pickguard and hardware

[dylanafghjkl]

poolrouting anyone?

Oh damn I didnt realise these came with swimming pool routes. Super cool for modding

[jamba72]

yeah, the pool route makes it somewhat easier..
when I´m instlaling JM PUs I´ll have to hack some more




I had a Mascis Trem lying around..I hacked the trem cavity with wood knives as I dont have a router, but what the heck..
now it works..





the JM pickup covers came, too, I think I´ll spray them black..

[dylanafghjkl]

not too shabby of a rout aha

was the old bridge just sitting on top of the pickguard? looks like the pickguard is cut out in the first pics

[jamba72]

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was the old bridge just sitting on top of the pickguard? looks like the pickguard is cut out in the first pics

the pickguard originally was cut around the bridge, you can see this in my third posts pics..
the pickguard is off and the trem still is on top.

[jamba72]

mutilated a bit more..
closed the pickup holes and installed some nice and cheap Vanson Alnico II humbuckers..
plays nice..the tremolo ringing overtones are there, but a little bit less than with my old VMJM ..