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Epi sidewinder into a Squier jazz bass.
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:34 am
by omari
today i decided to get off my lazy ass and do a project i had on my mind for a long time. i wanted to put an Epi sidewinder pickup i had laying around (taken from a busted EB-0 RI) and put it in my Squier jazz standard.
my fave bass neck PU of all times.
my trusty stock jazz bass.
all disassembled and ready to be manhandled.
of course i had to make the pickup route about twice it's current size in order to fit the sidewinder.
check the fine craftsmanship. this is the type of damage you can do with a chisel and dremel. luckily the pickguard will cover this up.
a mock up to make sure the pickup fits, and to square it up before drilling the holes for the screws that hold it down.
check the clearance... not bad. couldn't find the original screws and these don't quite fit flush but they get the job done.
used the dremel to cut the pickguard.
check the fit.
final mock up before i wire her all back together again.
the soldering iron is warming up now.
when i've got some extra cash i'd like to put one of these Kent Armstrong guys in the bridge just because i think it would look cool.
i gotta say i'm pretty damn satisfied with myself right now!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:36 am
by endsjustifymeans
looks dead nice man!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:46 am
by James
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:37 am
by Viljami
Was that a lipstick pickup I saw? Loev them lipsticks.
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:57 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
awesome mod is awesome
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:12 pm
by paul_
Wow, I actually wanted to do this exactly with the Gibbo style pickup on GPR but I started using my neck pickup's chrome cover as a rest a lot and thought I'd miss it so I just went for some nicer JB pickups.
Looks good dude, I like it. First glance seems like bass equivalent of Jazzblaster.
That tort is certified mingin' though! I love the pic of it without the pickguard on.
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:25 pm
by ItsaBear
very nice! and excellent job on cutting the pickgaurd.
since the tbird trade didnt go through i think im going to put one of those style pups in my squire Pbass.
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:42 pm
by SKC Willie
I want to hear/see a demo!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:54 pm
by finboy
damn, very cool project
Re: Epi sidewinder into a Squier jazz bass.
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:38 am
by ultratwin
omari wrote:
the soldering iron is warming up now.
when i've got some extra cash i'd like to put one of these Kent Armstrong guys in the bridge just because i think it would look cool.
i gotta say i'm pretty damn satisfied with myself right now!
Nice work so far!
Just a heads up and stuff, but I talked to the guy over here who has Kent Armstrongs wound, and regardless of how much I dig the old Dano sound, he informed me of how weak in henries those lipsticks are (even with that bass tube in particular being rated at 9.9k ohms), so much that a blend with something more conventional might not work. The sidewinder is simply too hot-n-thumpy in comparison, and being in neck position it's likely going to overpower a chimey bar-magnet p'up in the bridge quite easily.
I can't exactly prove it, but it doesn't look like a good match on paper.
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:48 am
by Josh
project of the year right here.
loev that pickup in the jazzbass, looks real good dude!
Re: Epi sidewinder into a Squier jazz bass.
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:15 am
by omari
ultratwin wrote:omari wrote:
the soldering iron is warming up now.
when i've got some extra cash i'd like to put one of these Kent Armstrong guys in the bridge just because i think it would look cool.
i gotta say i'm pretty damn satisfied with myself right now!
Nice work so far!
Just a heads up and stuff, but I talked to the guy over here who has Kent Armstrongs wound, and regardless of how much I dig the old Dano sound, he informed me of how weak in henries those lipsticks are (even with that bass tube in particular being rated at 9.9k ohms), so much that a blend with something more conventional might not work. The sidewinder is simply too hot-n-thumpy in comparison, and being in neck position it's likely going to overpower a chimey bar-magnet p'up in the bridge quite easily.
I can't exactly prove it, but it doesn't look like a good match on paper.
i don't doubt you for a second. after getting the jazz all wired back up again, the sidewinder is literally twice as loud as the bridge pickup. i'm going to have to find something with a really high output to keep up with it. and it sounds nice! i really should have done this a long time ago.
demo coming soon. right now i'm working on straightening out the neck a little more and setting up the bridge all perfect like.
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:30 am
by damienblair17
portugalwillie wrote:I want to hear/see an demo!