SQUIER JAZZ BASS® '77 + Fender Jazz Bass Original Pickups

[bassmanrocke]

I have a 77 VM and I like the way it plays, and it does have the Duncan Design pickups. I agree that you should give the stock pickups a try, though I am about to replace mine.
I also have a sixties VM jazz with the Fender designed pickups, and for whatever reason, those pickups sound great. Either way, these basses are a great buy, and a wonderful platform for mods.

 

[fhm555]

First off noiseless pickups are most likely going to be humbuckers and tone most associated with the Fender J is single coil.
That siad I've got a set of humbuckers in an MIM Jazz and it's my favorite bass.

 

[Fender_Bender]

It’s pretty hard to screw up single coil pickups, so I second the thoughts about trying it stock for awhile and fine tuning your tone with different string types/manufacturers.

 

[JonLM]

Hi!
IMO the best mod is setting up properly. If you don't have enough skills to do it yourself, then a luthier will do it for you. Honestly, that's the best improvement.
A good bass must satisfy this conditions:
-Having a clean sound(not fret buzz, no pickup noise)
-Proper string height(comfortable to play, easy to play fast)
-Balance(no neck diving)
-Durable material
-Never going out of tune
-Ease to get all the notes when playing standing up.
The sound will be provided by the preamp or the amp. Depending on the design it will sound differently(e.g. p or j), but any bass will sound well.
So, a jazz bass is really nice sounding bass, if it meets this requierements, then give it a go.
You may want to try also a Sire V7, I own one and I am very pleased with it.
Cheers!

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

I use one of these also and they do the job. Good suggestion.
Rotosound biggest string delusion ...

+1. Just switched from RotoSounds to GHS Balanced Nickels on my Matt Freeman P, night and day difference. Fuller and punchier.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Hello guys!

I got no money for a fender jazz bass, so i was thinking about buying a SQUIER JAZZ BASS® '77, wich already have a nice tone, and buy Fender Jazz Bass Noiseless Original Pickups to put on that bass. What you guys think? It would give a quality boost on the bass tone? It could sound more like a fender jazz bass ?

First try the bass as is (buy the one with the white blocks, it’s much classier) .. if you really want to change pickups look for a set of Fender PV ‘64 ... super jazz bass pickups albeit out of production ... can’t find’em? Get a set of Fender PV ‘74 ... good tone for the money

 

[alencarlc]

Hello, guys

I finnaly bought that bass('70 not '77) and here is it:

It sounds really good, not thinking about switching pups right now!
I recorded something, listen to it(use headphones):


Thank you for all advices