Killer setup. As for the extra hole in the pickguard, just run to the hardware store and get a 3/8" hardware plug, less than a dollar each. Chi Cheng used chrome ones in his gold pickguards, I stuck a white nylon one in my pearl pickguard.

Dang! The tone bypass sound on almost every pickup setting was my favorite. Good option

Pretty cool. I have been basically doing this with most guitars and basses I have (or had). Get the somewhat cheaper variant, make sure it plays well and is well intonated (these days less of an issue it seems) and upgrade it. In the end you often have a better instrument for less money, had great fun making it that way plus an unique instrument.

I have an old 96 Fender PJ known as the Cowpoke. I didn't care for the original tone. I had my guy do some upgrades. I bought a hipshot kickass bridge and ordered an Audere Classic 2 band preamp... I didn't want to have to drill extra holes. The day the preamp was to arrive, my tech calls and says I should run a Relentless P and a Quarter Pound J. He said the QP J was the only J they tested that had output to match the Relentless. I explained I had already ordered a preamp He did some research and hit me back up saying it will work. I will say it's does have a voice of it's own. Amazing tone with a pick and really good with fingers. And here's the downfall... I am getting 60 cycle hum. I was excited to play it at a church gig a couple weeks ago but after rehearsal, I knew I would have to bring my Stingray. The electrical buzz was unbearable. I am tempted to pull the preamp and run it passive just to see if that helps. If not, I will end up swapping pickups.

Pretty sweet! Sounds really good

Well done, buddy. You have me considering these same mods for my stock MIM Jazz Bass. 👍

Great video, bro. ! I liked the hipshot kickass. Took your advice brought 2 to put on my p bass's love them .

With that extra hole in the pickguard you could put a tone for each pickup OR switch OR blend control😅

I found the kickass bridge (even with the steel saddles) really mellowed out the tone compared to the stock bridge when I did some upgrades. I put in a Duncan Quarter Pound pickup and hi mass bridge and the whole bass was just duller than the stock squier affinity stuff. When I swapped the bridge out for a simple Wilkinson one, it got all the punch I was expecting. I'm not honestly sure what the deal is there.

Thank you brother

I feel the new sound could have been achieved through and EQ pedal

Hi! Did you have to drill your bass to put the new bridge? greetings from Peru ! Excellent job by the way !

Some quality upgrades. You should get one of the EMG eq electronics sets so you don't have a hole in the front of an otherwise very smart bass.

Buen bajo quedó .....pero falta aprender a equalizarlo......!

Why did you add the foam?

I would have used EMG Hz pickups. Killer tone and no battery needed.

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You are missing a pot.