Pako
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For those interested in spicing up your jazz bass, might I suggest the Audere Audio JZ3 preamp system. In about 20 minutes I turned my Passive Jazz bass that had Volume/Volume/Tone knobs to a Z-Switch, Balance/Mid Freq Stack, Low Freq/High Freq Stack setup! The change is really nice, the electronics are smooth, the pots feel smooth yet stiff and solid. I find the EQ to be musical yet transparent unless you really run extremes. I can get some really nice tones and have the output to keep up with the rest of my Active basses. At only $150 with no modifications needed, it was a steel. Here's some shots:
Full body with upgrade installed:
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Close up of the controls:
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The old plate and controls:
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Back side of old pots:
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Comparative shot of the new install with the old jack installed.
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I did have to sand down the pick guard just a bit, but besides that...it was plug and play all the way and no solder.![Smile :) :)](/wp-content/themes/gtp16/images/smilies/smile.svg?v=3)
Will post clips soon!
Full body with upgrade installed:
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg527.imageshack.us%2Fimg527%2F5486%2F036ei4.th.jpg&hash=fa3d9e09f7d7d6014dace203151257a4)
Close up of the controls:
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The old plate and controls:
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg527.imageshack.us%2Fimg527%2F7231%2F041cj5.th.jpg&hash=920c997662754a294d8f77d2287d0d9c)
Back side of old pots:
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg527.imageshack.us%2Fimg527%2F7767%2F042al7.th.jpg&hash=e92c2f4bd1411976fd9874a01d567d42)
Comparative shot of the new install with the old jack installed.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg527.imageshack.us%2Fimg527%2F149%2F045qy1.th.jpg&hash=5f89254dea131bb14e91dcb1d2f52236)
I did have to sand down the pick guard just a bit, but besides that...it was plug and play all the way and no solder.
Will post clips soon!