JZ-6 Build

[Hoodlum]

I've been taking my time and making slow progress,
I found the cavity for the tremolo wasn't in the right spot, but the bridge and neck seemed fine.
Once I routered the cavity to get good alignment I decided to go ahead and make a cavity to relocate the bridge pickup.


Which of course will necessitate a new pick guard

Keda dye and tru oil finish coming.
I'm trying to decide if I want to put in Jaguar style 3 switch plate to control pickups. Some years of bass VI had 3 without the strangle. It would nice to have the control. A humbucker in the bridge might be nice too.

[Simon Barden]

Glad to see you going for it in a big way!

You may need to rout the pickup cavity out a bit more if you fit a humbucker as you need to allow for the mounting legs and the adjustment screws. Most humbuckers these days come with short legs, but some will be in the style the older Gibson pickups that had much longer legs, and so needed much deeper pickup routs. I'd make sure you get one with the shorter legs as they are far easier to accommodate. And if a single coil, then you'll probably have to drill some holes for the mounting screws to fit into.

It may be worth fitting a thin shim under the neck to increase the neck angle a bit. This will get the TOM bridge sitting higher, which will improve the break angle from the trem, which is normally far too shallow on this style of guitar.

[Hoodlum]

Glad to see you going for it in a big way!

Thanks Simon!

You may need to rout the pickup cavity out a bit more if you fit a humbucker as you need to allow for the mounting legs and the adjustment screws. Most humbuckers these days come with short legs, but some will be in the style the older Gibson pickups that had much longer legs, and so needed much deeper pickup routs. I'd make sure you get one with the shorter legs as they are far easier to accommodate. And if a single coil, then you'll probably have to drill some holes for the mounting screws to fit into.

Yeah, Just noticed that. Guess those two grooves should have clued me in. I may route a spot for the 3 switch plate below the neck too.
If I get a humbucker it'll be a single coil size cheap fleur double. maybe a 3 way switch for that one pickup

It may be worth fitting a thin shim under the neck to increase the neck angle a bit. This will get the TOM bridge sitting higher, which will improve the break angle from the trem, which is normally far too shallow on this style of guitar.

Hum good tip, Thanks for that. I was surprised at the low angle,