Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
- Dr. Ooh
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
For anyone who is curious, I just replaced the stock AOM bridge with the descendant bridge, it dropped right in, no modification required, and it’s an absolutely excellent bridge.
- welshywelsh
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
That's good to know. I finally changed to a Staytrem bridge, using the springs and screw insert (definitely not the proper name!) mod. Really happy with how it's playing now.
- unreal77
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- ainm
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
Is this the Adapt-O-Matric Descendant bridge you’re both using or does the Companion model somehow fit? Never seen a Descendant and I’m curious.
- unreal77
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
The adaptomatic. Drop in replacement for the AOM bridge.
- welshywelsh
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
£220 for the Descendent mind
Bold move being 3x the price of a Staytrem and more than a Mastery.
Is there anything in particular that sets them apart?
Bold move being 3x the price of a Staytrem and more than a Mastery.
Is there anything in particular that sets them apart?
- sugarandopium
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
Showing 130usd for just the bridge.
That’s not too bad.
https://swope-guitar-shop.myshopify.com ... pt-o-matic
That’s not too bad.
https://swope-guitar-shop.myshopify.com ... pt-o-matic
- unreal77
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
Yeah, the bridge is just 130 usd.
- welshywelsh
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Ah I wonder if it's to do with import tax then as UK stockist is much more expensive.
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- ainm
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
I had a look at that site yesterday and did the maths vs importing. They’re charging what you’d pay for import if you pay in pounds on the American site. £104 + £32 shipping and add 22% tax plus a tenner handling fee. The UK seller is probably saving you a fiver. I suppose you could take the chance of not getting customs duties and taxes added on, but it’s been years since I’ve got anything through like that.welshywelsh wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 8:58 amAh I wonder if it's to do with import tax then as UK stockist is much more expensive.
Yay for Brexit and the increased border infrastructure. Knocking on absolutely everywhere. I don’t understand why they punish us when buying from abroad. Our cousins across the pond can bring in up to $800 via courier - we can’t even bring in something that fits in our pocket. Buying from the EU is worse because most places don’t give a shit about us and will charge you EU VAT, then our lot want you to pay them VAT too. Adds 50%, that, when you tack on handling fees.
- forestgreen
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
Two cost effective bridge options are the jazz-o-matic (I did this with the eyguitar mustang bridge and it works great) and the grubscrew mod.
- unreal77
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
Both nice mods.forestgreen wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 2:17 amTwo cost effective bridge options are the jazz-o-matic (I did this with the eyguitar mustang bridge and it works great) and the grubscrew mod.
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Re: Show your Squier Mascis JM Mods/Improvements!
So I just finished modding my JMJM...
I detailed the mods earlier in the thread, but I'll list them all here;
I've turned my #1 into even more of a #1 At this pont the only further upgrades I can make would essentially ship of thesius her!
I detailed the mods earlier in the thread, but I'll list them all here;
- Pickups and Electronics
- Sunday Handwound Pickups Iola Set
- Treble Bleed — 270k Ω and 2200 pF in series
- Sheilded with Copper Tape and twisted positive and negative leads whenever possible
- Sheilded Pickup covers
- B1M Volume and A1M Audio Pots
- Body and Hardware
- Swapped in a mustang bridge — using an M8 cup point grub screw and spring
- AVRI Tremolo
- Swapped in white knobs and rhythm circuit switch
- Neck
- Shimmed Neck with 0.25° shim
- Flat Bottom Bone Nut
- Gotoh SD91 Staggered Locking Tuners
- Sanded Neck with #0000 Steel Wool for a satin finish
- Levelled and crowned the frets
- Misc
- Thomastik Infeld Jazz Swing .013 set
- Stickers for more toan
- A glow in the dark moustache, that's been there for a decade at this point
I've turned my #1 into even more of a #1 At this pont the only further upgrades I can make would essentially ship of thesius her!
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