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I've just removed the scratchplate from from Jazz bass and found it unlike other Jazz Basses that I've looked at. Firstly the controls to mid pickup cavity is exposed and sceondly there is a hole below the G string which seems to be there fo ne reason. It is not connected to anything ....anyone know what/why this is?

 

I used to removed my scratchplate to get the Jaco look but never saw this before ... :confused:

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oops ...here's the picture. The neck p/up cavaity looks pretty wide ...in fact wide enough to accomodate the EMG 35HZ I was going to use on something

 

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Weird. I just took the guard off my highway 1, and it looked all smooth; no holes, or cavity showing...

 

 

Yep. HWO = all good. MIM = like the photo.

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Does that hole have something to do with hanging the body when painting it? I thought I heard that explanation for it once before, but I could be mistaken. I certainly can't think of a good reason for it.

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Does that hole have something to do with hanging the body when painting it? I thought I heard that explanation for it once before, but I could be mistaken. I certainly can't think of a good reason for it.

 

 

I believe it's a router reference hole, but I could be wrong.

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Does that hole have something to do with hanging the body when painting it? I thought I heard that explanation for it once before, but I could be mistaken. I certainly can't think of a good reason for it.

 

I read that on here I think. It may have just been a theory. Makes sense.

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Does that hole have something to do with hanging the body when painting it? I thought I heard that explanation for it once before, but I could be mistaken. I certainly can't think of a good reason for it.

 

 

you are correct

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I've just removed the scratchplate from from Jazz bass and found it unlike other Jazz Basses that I've looked at. Firstly the controls to mid pickup cavity is exposed and sceondly there is a hole below the G string which seems to be there fo ne reason. It is not connected to anything ....anyone know what/why this is?

My SX Jazz is the same. I figure it's cheaper to rout them like that: you can cut the neck pickup cavity and control cavity in one shot.

 

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