Does anybody have experience of fitting a Jaguar guitar mute on a P or Jazz bass?

[Mike1962]

I want to fit a Fender Jaguar guitar mute on a P bass.
Does anybody have experience of doing this?
There was a detailed video a couple of years ago on YT but I can't find it now.
Does anybody know how deep the hole for the spring and plunger need to be?
Everything else I'd fine with.

[Hellzero]

Buy a Sean Hurley Custom Shop Fender Precision Bass... 🤔🤪😉

[Mike1962]

Why, when I've already got a great bass and a great workshop...😉

[bloke_zero]

I read 29mm on the thread below this video: 

 

[Reggaebass]

I’ve thought about doing that a few times to one of my not so expensive precisions, I’m assuming it’s the one on the Sean Hurley P bass , I’ve got the Bassmute on one which is really good but they are a bit pricey 

[Mike1962]

4 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

I’ve thought about doing that a few times to one of my not so expensive precisions, I’m assuming it’s the one on the Sean Hurley P bass , I’ve got the Bassmute on one which is really good but they are a bit pricey 

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[Mike1962]

5 hours ago, bloke_zero said:

I read 29mm on the thread below this video: 

 

that's the video I saw, but on the Jaguar, the mute sit's away from the body. On a bass it's against the body, therefore the hole would be deeper. Last thing I want to do is either drill through or the spring dig a hole and go through.

[bloke_zero]

14 hours ago, Mike1962 said:

that's the video I saw, but on the Jaguar, the mute sit's away from the body. On a bass it's against the body, therefore the hole would be deeper. Last thing I want to do is either drill through or the spring dig a hole and go through.

 

Yep, understood! Did you see the talkbass thread? There is a comment here: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/installing-a-jaguar-mute-on-a-p-bass.1021488/post-25017334

 

| the plunger requires a 1/2 inch diameter hole, and 36 mm, or about 1 13/32 inches. This is critical, as the Tele Bass body is 1 1/2 inches thick, so one slip and you drill through the body.

Seems like they say the pitch goes slightly sharp when you engage? 

[Pea Turgh]

I’m fairly sure there was a bass at the SWBB with one fitted.  Lemme see if I can find out who…

[e28m54]

I've had one fitted by a great local tech and its been good, definitely does what you'd expect - takes a bit of fine tuning to get it to work without bending the notes sharp however.

Sometimes comes a little loose, its a weird design, but always having a screw driver in the bass bag allows for quick adjustments.