MIJ Fender Pickguards

ChrisCox1994

Am I right in thinking the MIJ plates are slightly different sizes to usa and mexican models? 

I've got an early 80's '62 reissue jazz bass that I'm looking to put a tort guard on, anyone know a reliable and reasonably priced place to source one, preferably in the UK? 

Cheers.

impmann

Theres a company on Amazon called 'MIJ pickguards' or somesuch - I've used them for a Jap Strat plate and it was 100% perfect.

meltedbuzzbox

Wd music sometimes have mij stuff too

step_hent

http://www.mijguitars.jp

These guys sell on Amazon and eBay - probably the same one that @impmann is talking about - and they seem to have jazz bass guards. 

ChrisCox1994

 thanks for your help guys but I didnt realise it was so expensive, $69 from mijguitars

thermionic

There's a seller on ebay who lists USA/Mex & MIJ versions for reasonable prices (I was looking for Jaguar guards but I think he had some Jazz Bass guards as well). There are several sellers there who have measurements of the screw hole distances etc, which might lessen the risk of getting a useless one.

ChrisCox1994

Anyone have an idea whether an american 62 reissue guard will fit my bass? as its also a 62 reissue albeit the old MIJ version?

meltedbuzzbox

it will fit but you will probably need to make some new screw holes

impmann

The guards may be a slightly different shape too.
I have a US guard on my Jaguar and it needed a bit of filing to make it fit. It doesn't look quite right either... So I bit the bullet and bought a replacement guard.

telestratjazz

I'm looking for same thing,I have Silver ser. Japan Jazz.Mine pickguard is with 11 holes and not easy to find proper fit.Amazon have loads of them,but I'm not sure which is right one.Prices are all over the place,from 7£ to 50+£.Secondhand market is poor with this items.