WELL, HERE WE GO! THIS IS MY WORKHORSE BASS THAT IS MY FIRST CHOICE FOR GIGGING, JAMMING, YOU NAME IT. 1972 FENDER JAZZ BASS THAT I GOT AS A BEAT UP INSTRUMENT THAT HAD CHIPPED FINISH, MISSING HARDWARE, AND ONE DEAD PICKUP (I THINK IT WAS THE NECK PICKUP. I MISSED MY 1960 JAZZ BASS SO I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT THIS ONE INTO WORKING CONDITION. AFTER ALL, IT HAS A NICE MAPLE NECK, WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE? I TOOK THE OLD PLASTIC BLACK FINISH OFF (THE LEFTOVER FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER) AND FOUND THAT IN '72 THE WOOD PRIMER WAS SOMETHING LIKE A SPRAY ON SUPER GLUE. IT WAS SOAKED INTO THE WOOD AND I COULD NOT GET IT OFF. I DECIDED THAT IT WAS A GOOD FINISH FOR A WORKING BASS, SO WHY SPEND MORE TIME AND MONEY ON A NEW FINISH? THE ELECTRONICS WERE ORIGINAL AND I WANTED TO UPGRADE THEM TO ACTIVE. I FOUND A VERY NICE SET OF EMG PICKUPS (THE BOX IS IN THE PICS-YOU CAN SEE THE PRICE), AND I REPLACED THE ORIGINALS. MANY PEOPLE REJECT PUTTING ACTIVE PICKUPS ON RELIC INSTRUMENTS BUT I WAS SO PLEASED WITH THE SOUND, I KNOW THEY ADD TO THE BASS. THE CIRCUIT JUST ADDS SOME HEADROOM TO THE FENDER SOUND AND IT IS JUST RIGHT FOR ME AS I LOVE BLUES, JAZZ, DIXIELAND, AND CLASSIC. THESE PICKUPS REALLY COVER THE WATERFRONT FOR ME.  IT IS A RELIC AND USED WELL, BUT AS A TECHIE, I HAVE KEPT IT IN GREAT PLAYING SHAPE AND TONE. I HAVE IT STRUNG WITH ROTOSOUND HALF ROUNDS SO YOU GET THE SMOOTH WHEN YOU NEED IT AND THE CRUNCH WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT TOO! LOVE THOSE STRINGS! BTW: TAKE THEM OFF EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS AND RUN THEM THROUGH A DISHWASHER CLEANING CYCLE AND THEY WILL SOUND BRAND NEW. AFTER ALL, IT IS DUST AND SKIN CELLS THAT GET INTO THE WINDINGS AND MAKE THEM SOUND OLD! THE CASE WORKS FINE, BUT IF YOU ARE GOING TO CARRY IT ALOT, I SUGGEST GETTING A NEW ONE OR FIXING SOME OF THE CORNERS AND CRACKED WOOD. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT IT IS GETTING OLD (44 YEARS!) AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT IT, JUST TO BE SAFE. I AM CAREFUL SO I WOULD KEEP IT AS IS. A NEWER CASE COULD BE LIGHTER. NOW HERE IS THE GOOD STUFF: IF YOU BUY IT, YOU GET ALL OF THE STUFF IN THE PIC ON TOP OF THE BASS CASE. LET'S SEE, THE ORIGINAL PICKUPS (ONE IS NOT WORKING, ONE IS, AS MY LAST CHECK WHEN I INSTALLED THE EMGs. NEW BRIDGE AND PICKUP COVERS, THE ORIGINAL OLD SCHOOL GROUNDING SYSTEM (BRASS PIECES- I NEVER GOT SHOCKED AFTER I WENT TO EMG!), ORIGINAL VOLUME AND TONE POTS, NEW CONTROL PLATE, THUMB REST AND SCREWS, EMG BOX WITH ORIGINAL PICKUPS AND COVERS, AND FINALLY (THIS WILL HELP YOU KNOW HOW FAR BACK I WAS GOING TO GO IN RESTORATION...) STRING BUFFERS (ALSO CALLED MUTES) FOR THAT OLD SCHOOL "REACHING FOR THE UPRIGHT TONE" SOUND.  I HAVE EMG INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WHICH ADDRESS REMOVING THE OLD GROUNDING SYSTEM SINCE THE EMG GEAR IS SHIELDED!