anyone play bass guitar?
Not at all. OEM is always a good choice. But, has you said, the OP stated "High End" replacement. The pieces that come in a Squire Bass are not "High End" That's why I recommended a Carvin piece. It's simply a matter of preference.
Oh... I don't know. You're experience dates back even further than mine. I started in 1957. I think you've got some pretty good tech tricks up your very long sleeves. lol
Well that's an experience that I can honestly say I've never had, (lol) either, but he's asking for a fix. Of course the easiest and most cost efficient way, and probably also the quickest way is to simple go down to your local music store and by a new jack, and install it your self, if you have the skill and tools.
Well, thanks for the kind words, but as I said (and it's true,) I really AM an
ignoramous when it comes to equipment. I suppose that comes from playing the same Fender Musicmaster short-scale guitar since 1966 (it was a replacement for a 1961 Musicmaster I had bought in 1961, and had worn the frets down, on, to the point they "buzzed" on the next higher fret, and it never occurred to me that it could be re-fretted...)
Since about 1955, I have played nothing but "contemporary" (what a mis-nomer) jazz, so all the audio pyrotechnics that are part and parcel of rock are foreign to me; a "cheater" octave generator and a stereo chorus is about as far as I go... LOL! Always wanted to try a phase shifter, but never did...
The only "tech" trick I know is this one: I have a tube amp (Fender re-issue-style, called a "Blues Deluxe", circa 1996) and to get the desired "Johnny Smith" sound quality I prefer for single-string solo improviastion, I turn the tone control on my guitar all the way one way (maximum bass) and do pretty much the same thing on the amp; no, or very little treble. This gives me a tone qulity that sounds an awful lot like the Johnny Smith recordings I enjoyed in my early years when I was trying to learn to play jazz. Here's an example of that "sound."
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7aRbagxec&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLD53C3818305B9F42"]Johnny Smith Quartet - Stranger in Paradise - YouTube[/ame]
Most people whose opinions I value, say that they really like the "sound" I get out of this combination, if not my playing... LOL! I like it, too...
That's about the extent of my technical expertise; equipment gimmickry has never been something I was able to learn much about; I was too busy trying to learn the changes to the last couple of bars of the bridge to "Sophisticated Lady." LOL!! It's "twisty."
Sorry to disappoint you on the subject of tech "tricks," but my efforts have always been more along the lines of learning as many songs ("standards") as I could, to improve my playing.
I did became a big fan of the music of Steely Dan, way back in the seventies, so have all their stuff, but it's not really reperesentative of the kinds of things you're probably referring to... even their new stuff.
Anyway, I appreciate the input.