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I shipped a bass neck to Sweden via Parcelforce at a cost of £52. It's been lost at the 'national hub' - appalling service and inflated cost. I used to use Parcelforce all the time but their service has become expensive and inefficient. I'm still waiting for them to get back to me about this. Good luck, I doubt if I will ship outside the UK again unless it's organised by the buyer.

That's brilliant !

Honestly? No preference - the thing about JVs is that they were very consistent and this is what made them make Fender US up their game at the time. I have seen slight differences in weight or grain in the wood but I've never played a bad one and that includes one I bought that had been water damaged! Currently I have a couple of JV basses and it's made me fall in love with the Jazz bass again - the neck is just......well....right. It feels like a Jazz bass should - nice nut width without being too skinny. The Precisions have a wonderfully proportioned neck. If you play one you will know what I mean. I played mine alongside a pre CBS Precision and it had the same 'something' that makes a bass special.

Lots of info here - http://www.21frets.com I've owned both - the early ones are made from Sen which is a form of Ash local to the maker I believe. It's a beautifully grained wood and looks great under a 'burst. Both Squier and Fender logo instruments had this wood initially. The machine heads also had different gearing screws I believe.

Yes I agree with Luke the later Silver Series MIJ Precisions have very slender nut widths the JVs and SQ series had vintage accurate wider widths. These are very nice to play however.

Eugh - looks like a rather chewed up Encore Coaster bass body to me

Mark bought my Hayman 40/40 project from me - quick payment and friendly communication - cheers Mark don't forget to keep me posted on progress!

I saw and played this at the Haslingdon guitar fair last weekend it was very nice indeed and he was prepared to sell for less for cash. I bought something else otherwise I would have had this. It had all the paperwork too.

Form an orderly queue for this ...ahem....heavy relic..... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251349939051?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Note the shameless name dropping and total musical inaccuracies - Psycho Killer on a Musicmaster....qu'est-ce que c'est? Non! Mustang? Oui!

It's a cheap Satellite MIJ or MIK bass from the early 80s absolutely nothing to do with Mr Fender and worth about £100