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I've been in touch earlier this morning but no reply yet.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAM-hand-made-custom-bass-guitar-/251349148317?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a8593a29d Interesting pickup placement on this - look how those pole pieces line up .......

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1382047070' post='2247377'] If I were a small boutique bass maker, like fodera, or even small scale like Letts or something, I would team up with a local shop for each territory and let them do the customer facing side, they get a few instruments in stock for folk to try and so on. the public get to try your stuff, they're happy. the retailer gets a cut and a sale, they are happy, the builder gets to do less talking to the unwashed public - they are happy. [/quote] Very well put I totally agree.

Gareth bought my Bass VI, great communication and quick payment - hope you enjoy it! Cheers Ash

Here are my three - including the one in question of the OP. It needs a new nut as there is some damage in that area but the neck is good otherwise and it sounds superb, especially in stereo!

These were very cheaply made, plywood jobs and were mainly sold in catalogues and Woolworths! If you want something to stick on your music room wall for nostalgia's sake it's worth whatever you wish to pay for it but as a serious working instrument buyer beware.

I've seen both the reformed Focus and Jan Akkerman - both were excellent although personally I preferred the Akkerman gig as it was a bit more edgy. Akkerman was very mischievous with the band telling the audience of their 'adventures' on the road. He could be seen smoking a ciggy behind his stack during the drum solo despite the smoking ban. Following the gig he chatted with us and signed CDs and was very approachable. Similarly Van Leer set up a kind of Q&A session following the Focus gig and was very much the Prog 'Sage'. It would be great to see them back together as the original lineup.

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