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I got a nice old US made Peavey Minx 35 watt 10" combo for £4.46 off eBay and its brilliant! I got it as a practice amp but it works well with double bass and I intend to use it in my bluegrass trio - no drummer Anyone have experience of these?

Perhaps in a few more years! Lovely basses though.

Yes the nut is certainly a replacement. Would be a fun project at the right price - wonder whats under that massive scratchplate?

The machineheads are correct for an early 60s as is the bridge and 'bell' truss rod cover but that nut?

Yes I agree it looks odd, it looks like its been stained and the pickup cover looks too large - although the pickup itself and ground plate and rout look fine. Perhaps its the angle? A bit of a mistake missing the obvious headstock picture - hmmm, curiouser and curiouser. Its not too far from me and I asked for pics too - we will see.

I have played several recent MIM basses and have had no complaints - the QC of some of the earlier ones may have been inconsistent however look at the roadworn and vintage series - I reckon the early roadworns will become the JVs of the next decade. I agree that the Pawnshop VI and the MIJ VIs are of different price points and there may be some compromises in terms of materials used however they are a similar animal and we all know how 'off the peg' Fenders differ in quality and appeal. We've all heard stories about 'those Japanese Squiers' that blow some USA Fenders out of the water.....no this is not an urban myth I own one that cost a sixth of what I paid for my '74 P. Bass and equals it in terms of quality I'd like to compare the necks - for example I've heard the Pawnshop has a flatter profile with a slightly wider string spacing and jumbo frets, I believe this is to appeal more to established bassists since the Bass VI has been regarded as a 'guitarist's bass/bassist's guitar' by its critics. My Bass VI is a beautiful instrument and top spec, one piece body, quality construction and materials yet the setup and stock strings were awful. I like the pickup configuration and switching options - very different with the Pawnshop version. I'm really looking forward to playing one!

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1366654809' post='2055583'] P.S. I would have preferred to have a MIJ Bass VI so i'll be interested in your comparison to the Pawn Shop version. [/quote] I'll let you know - apparently they won't have one in until August at my local music shop I have just fitted a set of La Bella round wounds on mine E measures 95 top E 26. Sound and feel great though pricey at £35 but much more like the stock original Fender set.

It's no wonder he looks so elated in the pic!