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How can you get that soooooo wrong?

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Is this the Squier reissue one or the Fender one as I bought the Squier one for my USA Fender '77 Tele bass and it didn't fit. The through body holes and screw holes didn't line up correctly? Cheers

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A proper vintage JV at less than the price of a Roadworn!

Pictures would be useful!

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OK looks like this is about to go but one final bump before the decision is made!

Edit for new price - a lot of bass!

Now that's one hot fender!

I had the Japanese Fender version, very light and versatile bass. For those of you with bad backs this looks like a great bass for very little money.

I'd consider trades but only on a USA G&L with a maple fingerboard or a Trace T Bass

Up for a lovely old bass!

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Back up for £[s]250[/s] £215!

Yep it really is light just over 7lbs I'd say, it balances perfectly, its lighter than my other JV, feels strange when you pick it up initially and then it resonates so well! Physics? Alchemy?Magical properties? How did they do it?

Reducing the price to £680 for a quick sale its also advertised elsewhere at a higher price. This is a chance to get your hands on the equivalent of a custom shop without the massive price tag and with real history!

Lovely, these are my favourite era Status basses if I can get a quick sale on my own gear I will be very interested! Have a bump on me.

The JVs are worth every penny, I currently own two (Squier logo versions) one is all original - and for sale - the other has a bridge pickup and some later parts fitted but its a keeper for sentimental reasons. These basses sound right and look the business, both of mine are light and supremely comfortable to play. I've only played two bad JVs one because it had been badly treated and had a misaligned retrofit bridge. The second because the fingerboard had been sanded down too much when some bright spark had decided to turn it into fretless...and changed their mind. These were not factory issues the quality control is pretty much spot on. Rick's Fine is correct with the price of the Fender logo'd version even in these troubled times. To find one that hasn't had the Squier or Made in Japan decals rubbed off is a pretty rare thing in itself. It's worth noting that the Japanese are reclaiming many exported JVs because of their investment potential.

Here's an active Precision pickup taken from an old P bass I recently bought. Its a Kent Armstrong and comes with battery clip. All that it needs is to be hooked up to the pots and jack on the bass of your choice. Pickup is in excellent condition and sounds very powerful with no earth buzz. I'll try and post a pic at some point. The pickup has a cover without exposed pole pieces similar to an EMG. I'm looking for £25 posted within the UK.

More pics on request

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Still getting requests for trades but nothing concrete price wise would be looking at £600 ish

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I'm sure guitars and basses used to be easier...there seem to be a million 'signature', 'reissue', 'custom shop', 'relic' efforts now... Did you not used to have choice of Fender, Fender Squier, Gibson, Ibanez and Kay (!!) ?...and one model of each in a choice of 3 colours??

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This is as good a JV Precision as you will get! Yes there are a lot of basses out there and that's why I stick to what I know! I have a decent collection these days, but the basses I come back to are my old Gibson Grabber and my '77 Fender - they just work. As for Rickenbacker's have you seen my green one posted elsewhere...now that is a rock 'n' roll bass fit for a Lemmy!