Matt P

theres a nice sunburst jv ( i think) jazz in newcastle upon tyne if you can travel, it's got a tag on it for 995 i think but the price should be negotiable, it's a beaut and you'd stop me from coveting it so much. it plays very well and sounds exactly as i think a jazz should. if you want to know it's location let me know and i'll give you directions (its "the guitar shop" on old george yard for any geordies reading.) the shop can be hard to find. just to be clear i have no direct link to this shop except that he's my "dealer" and he helps me with my addiction, my name's matt and i'm a (bass)guitaraholic. Matt

As a customer of yours (last time was a trace elliot gp11 head) welcome to the forum! Matt

what a dilemma! as a 77 p-bass owner i'd stick with the fender, i actually got my natural 77 in trade for a black 78 (identical to the one you have) and it was a beaut (i wanted the natural one as it was my dream bass and had a certain mojo), the guy i traded with has a large collection of basses with a sadowsky 5 string in there. i'd say that having played them both, if i was allowed just one bass (for whatever reason) i'd go with the precision, but i wouldn't pass up the chance to add a sadowsky to the collection one day.

My modded (by someone else) '77 Precision, taking a well earned rest on my bed (soft toys not shown). my other bass is having a holiday with a friend (yamaha rbx765a) basses are frowned on in our living room so hide upstairs where it is safe. [attachment=63122:bass.JPG] apologies for the slightly fuzzy picture, i was shaking with joy when i took the picture, still can't believe she's mine.