william64

Not much to be added about these basses as almost everything was said. Nevertheless, you may be interested in my curious story. At the beginning I have to mention that I come from Czech Republic. I bought my MC924 (made September 81') in 1982 being just a 18-year-old guy. It was the era when the communist party run our country. You see, at that time the law was strict and there were many restrictions. It was very difficult to buy an instrument from abroad. Simply, you had to risk and do something illegal. I bought German Marks illegally and sent it to Germany (of course illegally). Later Ibanez Musician MC924 was sent to me as a present, which was one of the ways to get some goods from abroad. You can imagine how happy I was. Unfortunatelly, several months later Police came and started investigating that issue. They got some prooves and eventually they confiscated my bass. The court said that I was dangerous for our communist country as I endangered our fiscal policy : ) There was no chance to defend at that time. Eventually, the good thing was, I was allowed to buy this confiscated bass in auction. So I paid for my bass for the second time. I keep the bass all the years with one exception of a period when my friend was using her. However strange it may sound, it is a true story : ) Below you can see me at that time and in 2014. Some years ago I bought another MC924 (May 80'). The first is 4,74kg the latter is 4,45kg. As you all know, Ibanez kept changing the modifications of Musicians all the time. So you can find some differences between these two basses. My 80' has the truss rod nut for a tubular key and the truss rod cover on the headstock is fitted with 2 screws. On the other hand the 81' has the truss rod nut for Allen key (wrench) and the cover has 3 screws. Another difference is the position of the neck pickup. The 80' has the pickup closer to the neck. Regarding the sound, I feel the sound of my 81' to be clean, piano-like. The 80' is a litte bit smoother, velvet-like. All in all, both are great instruments with great sound! Only it seems I will have to sell one of them soon as I have more basses right now than my wife is willing to accept : ) Vilem

Hi Al. In 2004 I spent one month in Salisbury where I attended a language school. For me it's been one of the greatest months ever. I stayed with the Salters in Empire street and they were just perfect. Salisbury is very nice city and I hope I will return one day. Your words[color=#b22222] [i]'I've been playing bass (on and off) since 1987 and still no good at it' [/i][/color]seem to fit me as well, only I started 10 years earlier than you. The great thing is there's still enough space for us to improve. Greetings to Salisbury. Vilem

Just bought Mark’s Yamaha TRB5P. Perfect communication, including few phone calls, chatting on Facebook, and several emails. The payment was made by bank transfer, which took 2 days. Mark shipped the bass the same day he got the money so everything was very smooth. Eventually the bass arrived safe and sound. I am a little bit punctual person so I must thank Mark for his patience with me. Thanks indeed Mark. If you happened by lucky chance to appear nearby my place, you are welcome anytime. Vilem

Bought Stingray 4 from Tonci. I'm glad to say the communication was great with Tonci. We exchanged several PMs, emails, and we communicated on Facebook as well. He supplied me with all information about receiving the payment and shipping the bass. He also sent me pictures of the package and the trucking number so I was informed in every step of the process. The most important thing is the bass arrived safe as he packed the bass very well. Many thanks Tonci.

I bought Musicman Stingray 5 from Perroid. The communication was great and Perroid gave me all information I asked for. Eventually I made a trip to Amsterdam to pick up the bass as well as to visit that amazing city. Perroid is a very honest and nice guy. It was pleasure to deal with. Thank you. Vilem