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+1 for V3 Fender Rumbles being marvels of light weight and bang for the buck. I own six combo amps and indeed one of them is a V3 Rumble 100, and I consider it to be adequate for an electric band with a drummer, so long as it's not loud-ish rock or higher energy blues. Rumbles do have a "baked-in" tone-profile to them (kinda old-school), but if you like it, V3 Rumbles are hard to find much fault with. Three of my combos are Markbass, and while I think my 102P is impressive, it's size, shape and weight do make it a little cumbersome. My 121P has the dreaded cold on-delay which seems fairly common and means it's in it's death-throes. Being that Markbass is a real PITA to get repaired (at least in the States), I'm personally done purchasing Markbass.

Hello all. and also @doc40hz Sorry to drag up an old thread, but this seems to be a rare mention of an ESP LTD AP-5 on Basschat. Did anyone ever decide whether the B and E intonation problem on this ESP LTD AP-5 was common to the model, or just isolated to this one example? I'm thinking about buying a pre-owned one, but it would be an online purchase from 1100km distant, and since the seller is mainly a music instruction institute, I'm not sure I'd trust their assessment of the instrument's intonation, despite whatever willingness or good intentions they may have. They do have a 7-day return policy, but shipping costs would be my responsibility. Also, does anyone know if the "Pelham Blue" that was used on ESP LTD AP basses was a "matte" or gloss finish (or somewhere in-between)? That color is discontinued on the current line of these basses. Old specs just say "color: Pellham Blue, finish: Metallic". so... I'm asking here. 🙂 Thanks for any input!

I recently bought a used Tribute JB-2 for US$315 and have been very pleased with it even though I'm typically not a J-neck person. P-shaped body but slightly smaller, two volumes, one tone, and it sure sounds pretty old school to me.