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Getting now Si

Yeah, they will be pricey, but everyone is raving about the new Fender quality! My '09 is fantastic But yeah, you could always try one, and if you like the feel of it, just pull out the electronics in favour of a passive setup! Si

The new US Deluxes?: [url="http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0194580705"]http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0194580705[/url] Depends if you want active though, I love passive Fenders, but they don't make great preamps. Si

Yup thats a Fender Japan Domestic JV (and a very nice one at that!!) The Domestics are pretty rare out of Japan I think, seeing as they were non-export. They were probably the same factory I would have thought! Fair enough that my statement that all JV's = Squier was wrong! But I do believe that all Export JV's were Squier! Si

They're just examples of particular guitars with JV serials, not actual specs. Seemingly someone had the same idea as your guy in the ebay listing Si

But all the Fender decaled JV's have a small Squier logo on them...... Having said that, this is JV exports we're talking about, if we're talking Domestic JV's, then there's no reason why you'd "add a sanded area to make it look like an early Squier", by all accounts, the domestics were pretty much exactly the same spec as the Squiers: [url="http://www.21frets.com/squier_jv/domesticjv.htm"]http://www.21frets.com/squier_jv/domesticjv.htm[/url] I have an A series Jap Squier Precision which falls vaguely as an '85, but it's an 'SQ' spec. bass. Si

It doesn't matter what he thinks it is or isn't! He states it's a JV (pending seeing the neck plate).....so therefore it's a Squier! If it's an early one, which it seems to be, the Squier logo small, Fender logo large. Late '82 that changed to large Squier, small Fender Simple as that, JV = Squier Si

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1966-Fender-Jazz-Bass-/120573905396?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c12c3c9f4"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1966-Fender-Jazz-Bas...=item1c12c3c9f4[/url] Yes please! Si

Just wait till it ends....if it doesn't sell, send the seller an offer (of an amount you're happy with), pending playing it obviously......all they can say is no! Si

Massively overpriced for a refin and extra pickup! If you're coming at it from a collectors point of view that is, if you're coming at it from a 'good bass' point of view.....then £7000....really??? lol If you're coming at it from a Dave Pegg fan.....then clearly your a nuttery fan haha! Si

There you go: [url="http://www.adesignsaudio.com/reddi.html"]http://www.adesignsaudio.com/reddi.html[/url] UK price is £640 or so I think! Si

If we're playing top trumps ..... New American Standards come with heavy duty hardcase lol Si

1) No tools 2) Having me do any kind of wood working is like getting a crab to ice skate at olympic standard! :-D Si

You just gotta have a play and see what you think with your own ears! From what I gather the roadworns have the 70's pickup placement, ie the rear pickup closer to the bridge, and the American Standards have the 60's placement. The Roadworns have a thinner finish obviously, which some attribute to a tonal difference. Buy yeah, you just have to sit down and compare them yourself, preferebly through your own amp, and even more preferably in a gigging enviroment, although this is usually not possible. Si

Yes the first run of JV's had Fender decals and small Squier ones! The Serial matches to an early '82 JV, although I'd want a photo of the neck plate with readable Serial number. Could be nice, would wanna try it first though. My mate just bought a JV P and the truss rod needed to be glued Looks like horrible pickups and you probably won't find an original anytime soon. Wouldn't wanna pay much more than £500 for it! And what are 'Entwistle-esque' strings?.....are they coated in cocaine? Si

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='849449' date='May 27 2010, 02:49 PM']I like a playable bass that sounds great. If it fails either of these, what't the point in having it...? That said, I'm almost totally immune the the effects of different neck profiles. My J and P are polar opposites, but I adapt to whichever no problem.[/quote] This sums it up for me! Si

Yeha, definitly looking for something that isn't heavy. I say I'm after Full Range because I'm not bothered about the 'sound' of different size speakers...if that even exists (Alex says it doesn't )...I just want a cab that will give a full sound regardless of speakers. But again, I'm kinda coming at this as a layman really, I've spent 6 years playing one type of cab, so aside from the 6 gigs or so I've done with the Barefaced, I've got no gigging time with anything else. Cheers Si

regarding Valve amps and the super twelve.... What about amps with tubes in the preamp, but solid-state power amps?? Thanks Si

That fingerboard is a bit rubbish isn't it! Rest of it looks nice though Bet it's got a Fender Logo Si

I think lightweight is a must currently. Thanks anyway I'm guessing my lack of understanding will be my downfall, are all bass cabs full range? Si