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Mate I'm with you on this!! The general Disney back catalogue has some TUNES!! Great songwriting and playing! Si

Just skimmed the above posts, so sorry if I'm repeating, but as far as I'm aware the pickups and pre in the MIM deluxes are the same as the US deluxes. It's just the hardware that is downgraded and the MIM isn't available in Ash. So as long as you find a nice one that sounds and feels good acousticly, you won't be a million miles away from the US ones. Remember as well that the US Jazz Deluxes have slightly smaller and different shaped bodies to the MIM deluxes. The MIMs have a more traditional size and shape. I personally prefer full size Jazz shapes, not the US Deluxe shape. Si

[quote name='spacecowboy' post='651319' date='Nov 11 2009, 08:50 AM']People describe Sadowsky's as Jazzes on Steroids..... how on earth can you describe that beast?![/quote] Some people are very odd, my US Jazz is MUCH more mouthy than the US Sad that I gigged a few weeks ago! Still loving this build! Si

With regards to the tuners on this one, they are a similar style to my Squier Deluxe, whether they're any better I dunno, but they look the same! Si

Ah ok, thanks for the heads up! Si

Ok cheers I'm looking for a lightweight backup to my Ashdown EVO II 500, but like to use the tube to get a bit of dirt......not too much though. Sounds like the LMT won't do that...back to the drawing board! Si

If everything is 'clean', why are you using the Vbass? Or are you using it as an interface/preamp? Si

I was hoping to have the basses for my gigs this weekend, but will have to wait for next week now booooooooo lol. If anyone is interested, Biffy's whole new album is streaming at their myspace: [url="http://www.myspace.com/biffyclyro"]http://www.myspace.com/biffyclyro[/url] Tracks worth noting (for the uninitiated) are: The Captain That Golden Rule Born On A Horse Mountains I'm sure others will jump out at me upon further listens Si

Has anyone had any experience of the Little Mark Tube yet? Very interested in the idea of it, just wanna know if it delivers Si

It does make me wonder who they think they're marketing their instruments to. Its tough enough for 'boutique wood' type luthiers to survive when the inevitable cycle of 'Fender clone' love comes around, let alone bizarre makes like this trying to make a living. Very odd Si

Like I hinted at in my inital post, try it first Si

Mexi factory opened in '87 I think, although don't know when production started!? [url="http://img30.imageshack.us/i/tunersl.jpg/"][/url] Bear in mind I dunno what US tuners looked like back then lol, I can only tell what i think Mexi tuners look like now! Si

£2000 starting price though? (approx) No thanks lol Si

Schultz and co. didn't buy back Fender from CBS until 1985, and even then initially imported the guitars. But you're right, I just checked and I got my dates a little late , apparently the Corona factory opened in '85 under the new regime also. I've never tried late 80's/early 90's Fender's, but I have heard people say they weren't the best, mostly guitarists I have to say. I think Beedster had a similar bass for sale, can't rememner whether he said it was a good'n or not!? I've seen a pic of the bass in question though, and it looks nice. Hardware looks a little cheap perhaps, definitly similar tuners to whats on MIMs and Squiers now. The guy who's selling it hasn't taken great pictures of it. I'll let the OP post the full link to the listing if he wants to. [url="http://img38.imageshack.us/i/jazzfo.jpg/"][/url] Si

I'm pretty sure the late 80's US Fenders are deemed to have mostly been 'of bad stock'. It's when they were just getting back on their feet after the CBS buy-back So I reckon, if it's nice to you, it's worth something, if you think it's a dog, chances are so will other people lol Post some pictures anyway! Si

[quote name='molan' post='646121' date='Nov 5 2009, 11:37 AM']I have no idea why a rehearsal room would want a 4x10 & a 1x15. The money they spent on this would have been far better used on something more suited to the room but of higher quality than an Ashdown Mag system. I guess some people love the idea of a big rig for rehearsing though - The guitar amp is a Marshall half stack as well![/quote] I definitly agree with that! I guess a lot of it is having a system in the room that joe bloggs recognises and is cheap and easy to replace/fix. Si

5 string Sterling innit! [url="http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/sterling-5.html"]http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/sterling-5.html[/url] Si

I think usually when the pickups are fairly equally matched, there isn't too much of an issue. For example a bass with two humbuckers of the same brand, or two single-coils of the same brand should be fairly matched. The problem comes, from what I've heard, when you have say a humbucker at the bridge and a single coil at the neck (ala Laklands & Stingray HS's), switching between the two can cause a drop in volume as humbuckers are generally louder. Si