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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1380017091' post='2219454'] Yep and they dont all have the artex finish either, as Stu g says above he had a teal one, I'd track down one with a regular finish, swap the pickguard, make sure its wired in parallel (or even fit a push pull for both) and put a John East preamp in it, flat the neck off with some 1200 wet and dry, job done [/quote] I thought all USA SUB basses had the textured finish. Are there some colours which aren't textured?

[quote name='Greggo' timestamp='1379949517' post='2218597'] Like a slab body? [/quote] Yes. Just like the rather expensive Stingray Classic! These are great basses. I preferred mine to a Stingray I had. The Stingray was moved on but the SUB remains. The fingerboards are all rosewood, no maple. Here's mine:

[quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1379837082' post='2217109'] I'm with you 100% on this. The '60/'62 thing annoys me even more [/quote] Yeah. I've often wondered about this as well. I once had a Japanese P bass which purported to be a 62 reissue. However, no tort plate with the sunburst finish. No long stem reverse tuners. No vintage bridge. No strap button on the back of the headstock. To me it was just a Japanese P bass. Nothing wrong with that as it was a serviceable bass. Just don't call it a 62 reissue.

I'm getting fed up with folk passing sweeping statements and not stating that it is merely their opinion. An early 80s P bass for instance is for sale at the moment. It is made by an excellent maker and is no doubt a superb bass. However, is it really necessary to add that it is better than USA Fenders of the same era. I have two early 80s P basses and they are both fantastic basses. I'm not saying that they are any better or worse than any other P bass of the early 80s but to claim that the 80s bass for sale is far better is ridiculous. It is misleading to say so in the for sale forum without stating that it is the posters opinion. I don't want to clutter the post which is trying to sell the bass by making my point. This is not another Fender verses the rest post. It just happens that the P bass for sale post is the example I'm using. By all manner of means compliment a bass to help the sale but don't say it's better than something else. The next post down may be trying to sell the very bass that is being denigrated. It's not difficult to add IMO! This, of course, is only my opinion. Rant over.

Good man! I like your username!

I've added my tuppence worth by reporting to ebay that the listing is fraudulent.

Not strictly speaking identical twins. My son's Jazz and my Precision. [URL=http://s30.photobucket.com/user/Williamwood/media/BPampJ2_zpsbeed4265.jpg.html][IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c322/Williamwood/BPampJ2_zpsbeed4265.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I certainly hope that the early 80s Fullerton basses rise in value as I've got two of them in great condition.