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I had one of the last trace ones. A CAR with matching headstock and white scratch. Was a great bass to be fair, sustain for weeks and could do pretty much anything tonally, one thing I will say though, seriously big old body on the thing! Didn't notice so much on a strap but sitting down it felt like playing a wardrobe.

I can get everything I need in my octavia including an 8x10. Although I've seen bass players get 8x10 rigs out of micras in the past.

There will obviously be a difference in build quality and materials used in the manufacture but that's not to say that £400 won't get you a good bass. It depends what you're after in terms of style. Active? Passive? Modern in design? Something more old school? Either way I'd buy a yamaha RBX or BB series or one of the higher end squires, Classic Vibe or Vintage Modified. Ibanez might also be worth taking into consideration if that's your type of thing. I'd also highly recommend buying second hand from our classified section where £400 will buy you any number of fantastic basses.

There's something missing in the tone of active basses in my opinion. I can't put my finger on what though. I've had a few actives in my time, from stingrays to shukers and every one has had something missing.

That's lush. I used to have an elite II in white. I think they're pretty much the same electronically. How are you finding the neck profile and narrow string spacing? I think I'd have kept mine had it been a natural finish. The white and gold was a bit glam for me.

I don't really get on with active basses though. But yeah, something along those lines

This thread is giving me terrible explorer GAS. Has anyone ever produced one with two P pickups? If not i may have to commission one with them..... Or a pair of di marzio model ones.

Budgie wouldn't have been right without Burke Shelley either.

I like these too, wonky pickup or not. How much freedom do sandberg give you? If you wanted a P neck would they do it?

RATM and Timmy C springs to mind.

[quote name='ryancowell25' timestamp='1355255040' post='1896063'] Sorry I think that's the one I won last week. Arrived today and a quick clean up and some new DR Hi Beams on it................. I know people say they are good but i'm absolutely blown away - it just sounds incredible. [/quote] Pics?!

I suppose you could always put a set of thunder buckers or something in it. It has that awful bridge aswell though.

Always fancied an explorer. I fear this may just be a pointy thunderbird though. Pickups look the same. The original explorer bass had the pickups out of the grabber, which are amazing.

I'm pretty sure it is. I don't mind a skinny radius but I need that wide nut. That's the only thing that puts me off the bass. I'm sure if you wanted to go US you could get a fat neck.

I've been fancying one of these too, just the J neck puts me right off.

I've had various Jap and Mex fenders in my time, and every one I've felt needed at least some modding (mostly due to the weak sounding pickups they all came with).

At the moment I love the Gretsh G5440LSB. It's a long scale hollow body beauty. I'd really like a white falcon but that's not gonna happen.