Sparky Mark

Alberto bought a bass from me and he was a pleasure to deal with. I never thought that I would get involved with shipping to Spain but Alberto arranged it all so all I had to do was pack and drop off at the nearest TNT depot. Alberto paid by bank transfer with no hassle and excellent communications throughout. Gracias Alberto.

Over the past 30 years I have owned at least a couple of dozen Fender Precision and Jazz basses. Starting with Japanese Squires (with the large Fender decal) then Japanese Fenders through to USA models including the original Elites. I now own one Mexican Reggie Hamilton Jazz and a Japanese P-Lyte as my only active Fenders, all others have been gradually swapped out for 2008 and later American Standard and Custom Shop models. In my experience the 2008+ American standard is consistently the best Fender has produced but we are talking about diminishing returns here. Spending another £300+ over a Mexican won't get you a bass massively better and maybe won't even sound better (might be different but better is a matter of taste). But what you will get in my experience only, is better timbers, hardware, fit and finish, hardcase and tools that make it worth the premium.

[quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1476208588' post='3152376'] This is the bridge on my Jazz. Seems that black is correct for the bridge screws. http://intl.fender.com/en-GB/guitar-bass-parts/bridge-assemblies-components/american-deluxe-4-string-bass-bridge-assembly-04-10-chrome/ [/quote] Yep. That's the one.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1476184575' post='3152006'] ok - i stand corrected but he is talking about an older 2005 model? [/quote] So was I. In fact I had the heavier BBOT bridge on my longhorn jazz even before the S1 switch models were thought of.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1476128875' post='3151633'] Yes all chrome absolutely everywhere - [/quote] That's incorrect. Fender introduced a heavier mass BBOT bridge before moving to the current high mass design that had black springs, black intonation and grub screws. Scratchplate screws were chrome though AFAIK.

I have a 1991 NT4 Thumb with MEC jazz pups and it sounds nothing like any of my other jazz basses. You are correct about the weight (10lbs) but I haven't noticed neck dive. I do attribute the unique sound to the neck through construction and the extremely dense woods used throughout. I bought the Ibanez SR1200 as a much lighter alternative to my Thumb as the neck construction although not the same uses similar woods and feels similar too.

Wow! A less than half price AD200B with free cabs!

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1475332392' post='3145129'] Club 600F32 😉 No idea why they discontinued it when they did. It was the best cab they made IMO. An absolute beast. [/quote] A fantastic cab indeed, but much larger physically than the NY122 and therefore maybe not the ideal small venue cab.

I have two NY121P cabs and confirm that used together (practically the same thing as the 122) there is plenty of low end. You might even find that the 122 will replace your two 102 cabs as your go to rig.

There isn't any difference in sound. The cabs only differ in their impedance. The Ninja is 8 ohms so you can use two of them with the 1000W Ninja head.

If you think that you might want to use the 212 with your 210 then you should buy the 8 ohm Ninja. If you want to get maximum output from your amp and only ever intend to use the 212 on its own buy the 4 ohm New York 122. There won't be a difference in sound.

Quite a lot of combos are aimed at smaller applications such as practice, small venues etc and competitive price points. If Peavey had designed the fan plus venting plus output socket into your combo it would probably have made it uncompetitive within its target market. Whilst most will only use this as a stand alone combo they wouldn't need that or want to pay the extra. Peavey have been around a long time and know the market well.