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[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Just remembered a handful of important ones in addition to my previous post. Don't know how I could've forgotten some of these! MIJ Yamaha JP1 - Amber, gorgeous neck, construction was sublime, but again the pre-amp and p-ups were just a little too clinical and noisy too. MIJ Bacchus 24 1st generation 5 string; XTCT, brilliant neck, light body, deep set neck joint, excellent resonance, but only had a two band EQ....if three it would've rocked! MIK Clive 5 string Modern - stock pre was good, pups were OK response not so great through the whole tonal spectrum, workable though, and the neck kept shifting...NG for a pro. Tune TWB5 Hybrid - awesome sounding thing...beautifully made...but the neck kept shifting couldn't take the humid Japanese summer. Tune TWB6 Ash - Gorgeous clear tone, awesome bridge, loved it, better than the Yamaha JP IMO....the neck was solid on this one....great. Tune Slapping 5 - Tune's preamp rocked, this bass just sounded great, looked cool in it's strange angular modern tune sort of way! Neck was fine too no issues. I do miss a lot of the basses I had come through me, but I love trying out and reviewing them all and it lead me to select the brand I most trust for cost, quality, performance and quality. So my verdict is that Moon, ESP and Bacchus / Deviser basses have rugged necks that deal with temperate change quite well, whereas Tune seemed to have a few issues although it might have just been one "bad" neck though, not sure. THe Yammy JP was also not as resilient to climatic changes.[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] __________________[/font][/color]

Had a fair few in my time including those I have reviewed for Bacchus / Deviser of course. Lets think. Epiphone - piece of crap for beginners MIJ Aria Pro II - beginner so didn't know value of bass - liked it though Vestax 5 string - shiiite US Pedulla pentabuzz fretless - gorgeous US Pedulla Rapture - hmmm not so hot. UK JD 4 string fretless - excellent US Fender Precision Deluxe MIJ Yamaha TRB PII 6 MIJ ESP - Jaguar style bass - forget the name - good bass though. MIJ ESP Amaze 4 string - Amazing just as you'd expect, but bloody pricey! MIJ ESP Amaze 5 String - Oh yeah! MIJ ESP Bottom Line Fretless - very nice, chinnamon pre sounds beautiful. MIJ ESP Edwards EAM128 QM - great! Much like the Amaze but p-ups not as good MIJ ESP Edwards Ikuo Signature, Black - yeah great instrument indeed, good for heavy rock / funk. MIJ ESP J signature Bass - nice enough, not my kind of bass though... and so expensive! MIJ Moon JJ5 Fretless - Awesome MIJ Moon JB4 - Ken armstrongs - yup, very very nice MIJ Moon JJ4 - Superb MIJ Blade B2 - Blue Stain - great, bit bright though. MIJ Blade B3 - Natural - gorgeous! MIJ Blade B4 5 string - cherry burst - NTMB preamp oh yeaaaahhh ! MIJ Kubicki Blaster - white - Cool, great neck, light weight body, punchy as you like! MIJ Kubicki Blaster - Red - My current refurb project. MIJ Bacchus STrong 4 - NTMB pre, f'in great! MIJ Bacchus Woodline 4 -2002 - A simple but fantastic jazz bass, great build quality. MIJ Bacchus Strong 5 - NTMB - One of the best I ever played. MIJ Bacchus Strong LTD 4 - NTMB - Even better than above. MIJ Bacchus Standard 5 - Maple board, barts, XTCT pre - Very very nice indeed MIJ Bacchus Standard 5 - Ebony board, XTCT Pre - " " MIJ Bacchus Grooveline 5 - XTCT Pre - Yes, YEs YES! Brilliant, loved it, so simple and light, but kicked ass and just sounded good right away. MIJ Bacchus STD JB5 - Aguilar OPB2 - Awesomeness, nice tonal variety MIJ Bacchus TF5ASH - "" "" - My go to bass right now MIJ Bacchus Twentyfour 5 LTD Zebrawood 2004 XTCT- Oh my god! MIJ Bacchus Twentyfour 5 LTD 2006 NTMB - Quilted Maple - Ash - Holy cow of Bethlehem! MIJ Bacchus Twentyfour 5 2003 Alder - XTCT - Pretty fine, but not as good as the others above MIJ Bacchus WLJB5 - Passive - great very very nice Jazz bass indeed. MIJ Bacchus Woodline DX5 Passive - Uh huh, this was beautiful, very clear but rich tone MIJ Bacchus Woodline DX5AC - XTCT pre - Superb MIJ Bacchus Woodline DX4AC - XTCT pre - " " MIJ Bacchus Twentyfour DX5 - XTCT - Brilliant sound, not my favourite neck though, prefer the TF5ASH. MIJ Bacchus Twentyfour DX4 - XTCT - " " MIJ Bacchus DX5BGP - Sexy looks, lightweight, big sound. Love it. MIP Bacchus TF 501 - Big bang for small buck - yeah it's very good but lacks the attention to detail it's MIJ cousins have.. MIC Bacchus UG4M - Bass Bomb pre - holy f@%k for an MIC bass surprisingly excellent. It kicks! Still using this as a four string. MIJ Bacchus BJ PJ bass 1998 - blow job in yer pajamas? Almost better than sex, but not quite. MIJ Made By Aska - AC70's 5 - XTCT Oh my god, just gorgeous. STR Build at affordable prices. MIJ 1997 Ken Smith Burner 5 - Ken Smith Tone and build quality at an affordable price. Very very very nice indeed. MIJ Atelier Z JHJ89 - Really really nicely made, sounded great to, but I didn't like the neck profile too much personally. I think there were a few others, but not so memorable ones. I have had numerous Bacchus handmade come through me, like about 20 or so used models, all very consistent in build, so didn't list them all as they were the same models just different stains. Yes, I live in Japan! If you're looking for any MIJ models just gimme a shout I may be able to help