Rayman

In no particular order, the best 5 basses I've ever owned: Kinal MK-5 1978 Fender Precision Overwater Progress 3 Deluxe 5 1985 Yamaha BB 3000S Musicman Stingray. Honourable mentions to an Ibanez K5, my current MIJ Squier Precision, and two Laklands, a DJ4 and a JO4, brilliant basses one and all. Wish I still had every one of them.

Not a JV, but a 1990 K series MIJ Squier, easily the best Precision [i]I've[/i] ever played, and only 200 quid from the bay. Beautiful neck, [i]big[/i] tone and lovely with flats. I defy any JV to be 800 quid better than this: If I could find it's Jazz brother I'd be happier than a pig in sh*t.

Outstanding sir. Wish I could've had your CAR one, it would've sat nicely next to my Precision........with flats on.

I'd give both of my testicles, a leg, and a kidney for that set up, and you could make a very tasty pie with the proceeds.

Yum, perfect set up, you'll never need anything else. I could be in the market for a new bass shortly, and now I'm thinking 75 RI Jazz too!

Agreed, for resale or collectability, the decals are everything, but as far as how the thing plays and sounds, it really can mean nothing at all, again, only my opinion.

IMO my 1990 MIJ Squier Precision is as good a Precision as I've ever played, period. That includes custom shop MIAs, JVs etc etc, I've tried them all, and as nice as many of them were (Homers' P5 was particularly nice) for 200 quid from ebay (admittedly in a sorry state until I restored it) my Squier was a steal, and paying a grand for a JV is mad to me. It'd have to be utterly perfect at that price. There's so much cobblers spoken about 'vintage' gear. I've played some absolute dogs from the 70s and 80s, and owned a couple too, on the flip side I had a very nice 78 Precision I wish I still had, but honestly, I believe my £200 Squier is better. It doesn't matter where or when a bass was made, or by whom, it just matters that it plays and sounds great to you. Forget about the decals on the headstock, it really can be irrelevant.