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Howard made me a super-duper pickguard and kept me updated on its conception etc. Top bloke.

Talon bought some J pickups from me. Top bloke.

Great lass. Easy transaction.

Bought Ampeg micro rig from Paul. Easy transaction and safely packaged.

Andy is a cool dude. Deal went very smooth.

Bought a lovely little Eden rig from Shroombass. Superfast delivery and packaged to withstand a nuclear blast. A pleasure.

Were those letters even in existence 30yrs ago?

I had a set of Ernie Ball strings with blue silk. Use a micrometer to determine the string gauge. That might help someone tell you what they are.

No routing issues if you by a jap Fender. Both my RI62 Jazzes and my RI57 P bass have no unecessary holes under the guards.

What a fantastic prize! Its also a wonderful design and professional job. Guess my cardboard 'Jaco on a stick' wasn't good enough.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1381266814' post='2236830'] It's probably a CMI bass - the C looks like part of the M if you've not seen the logo before. Google "CMI Jazz Bass" & see if the pictures are the same as the one you're asking about. [/quote] Not many pics out there but logo seems to match that of CMI right enough. Ive asked for some pics but it does look like an accurate copy. Wonder if it was made in the 1970's?

Had a look at the link and does not look the same. From the photo I was shown it looked like a regular jazz bass. I have a MIJ 62RI myself.

Isn't there a website to contact the company for info? I played Overwaters at Chris May's stall at a music convention many years ago. Very nice. Got offered a 30% discount if I remember correctly. Didn't take it up though.

My nephew plays guitar and fancies buying a cheap bass to try. Im no use to him as Im a lefty. He has a friend selling a jazz bass copy. Ive only seen a photo but it looks like a '70s style sunburst with block inlays. It has a Fender-shaped headstock with the letters MI on it. Ive never heard of this brand. Is it from a while back or has someone just put their initials on the headstock? Couldn't find any info in a search online. Just wondering if its worth his while buying. Any insights would be useful and I'll pass them on.

Personally I think Warwick Davis is a good actor :-) I own a Thumb and it is a quality bass but I prefer my fender J and P basses these days.