Kev

looks genuine, but hate the look of that control plate with 2 jacks on it! a little too beat up for my taste

one way to look at it is your either getting the top end squier bass, or the bottom end fender, i know which id rather go for

if it was me, id go for one of the classic vibe squiers, they look fantastic.

couldnt make northhampton, to out of the way, but if a birmingham (or bristol ) bash arose, i could probably make that

onboards win it for me, largely because i just dont like passive basses. A onboard preamp with an active/passive switch is the best option any bass can have, imo.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='398409' date='Feb 2 2009, 10:16 PM']Yeah but how high are your trousers? Simon Cowell or Mini Me? [/quote] who says i was wearing them.....

my buckle roughly touches my bass just below the neck plate, which is perfect for me

this question or similar is asked so many times, and the answer will always be the same. You need to try it before you buy one, as with any fender bass. I find fenders vary too much to say one particular model is 'better' than another. Im sure several owners of mims have tried US basses and preffered their own, and visa versa, just as im sure people who own cij/mif basses think theirs blows all others out the water. I think im right in saying that all fenders really benefit from a good setup? Perhaps when properly set up US basses are the better bass and worth the extra money, however if that is the case i am yet to play a 'properly set up' us fender

Oh. My. God. what are people on how can plywood be worth this much

Sorry, i just don't understand why he is playing a bass rather than a guitar.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='396301' date='Jan 31 2009, 06:12 PM']I have an STB-GT 4 which is my favourite bit of non-JapCrap at the moment: Got it off Ebay for just over a ton, second-hand but in absolutely brand new condition. Setup was pretty rotten when I got it - probably why it was for sale if the original owner was a beginner - but it didn't take much sorting out, and now it's a pretty sweet player. There were a couple of rough fret-ends up the dusty end, but a few seconds with a file fixed that, and it's a really nice neck, quite a Jazz-like feel but not at all cramped. The battery box is a bit flimsy - I tape mine shut when gigging because it has a tendency to spring open if you move about too much, so I might eventually replace it with a more robust one. Other than that it's hard to fault for the money, and well, look at it - it's gorgeous! :wub: Jon.[/quote] yeah iv noticed that about the battery box, and taped it shut too but yeah its a really cool bass. I was tempted to go for the blue, but the black i thought looked better, and i wanted a 5 string. The B is brilliant, certainly as good as the stingrays i reckon, which i definatly didnt expect, and iv still not found any finishing flaws also managed to have a play at louder volume now, and it sounds really good, like a stingrays but with more mids, very nice

i got it for £220 including saturday shipping, which i thought was fair at the time, and now that iv seen and played it in real life i can say its [i]very[/i] fair String spacing feels the same as my stingray, so id imagine 17.5mm?

well i just recieved one of these babies in the post very early this morning (damn parcelforce) At the moment i am very impressed. The finish is flawless, and does not make me think of a low-mid end instrument. The neck has a gloss finish all over very well applied and feels great, and the inlays are just beautiful. Everything seems to be put together real well, the only complaint i have is that the battery cover is a bit flimsy on the back, but other than that, no complaints whatsoever. Obviously iv only been able to play it through headphones at this time on a saturday, but it sound very nice, preamp isnt noisy at all and the pickup seems very decent indeed. The bass has come with a pretty good set up on it, not sure whether this is the factory setup or whether the shop i bought it from has set it up, all i had to do was lower the bridge saddles by 1/4 turn and raise the pickup slightly and it was ready to play! Think the highlight at the moment though is the neck, it feels real good I might try n get some decent pics up in gear porn later on if i have the time. Okay, its not my status stingray, but its certainly impressed me .

[quote name='Beedster' post='395796' date='Jan 30 2009, 10:11 PM']In my defence: 1. I still have a '78 2. I now have a real man's bass (Telecaster). Moving from P to T is the the low-end equivalent of a move from from Jen to Angelina C[/quote] more like sarah palin to anne widdecomb

£899 for a couple of stingray 4's.... [url="http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=3022"]http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=3022[/url] [url="http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=3023"]http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=3023[/url] [url="http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=1937"]http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=1937[/url] and a ray 5 for £999... [url="http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=3383"]http://www.reverb-store.co.uk/product-detail.asp?prod=3383[/url] typical soundcontrol/reverb f*** up in terms of pictures not matching description, but certainly worth checking out

[quote name='gareth' post='394710' date='Jan 29 2009, 04:44 PM']very individual bass but defianetly not worth the money [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Electric-BASS-GUITAR-PROJECT-PARTS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ290292052497QQihZ019QQcategoryZ118984QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Electric-BASS-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] wow, officially the worst looking bass i have ever seen, i cant imagine how any normal person could like that, for any type of music