[quote name='kjb' timestamp='1334009838' post='1609754']
One thing to bare in mind though. Say you paid £800 for a used bass, plus another £150 on an improved pre, that's not far off what you'd pay for a used Sadowsky, which is a far better instrument.
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Is it? A friend of mine bought a Sadowsky a few years ago, then found he couldn't get on with the sound. He also had to take it back to GuitarGuitar to have it repaired 3 times after the preamp kept packing up, finally had a new preamp sent over from Sadowsky and fitted by GG, then ended up taking it back again and trading it for a new USA Jazz Deluxe, which he loves!