dannybuoy

They do! Classic 50s: http://www.fender.com/series/classic/50s-precision-bass-maple-fingerboard-fiesta-red-gold-anodized-aluminum-pickguard/

I'd only bother getting the 1000 if you want to make a weapon for crowd control, the 500 is LOUD!

And these are even cheaper and probably similar in quality - comes with Wilkinson hardware which should be better than generic cheap stuff: http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_jb_75_sb_vintage_serie.htm

Interesting! Lots of new NAMM stuff being unveiled, need to keep my eyes peeled!

Any idea of price? The old dropheads were ridiculously expensive compared to just buying the head and cab separately!

Only hearsay, but I understand that more recent MIMs are much better than previous years. I have played Classic 50s Precisions, Roadworn Precisions and Jazzes and they are all superb quality. Also the MIM signature models e.g. Roger Waters, Nate Mendel and Geddy Lee basses get a lot of love too.

No, it has no direct out. The CTM30 / Little Bastard does, but it taps off the main output transformer and still needs to be connected to a speaker load to prevent damage.

Or, if you haven't even bought the Jazz yet, just get the CV which has a mellower sound than the VM!

Search for true bypass loop/looper on ebay and ye shall find plenty!

Here's a very good example of what a PJ sounds like when you have a well matched J pup: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxgf2gg6cQ4&feature=youtu.be[/media]

I use a MXR Carbon Copy to make spaceship noises. If control of a self-oscillating delay with the side of your big toe whilst playing bass simultaneously is an art form, then I'm Michaelangelo! The only delay I've liked on bass for actual delay purposes was the EHX Memory Man with Hazarai, as you could apply a high pass filter to the repeats to prevent the mud. Same goes for reverb, there's not many pedals that do it other than the Iron Ether Nimbus.

I'd say the Squier punches well above it's weight and you probably won't notice too much difference between it and the Fender. Biggest difference will be the maple board.

I say do it! When you have the right bridge pickup it can sound great, I play my BB with both pickups on most of the time. I think you need a fairly hot Jazz pickup to match the output of the P though.

[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1390202840' post='2342463'] Thanks for this! Waded through this for breakfast. Not sure what was lumpier, the porridge or the conversation. To conclude, MIM Jazz, 70s style Seymours, Badass, dead 45-105 rotos. Basslines bass? Flats Squier Classic vibe, flats Cheap, cheerful. No hint on amplification or recording techniques, although I'm pretty certain in recent live vids it looks like he's using a certain 2 112 rig of an alphabetically premium New York manufacturing location. [/quote] Also - TI flats on the cheapo bass with the Music Man pickup, and suspension bridge cable Jamerson La Bella flats on the P. A fact I was most pleased to learn as I have a cheapo bass with a Music Man pickup arriving tomorrow and already have a spare set of unopened TI's!

Always wanted to try one, sounds like it had the best ethereal sounding modulated reverb and shimmer effect going. Tip - get the stereo version and you can download a different preset into left and right channels then get two pedals in one by just plugging into a different set of input/output jacks. Only thing that comes close (well, when I was seriously looking at these about a year ago at least) is the Strymon Bluesky.