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    £4000 on a bass, no way.. Amazing and I mean amazing basses out there for £1500 to £2000 second hand, even 4th hand. For me a Lakland 5502 deluxe and Aguilar. But if I had to.. USA Lakland, Suhr, Sadowsky, MTD, F Bass, .
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    If it was delivered from Siberia to Florida then maybe. But otherwise no.
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    I bought a brand new Sadowsky RV5 back in 2010 direct from Sadowsky for £1650. Great bass. They are ridiculous money now. I feel they are way over priced. Lakland Skyline do it just as well for half the price with better options.
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    Thats mould thats got into the wood. is that a crack going up to the D tuner.? More info is needed.
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    thats water damage and doesn't look healthy.. If you have bought it ask ex Overwater luthier/painter David Wilson. Hes the master. If you have not bought it what Guy said. Pm me for David Wilsons number if you want his opinion.
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    18mm 34 inch scale is the norm for Martin. Mine was. It was for sale at the gallery recently. Sold for £2000. I put the Bartolini B Axis pickups in it as you see it in the pics. It used to have old school Barts. The bass was passive originally but a John East pre was installed. https://thebassgallery.com/products/sei-mark-ii-5-string-jazz This bass is a bargain at £1500
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    You never ever see these for sale.. very rare MIM Jazz basses. they sound fantastic imo.
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    When you pick up a Sei jazz bass its like no other bass imo... Among all of the previous Jazz basses I owned, Sadowsky/Suhr/Modulus/etc the Sei I had just felt like it was hand made over the others mentioned.. You just knew Martin had taken alot of time and care making it. That was my experience owning mine. They are just superb instruments.
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    Thats an early Cort GB54 modded with a soapbar pickup on the neck. I personally wouldn't but depends on what the seller is asking. But like above have said.. Cort make excellent instruments, of course they make Lakland's so that says it all. But Lakland (Asia) use USA electronics and pickups from their USA built basses and send them back to Chicago for a final setup and plek so that makes a MASSIVE difference. It shows. Im not sure Cort do this..
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    I had a Vintage v940 25 years ago roughly with a one piece bubinga body, built like a tank and weighed a tonne. But a really nice bass apart from the electronics and pickups. They were awful. Not long ago I picked up a Vintage jazz bass.Think it was a VJ4, I could be wrong... Imo it was just the worst jazz bass ive ever played. It felt cheap, the fret ends were horrible. It had a John East preamp in it but that wasn't enough to redeem it. Imo look elsewhere like a Sire/Squier.. Way way better build quality and pickups etc.
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    That right there, is a class MM Fender Jazz.
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    OMG thank you so much guys. I wasn't expecting such a response. I will PM you all.. The legend that is Happy Jack has offered to loan me a bass. Thanks Mick. Im in Worcestershire btw.
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    Thankyou for the positivity. Ill get back to it.
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    Well its come to that time that finances have hit so hard that I have had to sell my last bass. And my beloved Aguilar 212. Its really stinky poo because ive been playing bass for 28 years and I feel musically lost. Im sure some have been through this before. Ive not been without at least one bass for all those years. Hasn't really hit me yet.. Still have my Eden amp... But yep im lost without a bass... Has anyone been bass less before,.?
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    Absolutely nothing. I will play anything from any brand with any amount of strings. as long as it plays well is set up right, game on. Its music its not an adjustable spanner
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    What makes it a non export.? Not trying to be a smart derrière but ive owened many a non export MIJ Jazz and they usually come with (like my previous one)70s pickup spacing.. Matching headstocks etc. Its a MIJ 75 RI with upgrades which by the way are very cool. Those AZ pickups are impossible to buy by the way and are epic. Atelier Z won't sell them to anyone.
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    Im not sure ive ever seen a one piece of wood bass from body/neck to headstock.... like ever.!! ??
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    I will start by saying i was brought up listening to Anita Baker The Gap Band George Benson Earth Wind And Fire etc.that was my childhood for years My mum always had George Benson The Ojays playing when i was a nipper. Usually funky soul stuff playing.. I just wondered if personally your early years had any bearing on the way you play now.?
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    Bucket list bass a Meridian Jazz. A high end modern Jazz bass without the stupid money.
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    God Fear and Money on that album. The bass playing from Meshell is just superb.
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    Ive seen Ed live a couple of times. Once with his band and the second time with Incognito at the Jazz Cafe in London.
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