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Chuck the cab, keep the bass head ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carlsbro-Bass-Speaker-And-Separate-Amp/264410176474?hash=item3d90131bda:g:f2QAAOSwck1dOtLG

DeArmond Jetstar?

I'm guessing this chord will also work for filing a nut as well. 😄

I've just picked up a Peavey, not a zodiac, but Peavey are like Yamaha, everything from the bottom range up are very well made, easy to mod and have really nice necks.

Deja vu

Yours is a wooden tug bar, a Squier version would most definitely be plastic.

I've had numerous sets of strings where the E string sounded dead on short and long scale, some sets of strings just come with dead or semi dead strings. Sometimes your get a bad set. A slightly higher string gauge won't damage your neck, as long as it's standard gauge (105) and below, if it fits in the nut it's fine, if you have to enlarge the nut slots you might need to be careful with neck tension.

Not sure about the block inlays, but every 70s walnut fender P I've heard has sounded awesome. Squire sure are making the CV and VM ranges extremely tempting.

Brian is a true gentleman. Great communication and fast payment.

Have you searched the vast tabs online? Google is you friend. 😉

Surf's up! 😀

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Not better built, both are on par. I would suggest you go and play/test both. As what someone else's likes might not be what you like!

Coming from a guitar background a short scale bass might be an easy transition, a Squier vm jaguar short scale might be ideal, it has jazz and precision pickups, and are highly regarded by many bassists. Slap on some steel or nickel roundwound strings of your choice. They sell of under £200 brand new, and you have a bass ready to rock!

Stings recorded sound won't match his live sound. This is because he often over dubbed using fretted and fretless jazz to get his sound in the studio and played live with his P with Rotosound rounds. There is lots of info online if you do a search!

I thought it a good idea to list all the "japcrap", so if peeps were looking to buy they'd know what avoid. As I say, saying something is MIJ doesn't mean it's any good. Most know ibanez, cimar, tokai etc all made superb gear. Having a thread which lumps all 70s MIJ gear just convolutes what is good and what isn't. Not sure how this helps anyone?

I had a Maya jazz, build was fine, however it weighted a tonne, hardware didn't stay in tune, pup's were very low output, felt like I was always fighting it to play. Maybe the P's were better.

I think the title of this thread is correct. There are good/excellent MIJ gear, and there is low quality MIJ gear aka japcrap. There is a clear line, which seems to get blurred more and more by peeps simply lumping everything together under MIJ. I've owned 70s Maya's, Columbus', Antonia's - all of them were rubbish IMHO.

Yup, the old TNT's are solid amps. The TNT's are good, the TKO's less so. Had a Peavey Databass combo many years back. 450w old school Peavey watts, that thing shifted some air.