I've tried them all and I'd definitely go for the Ultra. In my opinion the best active Jazz Fender has ever made. Really everything about them is excellent.
Looks like a bass that was sold under many many names in the 1970's. Possibly from the Matsumoku factory. Could be sold as a Gumika, Custom, Sakai, Yamato and many, many others. Not particularly brilliant, not particularly valuable.
Looks like a nice bass. I would be abit careful though, if it has been without strings for a while. You never know what the neck has been doing.during that time.
I have a question about my Helix LT. I've just had a flight case built for my Helix LT. I want to put velcro on the bottom of the Helix to fix it to the case. Is it possible to remove the rubber feet without compromising the fixation of the bottom plate to the device?
I'd like to find some more good and relatively unknown music documentaries, so let's make it a topic to collect them.
At the moment, I'm watching "One Hand Don't Clap", a 1986 film about Caribbean Calypso. Beautiful.
Also very curious about all your ways of listening to reggae and ska. Do you have an extensive vinyl collection, or stylistically curated Spotify playlists?
I do both: I have two big playlists with respecetively vocal and dub reggae, but also have a collection of about 80 albums, mainly pre-1980. I'm very picky about what I buy on vinyl. My most prized reggae record is a 2nd pressing of Johnny Osbourne's Truths & Rights. Love that album.