paulie

Sorry to weigh in on an old post but if you don want to spend big money on a jazz or precision style bass Id think carefully before getting an AC. His build quality can be disgraceful to say the least. I owned 3. The first was a great bass but the scratch plate didn't cover over some of the routing on the lower bout, you could actually see a gap and visibly look into the control cavity. It was a p bass body. The second was a jazz. Two huge flaws. 1. The block markers were all set off line, as in closer to one side of the neck than the other. 2. The actual neck was mismatched with the neck pocket. It sat over the edge of the pocket and the strings were all offline as a result. It seems that the neck pocket routing was too small for the heel of the neck and it sat over one side as a result. The strings passed over the pickups offline. it was a jazz bass and the E string passed over the outside of the outer of the two pole pieces and the inner of the two pole pieces on the G. Shocking quality. I also tried out another of his basses in a shop in the UK and it had wormholes in the back of the neck that had been filled in. Now, having said all that, if you get one that doesn't have these flaws and comes with his pickups and preamp, then it can be magical! So yes, I recommend them but most definitely try before you buy!

Well that lasted long!!!! US Joe Osborn back in hand....

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