Sparky Mark

Deja vu all over again.

Thoughts in no particular order:- A 4 ohm 210 will appeal to a smaller market if you come to sell it later on. It seems logical that if you're buying an 800 watt amplifier you are planning on using more than just a 210 in the future(?). If a 210 is all you'll ever need then a 350 to 500 watt at 4 ohm head should be plenty and save you some money. The 8 ohm version will allow you to add another 8 ohm 210 to create a better balanced rig, especially with the 800 watt amp.

You are lucky, not just because of your relative youthfulness, but because there will be excellent 1985 vintage basses out there, you just need to be selective. Feel sorry for those of us who's YOB falls in the pre CBS era.

Agreed. I bought my Stingray new in 1981 for £415. That's probably around £2k in today's money; about the price of a new one. I might get a small premium because it's a pre EB, but I won't get rich for sure.

Nobody know what will happen long term (10 to 20 years) but in the short to medium term this view may be based on the probability that energy costs won't fully return to pre February 2022 levels, increasing the cost of just about everything in the supply chain from raw materials to production to distribution. Additional friction to certain import/export activities could also be inflationary. The GBP/USD exchange rate shift has increased UK prices of US imports by approximately 10% over the past year. Who knows when that might change? Currently there are more indicators of prices rising for some time to come rather than falling. Of course certain marketplaces might soften for other reasons, i.e., baby boomers and generation X die away along with their demand for Alembics, pre CBS Fenders etc.

One of the best, most melodic bassists I have ever seen was playing a fiesta red Squier precision. Possibly a decent Japanese one but only worth a couple of hundred pounds back then. I doubt he's on here either.

I would've said EVEN WRONGER but words kinda don't matter in this case Another thought; I wonder if these are reverse winders?

I thought I said "imagine". It's entirely up to you.

We all wish. My one and only USA custom build would cost at least twice that.

Imagine what these would cost if they were from the USA.

I bought a Wal Custom for £275 back in the 90s and sold it a few years later for £500.. doh!! But to be honest it was a very heavy lump of mahogany with a wenge top, rosewood board and chunky neck profile compared to my Stingray. I also found myself never settling on a particular tone; with two pups and the wide ranging active EQ there was simply too much choice for me. Of course I regret selling it, mainly because I could've sold it now for silly money (in my opinion of course).

I was wondering how much difference there could be between the USA and Indonesian Lakland Vintage Jazz 44 60 basses. Trawling through the specs, the bridge, pups, tuners, neck profile, plus most other stuff appear identical. The differences seem to be a bone nut, quarter sawn neck, graphite truss rods and nicer cosmetics/woods on the USA. I couldn't find firm prices but I estimate there could be £1500 difference between the Skyline and USA. I think it would be extremely difficult to tell these apart in a true blind test. As a gear snob I'd want a USA but the Indonesian makes perfect sense if you're wanting a 44 60.

Always check the seller's feedback in the Marketplace Feedback forum. If there's no feedback proceed with sensible precautions. I think payment on collection in person is always best for both parties.

Oooh! Which bass? Someone might help you out by buying it.

And a very different body shape. Maybe the IV was supposed to be lighter weight than the 1 and 2 shape?

I owned one for a few years in the 90s, bought cheaply from a second-hand shop on the Newmarket Road, Cambridge. It weighed a ton and sounded rather dull to me, certainly not as good as my pre EB Ray.

We should be thankful that £10k would probably buy us the best featured, most luxurious, most beautiful electric bass guitar on the planet. If we were into supercars, luxury Swiss watches or superbikes etc, £10k wouldn't get us entry to the showrooms. We only pass this way once so if you're passion is playing bass and all things bass, £1k seems rather limiting, but if it gets you exactly what you want then that's perfect too.

Agreed. This newbie joined BC, posted the question, logged out and hasn't been on here since.

This thread has reminded me how many machine heads are mounted incorrectly. Loads of self builds or even machine head substitutions have this error:- WRONG CORRECT

I'd send the old pickup to someone like Aaron Armstrong or Bare Knuckle Pickups so that the faulty winding can be rewound to the correct specification. I'm not sure a 76 would be hand scatterwound as that was an era when Fender production was fully mechanised. A skilled modern winder should be able to replicate the original method.