Conan

[quote name='Wimpy' timestamp='1390435626' post='2345552'] sold locally [/quote] Could you edit the thread title so that people will know it is sold, please?

Any interest in trades?

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1390329999' post='2344158'] This really is someone's ideal bass. [/quote] I'd love to bring this baby back to the North East... but funds just don't allow it at the moment

You might have more luck selling the Wizards separately... they are getting quite sought after now! If they are Hammers, I might be interested myself

A beautiful example of a sought after bass! These are now made in Mexico, so the Japanese-made ones will only increase in value in the future. Get one now while they are still affordable!! Being CIJ, the routing is immaculate - so the scratchplate can be dispensed with according to taste. I like it without! (See pics below) This particular bass has been sold or traded a few times on here in the last couple of years. Links to the last two threads: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/179869-95-fender-marcus-miller-with-l500-of-upgrades-tradesale/page__p__1753965__hl__fender%20marcus%20miller__fromsearch__1#entry1753965"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1753965[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/215479-gone-fender-marcus-miller-japan-with-upgrades/page__p__2288494__hl__fender%20marcus%20miller__fromsearch__1#entry2288494"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry2288494[/url] The bass has been listed previously as being made in 1995, but the MM signature model wasn't introduced until 1998! I e-mailed Fender, who confirmed its year of manufacture as 2005/6. It has the standard MM features - Badass II bridge, reverse-action tuners, lovely bound maple neck with pearloid block inlays, ash body, chrome neck pickup cover (currently not attached)... but this one has been upgraded with the addition of a [b][i]John East Marcus J Retro [/i][/b]preamp (widely regarded as far superior to the original Fender one), a real bone nut and a different set of pickups (again, the standard Fender ones are thought of as a bit average). The threads above refer to Seymour Duncan Antiquity IIs, but I found them a bit polite for my taste and swapped them for a set of [b][i]Wizard Hammers[/i][/b] - which are the best J pickups I've tried. There are a couple of minor dings on the neck which I have tried to show here. They are noticeable but in no way serious. There is one more just next to the jack socket but I can't get it to come out on any pictures! I have taken lots more photos but seem to have reached my upload limit... Just ask if you want more and I will e-mail them. [attachment=153024:CIMG0226.JPG][attachment=153025:CIMG0228.JPG][attachment=153026:CIMG0236.JPG][attachment=153027:CIMG0235.JPG][attachment=153029:CIMG0255.JPG][attachment=153039:CIMG0222.JPG][attachment=153040:CIMG0251.JPG][attachment=153041:CIMG0252.JPG][attachment=153042:CIMG0246.JPG] It plays beautifully and sounds incredible. The preamp offers massive amounts of cut and boost to bass, treble and middle (which is sweepable). It is the control over the mids that really gives this Jazz such enormous versatility. If I am honest though, I find the East controls a bit excessive. I spend more time fiddling with them instead of just playing the damn thing! It would be fantastic as a studio bass, but I don't do a lot of that at the moment. I think the standard VVT J controls suit my simple brain better. I have weighed it on my kitchen scales and a set of baggage scales, and although neither are massively accurate, the bass weighs around 10.5 pounds. No lightweight by any means, but due to its excellent balance I find that it feels less heavy after a three hour rehearsal than my 8.5lb MIM Standard J!! Not sure how that works! The upgrades alone are worth over £300!! Happy to consider trade offers for other basses (ideally a CIJ Geddy Lee J with cash in my direction), amps, cabs, effects, women, etc...

Damn. I have been looking for another one of these for awhile...

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1389896193' post='2339305'] The Mexican ones I have tried have been just as good as the Japanese, and generally a touch lighter. This is IMO a fair and sensible price for both buyer and seller. Cracking bass, good price, somebody get in quick. [/quote] Maybe, but there is no doubt that the Jap versions are still more highly regarded and sought after. Perhaps in a few years the MIM ones will catch up... And second-hand value doesn't necessarily reflect what the bass cost new - especially if they are unusual and sought-after (which, to an extent, the MMs are). Anyway, the market will stand what the market will stand!

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1389869197' post='2338788'] Nice to see a Miller at a sensible price. [/quote] Sensible?! That's a serious bargain, that is! Lovely basses these. Even though they tend to be a bit on the heavy side, they balance very well indeed.

[quote name='Flex' timestamp='1385762782' post='2292079'] Nice looking bass.... hope the profit goes to Sue Ryder foundation........... Worthwhile charity and a good bass that was sold to help the needy [/quote] I think a PM would have been more appropriate for a comment like this?