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😎Great choice of guitar. I've two first generation VMJs in Maple/Maple/blocks n bound, but owned three, stupidly selling my first on here as it happens years ago. Those first generation VMJs with DD pups are fantastic, super racy necks too. 👌

I think, from a personal view the OE pup is very good indeed, but it's sensitive to strings, in much the same way as my 2000 MM-4H was. Be worth slinging a set of new strings on the bass first before heart surgery. 😎

Beautiful looking bass that, and blocks too.....was so close to whipping the credit card out but luckily a 'sure got your moneys worth' 44.5 mm nut (1.75 inches).....wipes brow. Quality wise: It's made by Cor-Tek so will be fine😎

Yes, and?

What is it about 80 ish limited runs, very Ernie Ball😉

I remember when taking a personal call during working hours was a privilege, not a right.....or reading 'letters' in worktime. I used to employ and oversee as many as 20 and the use of personal phones, was one of my biggest headaches and irritations, being big on manners. Rant over and relax...anyway basses...

Very late to the party😉 but Freddie Tavares mainly, with help from local Double Bass players. Mr Tavares was also an incredibly talented musician.

The P profile n bits n bobs look very similar to a Glarry, even the colours....?

That's a 2015 model year, Cor-Tek build as you probably already know, simple, efficient and very pretty indeed, particularly that neck wood. 😎

never was so much owed, by so many, to so few.... notes. How he can make one note sound so funky defies me.

So is JT no longer endorsed by Peavey? He has had a decades long relationship with them......although many still think of him as an Aria man.

Many thanks for your help guys, some interesting points. I usually try play a choon by ear if possible, then if chords are available, use these to check how good or bad 😉my ear is. Then, pad it out with fills n stuff over the chords. Wouldn't be the first time the dots haven't been as accurate as they could be. Again, thanks for the help. 😎

And a Gibson Flying V. 😊 Wilfers debut Frankfurt trade fair in the early 80s, plus a proper Warwick bass, a Nobby Meidel headless model. He sold zero guitars, but took orders for 20 odd Nobbies. 😎

Be worth putting a multi meter across your EMG and the older Fender pups you removed, then post back😎

Pretty sure Tributes are built by Cor Tek (Cort) which is very a good choice of manufacturer for out sourcing.

Just to muddy the waters, a Spector? Sort of similar for some, for others not. Warwick were sued by Spector after a build agreement ended up in going salty. Serial offenders, they tried to pass off de-decaled Fender guitars as their own early on before selling Spectors as their creation. They, Warwick were started by the son of the defunct Framus owner. Only played one Thumb, a customers. Nice thing, lovely build quality but, Jesus H Christ this one had a tone that could cut glass, supremely articulate, incredibly unforgiving, everything one played was heard, including the bits you'd rather not😊 They like, Spectors, always find a home though if not for you. 😎

So always active and never passive?

I Iove all jazzes and owned far too many too make any sense. I've had the Fender US and MIM and, nice as they were, both came and went. ....they were no better or worse than my Squier VMJ, or maybe a case of the VMJ just fitting like a glove as they have ultra racy necks on first gens and, I'm shallow and a sucker for Maple/Maple and blocks. I have Yamahas modern lightweight take on a jazz too, that although slightly wider on the neck than the VMJ, is also very shallow indeed and also gels with me. Basses to me are like Harry Potters wands, they find you.

I've noticed a lot of old sweats who've put the hours in, end up with a G&L, those Tributes look like both a great bass and great value😎

Forgot about that Melba Moore classic, Wayne Braithwaite who made a passive 70s Fender Jazz sound like an active. Very popular and phenomenal session player. Great taste sir😎

Bass hat: check👍 Bass nerd factor: it's a Spector, so huge check😎 Looks great night out.

Full quota of internal organs...?

Does an FSO count?

Going thru a Kevin Ayers week, loving the simple lyrics and music. Kevin's certainly an interesting character, and reminds me that my brother was into Soft Machine, heard thru the walls from his Fidelity record player.