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Was in the presence of Basschat royalty today as Brian himself call by to pick up my Markbass head on his way to Liverpool. A true gent and (thankfully) a dog lover!

Pete bought my Markbass amp bag. Great communications and fast fuss free payment. Top Basschatter! Cheers 👍

Gary sold me some Bartolini pickups at a great price after responding to my wanted ad. Another top Basschatter too do business with! Cheers Gary 👍

And very much enjoying it 👍🏻

Recently bought an EBS amp from Andy. Top communications and a really nice guy to deal with. Cheers! 👍

Tom bought my Genzler 350 head after placing a wanted add. Excellent communications and prompt fuss free payment. Many thanks and enjoy the amp!

I'll remove the neck and see if there's any markings or stamps. I did take the neck off some time ago but I really can't remember if there was anything there as I was looking for the penciled date. Thanks for all your comments BTW.

Why the tuners don't sit flush to the headstock is because of the way the peg is connected to the plate. I've fitted these types and to get them sitting flush I had to mark and drill out a small piece of the back of the headstock. My JV will have this type of tuner and there's obviously no provision made to get them to sit flat against the wood. It just don't look right to me but this is the only JV I've owned so I have no experience of them.

Thanks for that info 👍

The tuners don't bother me at all, it's just whether they are the original ones. Did your JVs tuners sit flush to the headstock? The weight of mine feels slightly heavier than 9lbs but not by much. It was lighter than my US ones though. Also, I remember playing on a white JV that was very light.

Thanks. The tuners were on the bass when I bought it although they don't look 40 years old. In fact the whole bass looks pretty new. Probably (I hope) spent most of its life in a case.

I need some opinions on this bass that I acquired earlier this year. It was an eBay purchase, not from a Basschatter I'd like to add. Anyhow, at the time I was looking to get another US Pbass but this one popped up and it looked pretty good. First of all no obvious modifications and added pickups, secondly the superb condition and the price wasn't OTT like some others I had seen. I've never owned a JV but the ones I've had a go on really impressed so I thought lets go for it. On playing the first thing I noticed was the shallow neck profile, very unlike the more chunky ones on my other Precisions. This I liked! Sound wise really growly, exactly what I wanted to hear coming out of the speaker. The only down side for me was It's slightly heaver than I was hoping for but it's by no means the heaviest and TBH wouldn't cause a problem. So on the whole I'm pretty happy with it. It needed setting up to my liking but I'd get around to that when I had the time. So, this is when I noticed things. First there was no date penciled in the bottom of the neck. I wondered if over time it had rubbed off but there really is no evidence of anything there. Secondly the pickup doesn't have the raised 'A' magnet and thirdly the reverse winding tuners don't sit flush on the back of the headstock. I know why this is as I've retro fitted these types of tuners and it's been a right pain in the butt. Anyhow, I removed one of these tuners but there was no evidence of any other types been fitted. i.e no extra holes. Everything else seems fine. Threaded saddles, single ply plate cloth covered wiring etc. Sounds lovely and obviously very well put together. So really I need some opinions on this please.

Hi Gary Between Telford and Stafford, Newport? A Salopian here, in exile up int North. Welcome along and nice choice of gear. I have a Genzler 350 too, cracking little amp and I'd love to try the GR cabs. My gear also suggests I'm a good player, but my playing says otherwise!

Greg bought my Seiko watch. A really nice chap to deal with and I, like so many others, highly recommend this top Basschatter. Cheers Greg 👍

John bought my Apple wireless keyboard. No messin' no fuss! A top Basschatter to deal with 👍

Thanks John. BTW, the proceeds were donated to a Greyhound rescue in North Shropshire who I've been following for some time and donated to before. Cheers 👍

Recently fitted a Switchcraft to my Spector with was an absolute nightmare due to the short wires from the Tonepump. I really hope I never have to do that again!