Ltd Edition Fender Hwy1 P-Bass or CIJ reissue?

[cetera]

Been looking around for a good 70's style reissue P-bass in white & have narrowed it down to the following:


[b]PB70-78US[/b]
Crafted in Japan
Alder
Maple w/rosewood board
Vintage US pickups
Spiral vintage bridge
Olympic White
[b]Approx £430[/b] inc all taxes etc from Ishibashi


or

[b]Highway One Precision (upgrade) 70's logo etc[/b]
US made
Alder
Maple w/rosewood board
Vintage US pickups
'Greasebucket' tone circuit (rolls off highs without adding bass)
Badass II bridge
Last one of limited run of 100 in Transparent White
[b]Approx £625[/b] in all taxes etc from US dealer


Any thoughts on which would be better, is better value, will hold/gain value etc.....?

Thanks!

[mr pablo]

tis a toughie that one dude, my MIJ P is great in terms of playability and the build quality is up there if not better than some MIA's i've tried, but i like the look of the new highway1's. I would say probably that the Highway1 will hold its value more due to being a limited editon model.

[Tait]

the japanese one is brilliant. my dad owns one and it is a great bass, i'd highly reccomend it. i havent played the highway 1.

[Dood]

Think you know my reply already!! You get a lot of money's worth in the *US* CIJ reissue ;O)

[Muppet]

I'm with Dan, I'd have the Japanese version over the HW1 and you have £200 in to the bargain for other goodies.

[richy316]

Most definitely the CIJ, the colour and fretboard alone would seal it for me! you could always add a Badass II afterwards and still have saved money!

[simon1964]

[quote name='richy316' post='99836' date='Dec 5 2007, 09:00 PM']Most definitely the CIJ, the colour and fretboard alone would seal it for me! you could always add a Badass II afterwards and still have saved money![/quote]

+1. I have the CIJ 70s reissue and did just that. As well as the Badass, I've fitted some EMGs (although the stock pickups are good too) and it still came in at less than the Highway. The Highway is a good bass, but the CIJ is just lots of bass for the money.

In terms of build quality, the CIJ is just as good as my MIA Jazz.

[cetera]

Thanks for all the good points, chaps!

CIJ it is then....

Time for a clearout to fund perpetual GAS...