Recent content by jwill764

I find it helpful to look closely at the grain structure of the top. In many cases the difference between carved and ply is readily apparent to me, but I do have some background with woodworking. Here's a side by side photo showing a ply Juzek and carved Mittenwald to (hopefully) help illustrate...

I've had a B-204 for several years now and it's been kinda fabulous for the price point. They will cover a fairly wide tonal range with the stock electronics and it's always helped me sound better than I am. Comfortable, easy to play, looks pricier than it is. Resale does seem to suck on these...

A second vote for the Stingray. Got my first Stingray earlier this year and it would be nice to have the decade back that was spent trying to grow into Jazz basses

To bypass most paywalls, wait until the "you can't read this without paying first" message pops up and blocks your screen. Then... Right click anywhere on the page and choose "inspect" from the drop down menu that appears This splits your screen and will show a bunch of programming gibberish...