Recent content by Mij

Japan factories at the time usually had three different build levels. The Marquis could be in the upper category. As for strings, I would recommend the Thomastik-Infeld Jazz flats. They are more expensive, but last forever and always sound great and are easy on the fingers. You get growly rock...

Nice. Looks like a late ’70s p bass copy — those are the best. Do you know anything about the build? Was is marketed in the US?

I did buy it. $195. I've never had EMG active pickups before. The seller installed them back in the '80s, I guess. I haven't hooked it up to my amp yet (SWR SM-900, Bigfoot and Goliath II cabs), but it sounds good going into my DAW. I also haven't had a chance to track down the model. I will...

Hi, I'm thinking about buying this bass, but I wanted to get information on it. The owner says he bought it in '81, but that it's a late '70s model. I saw some model numbers when I was researching H75, H65, etc. Which model is this? Is there a way to figure out the year? Does anyone know why...

Hello Epifani people! I've found a bass cabinet with Epifani 10 inch drivers (model unknown) in it. How good are they? How would they compare to SWR? That is the type of cabinet they are in. Thanks for any answers!

This can't still be available? Please respond if it is. I have a black and maple slim-neck G&L L-2000 Tribute that I may want to trade (partial trade?). This is the L-2000 tribute made in Japan, not the one made in Indonesia. It's from 1995 and it actually says "slim-neck" on the head stock...

Mine is a 2004. Here is the condition I got it in: poly was scratched and not aging well, bridge changed, knobs replaced. They tried to make it look more "black and white" apparently. I recently decided to strip it and spray vintage amber nitro. It's going well — working on the clear coats...

I love my Greco-flavoured Ric from Japan! 1976 Greco RB700

Get a single pickup P bass. I used to think it was better to have more pickups, but now I don't think so. Having additional pickups and more electronics changes the sound. You're building a circuit with more components, resistance in parallel and all that. I really like the sound of the...

To Sir, With Love Lulu...

1978 Aria Pro II EGB-1600 This is the last bass I bought and it is amazing. I have never played a BC Rich Eagle bass, but this one seems to be an exact duplicate, down the Badass bridge. I can't vouch for the electronics, but the boost sounds great. I've compared it to photos of the BC Rich and...

Apple? iBass. It would be interesting to see what they came up with.

Use a coaster fer crissakes!

I've played one bass for about 20 years and only owned 5 total up until two years ago. Now I've owned 35, currently own 19. I like Japanese basses from 1975-1983 and since it's difficult to find basses to test out, I buy and resell them. I found out I don't like active basses or 5-strings, but...

Recently bought an FPM-80 from Japan and now it's stuck there until shipping resumes. Here's a photo from the sale. Can't wait to try it out. A couple of years ago I picked up a BO-50 which is the single pup, bomber version. It's one of my favorite p basses. They look pretty similar, but have...