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    TRADED PENSA CUSTOM JAZZ BASS

    Hi! Is the bass still for sale?
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    Lindy Fralins Jazz vs. Nordstrands Jazz ?

    The difference is subtle, lindy are built to catch up the soul of vintage fenders while Nordy are more modern sounding. The difference is placed in the quality of the instrument. If your bass is medium-low quality, so you can put the turbine of a jet into the bass and you will not notice...
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    alleva coppolo or pensa j for a 5 string,need advices

    100% agree with you, and a friend of mine working at Rudy shop told me the same thing you said. However, I played a Fodera emperor last week for a while with a lot of expectation, but my feeling was that Pensa bass is more robust. So far, Pensa is a Suhr bass with high quality parts. Forder is...
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    alleva coppolo or pensa j for a 5 string,need advices

    I think I´m late, but I will made my opinion. If you look for a super jazz bass, no doubt, go direct for a Pensa bass. Rudy is not a luthier, but he looks for the best parts for a bass/guitar. You can change pickups, bridge, etc., but you never can change the wood. Every Pensa sounds BIG...
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    Pensa vs. Sadowsky

    Hi! I own 4 Pensa basses, and 2 Sadowsky. At the beginning I though Sadowsky was the real deal, but then I had the same feeling with Pensa. IMO Pensa uses better woods, better finish. I loved the preamp, but I used in passive way now because the preamp is too ´glutton´. Sadowsky peamp is more...