Recent content by vintageguitarz

On most modern (1980's - 2000's) the most frequent requests I get as a Luthier and custom builder / "re-builder" is Pup's 1st (either better after-market brands like Duncans or Fralins; or convert to active PuP system) often with better Pots and Switch. Then 2nd better Tuners because the stock...

Check with this guy and see what he thinks of Rickenbacker Basses - used them with the Beatles (primary bass for the recordings) and with Wings and still today. That goofy Hofner Bass was a poor quality bass (if you've ever owned one you'd know, tinny sound and refused to stay in tune) just for...

You can SEE the list of "pro" musicians who self-identified as using regularly the MM Bass, reference is the Music Master Wikipedia listing. Fender Musicmaster Bass - Wikipedia My post was not, and never did, recommend the old Music Master or Mustang Bass for that matter, as a current choice...

Blah blah blah Ibanez this, junky Cort that, Yamaha's, etc all import junk (tongue in cheek) basically. Lets talk about an AMERICAN Bass that started a LOT of Bass Players in North America and in Europe - the 1970 on Fender Music Master Bass MADE IN AMERICA! The starter for ten of thousands of...

My wife is a Director of International Trade Compliance, Regulations and Customs for a very large company on the West Coast. I can assure you that these regulations for woods importing and exporting as a Raw product or a finished product are quite easily circumvented by the company simply filing...

I agree, that was a Stupid reference to make, rather than Geographical or Territorial Lines. Sourcing has nothing to do with Ethnicity (Chinese, Spanish, Slavic, Native Indian etc) of who live were. People, please look up what you are writing before you make yourself look ignorant.

Just so everyone knows the correct information, Antigua Fender's came in ALL models that they made in late 1978 and 1979, even the more base models like the Musicmaster and Mustang's guitars and basses. They are NOT so rare, it's just that they weren't and still aren't that popular. The paint...

Move with the band minus the off-key singer and don't leave a forwarding address.

You guys all hot on this reissue Mustang Bass do realize that this is a "Short Scale" guitar don't you?? You will never get the deep bass tones of a full scale P-Bass or Jazz. I have in my collection 3 of it's cousin the Musicmaster Bass, only differing in the PuP style, the MM has a "bar PuP"...