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beep.click · September 13th, 2008, 02:33 PM

My VM Jazz Bass is GREAT. Quality all the way -- looks, playability. $280 new.

My mini Strat is very good, and fun to play, but not life-changing. $100 new.

My Indonesian Strat had REALLY rough fret ends, so I filed them down. Pickups are very tinny-sounding, but that works well with certain effects. $150 new.

All these instruments have IC serial numbers, all bought in the last 3-4 years.

How do these compare to instruments I have from other countries? The bass holds its own with anything from anywhere. The other 2 are inexpensive instruments that are 100% functional, and they're right on par with other inexpensive, functional instruments.

September 13th, 2008, 02:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
beep.click Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 54 Posts: 5,308	My VM Jazz Bass is GREAT. Quality all the way -- looks, playability. $280 new. My mini Strat is very good, and fun to play, but not life-changing. $100 new. My Indonesian Strat had REALLY rough fret ends, so I filed them down. Pickups are very tinny-sounding, but that works well with certain effects. $150 new. All these instruments have IC serial numbers, all bought in the last 3-4 years. How do these compare to instruments I have from other countries? The bass holds its own with anything from anywhere. The other 2 are inexpensive instruments that are 100% functional, and they're right on par with other inexpensive, functional instruments. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."