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hifiguy

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24. I agree re Fender of Japan.

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 03:09 PM

Jun 2012

I've owned many Jazzes - my current one is my sixth or seventh - over the past 40 years. This Japan-built instrument was the best one I've ever owned, including a US-made 1962 Vintage Series. The really nice thing about the Hipshot, apart from ease of string removal, is that when everything is dialed in, it is locked down until you change it.

I bought my Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature Standard 13 years ago at Guitar Center's Memorial Day sale. That day, and that day only, the bass was $1500. Retail was then $3550. Now it's over $8000! I'd wanted an Alembic since seeing The Great Jack Casady playing the very first one back in the Jefferson Airplane. Best $1500 I ever spent on anything.

Rock on brother bassman!!

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