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: Is the body solid alder? Are the cavities for the pickups the same as the original?

Yes to both questions. ...

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: Is there a LOT of difference in an old and new J or P bass?
: Is there a LOT of difference between and American and offshore model?
: Thanks
Hi Mel,
Not wishing to state the bleedin obvious but play a few !
Don't be blinded by the bullshit on vintage models.
There are some lovely old basses around but a lot are knackered or frankly fake ! - Fender's quality control in the 70's stank and although the best Precision I ever played was a 78 the majority sadly were crap - if you wanted a fender back then the discerning buyer would try the shop's entire stock of a model before buying as they would all be different !
Don't get me wrong, I've owned & loved ( & still do) a few over the years but you gotta be careful, especially if you're going to spend a lot of money.
Same advice for American or offshore - some of the recent foreign models are clearly inferior but look at the price difference - they should be! but Japanese quality control is superb and their reissues especially are often as good if not better than the US models.
When the very first Squires appeared in the 80's they were clearly superior and the Americans had to buck up their ideas to keep up.
The best advice I can give is again - play, feel & listen - if it plays & sounds good, it is good - whenever and wherever it was made.
Hope that's of some help, it's probably opinionated and a little controversial but there ya go ...
cheers,
Simon

: I have an old Fender XFL2000 Speaker Cabinet. It has eight 10inch speakers. The Speakers themselves are not labeled with any capacity. The sticker on the back of each speaker simply says "fender musical instrument special speaker". It is covered in black tolex and the grille cover is a beige/silver with alternating green and black thread. Any information at all about this product would be greatly appreciated.

: Looking everywhere for schematics for a 60's Echo-reverb III unit. Nobody will fix it because it has PCB's (!?) in it. It was my grandpa's and I'd like to have it fixed, My uncle will repair it, I just need the schematics.....Please help.
I have copy of the schematics if you are still interested send a fax #and I'll send it to you,,

: If anyone out there is interested in selling their mustang, please email me! will pay up to $700! COME ON MAN! IM DESPERATE!

Beautiful 3-color Sunburst 1974 American Sunburst Mustang and hardshell case now for sale. Very good cond., US$1000.

: Hello; My 18 year old son has been using my Super 60 out in the garage, and now it doesn't make any volume. How can I fix it? It warms up all the tubes light up, the speaker looks fine. I miss it, my tely misses it.

Were you able to fix the Super 60. Mine has the same symptoms and I haven't been able to get it fixed.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Rome