JB-75MN NA Vintage Series : Awesome at any price

I've been playing bass for 20 years now and in that time I have owned an embarrassing amount of instruments. Some that were $100 some that were $2500. I gravitate towards my P bass so I was hesitant to drop a lot of cash on a jazz, although I wanted that sound for a recording project, so I found this one.

The bass I got is as good as any of the basses I've ever owned. For $240 shipped (to USA) it's insane. It's very playable, pickups are low noise, with the classic jazz growl. HB made a nice distinctive headstock shape. No sharp or uneven frets that I have found, there is minimal fret buzz. The only setup change I made was to ever so slightly raise the action on the E string. Honestly I'm pretty astonished that such a good bass can be sold for so little money. I will be recommending these to anyone that asks. It's so far above anything in its price range, it's a no brainer.

I thought maybe I'd change things around like put a different bridge or some other pickups on it, but after playing it for the last week I can't see how that would make an appreciable difference. My only possible complaint is that it is rather heavy, but it's an ash body jazz bass so that's to be expected! The balance is good so it doesn't bother me to play.

It's just that good. Really.