The year of manufacturing matters if there are changes in the manufacturer ' s process or build location when dealing with the same modelbrand . Between 2 different brands then it doesn ' t matter at all . The RBX 77 # is a nice Taiwanmade bass that was never very expensive to begin with , they were around $ 400 new and seem to still sell for close to that price . I ' d go with your gut feeling , if you like the feel and sound of the RBX more than your P then go for it . <| sep |> I also found a can of pumpkin puree , and decided I might as well throw that into a pie shell . It just got out of the oven , now the whole house smells like molasses ! The recipe called for maple syrup , but I didn ' t feel like making a lastminute grocery runEDIT I put in too much molasses . I put in the same amount that the recipe said to use , but the molasses flavor kind of overpowered everything else . But I have an extra can of pumpkin puree and an extra crust , I might have to try it again with half the molasses .