diff --git a/llvm/mc/__init__.py b/llvm/mc/__init__.py
index 0a7da1d..5143e86 100644
--- a/llvm/mc/__init__.py
+++ b/llvm/mc/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if llvm.version < (3, 4):
 from io import BytesIO
 import contextlib
 
-from llvmpy import api
+from llvmpy import api, extra
 from llvmpy.api.llvm import MCDisassembler
 
 class Operand(object):
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Operand(object):
 
         self.tm = target_machine
 
-    def __repr__(self):
+    def __str__(self):
         s = "invalid"
         if self.op.isReg():
             s = "reg(%s)" % (self.reg_name())
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class Operand(object):
 
         return s
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(self)
+
     def reg_name(self):
         if self.op.isReg():
             s = self.tm.reg_info.getName(self.op.getReg())
@@ -61,10 +64,16 @@ class Instr(object):
 
         self.tm = target_machine
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        os = extra.make_raw_ostream_for_printing()
+        self.tm.inst_printer.printInst(self.mcinst, os, "")
+        return str(os.str())
+
     def __repr__(self):
-        return repr(self.mcinst)
+        return str(self)
 
     def __len__(self):
+        ''' the number of operands '''
         return int(self.mcinst.size())
 
     def operands(self):
@@ -100,28 +109,29 @@ class Disassembler(object):
     def bad_instr(self, mcinst):
         return BadInstr(mcinst, self.tm)
 
-    def decode(self, bs, addr):
+    def decode(self, bs, base_addr):
         '''
         decodes some the bytes in @bs into instructions and yields
-        each instructionas it is decoded. @addr is the base address
+        each instructionas it is decoded. @base_addr is the base address
         where the instruction bytes are from (not an offset into
         @bs)
         '''
 
-        code = api.llvm.StringRefMemoryObject.new(bs, addr)
-        idx = code.getBase()
+        code = api.llvm.StringRefMemoryObject.new(bs, base_addr)
+        idx = 0
         align = self.mai.getMinInstAlignment()
 
         while(idx < code.getExtent()):
             inst = api.llvm.MCInst.new()
-            status, size = self.mdasm.getInstruction(inst, code, idx)
+            addr = code.getBase() + idx
+            status, size = self.mdasm.getInstruction(inst, code, addr)
 
             if status == MCDisassembler.DecodeStatus.Fail:
-                yield (idx, None)
+                yield (addr, None)
             elif status == MCDisassembler.DecodeStatus.SoftFail:
-                yield (idx, self.bad_instr(inst))
+                yield (addr, self.bad_instr(inst))
             else:
-                yield (idx, self.instr(inst))
+                yield (addr, self.instr(inst))
 
             if size < 1:
                idx += (align - (idx % align))
diff --git a/llvm/target.py b/llvm/target.py
index cdbd1d8..0e8045b 100644
--- a/llvm/target.py
+++ b/llvm/target.py
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ class TargetMachine(llvm.Wrapper):
 
             return self._dasm
 
+        @property
+        def inst_printer(self):
+            if not getattr(self, '_mip', False):
+                self._mip = self.target.createMCInstPrinter(
+                                     self.asm_info.getAssemblerDialect(),
+                                     self.asm_info,
+                                     self.instr_info,
+                                     self.reg_info,
+                                     self.subtarget_info
+                                     )
+
+            return self._mip
+
         def is_little_endian(self):
             return self.asm_info.isLittleEndian()
 
diff --git a/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py b/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py
index 1da7b0e..c8b0f09 100644
--- a/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py
+++ b/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from binding import *
 from ..namespace import llvm
 from ..Support.StringRefMemoryObject import MemoryObject
 from ..Support.raw_ostream import raw_ostream
+from src.ADT.StringRef import StringRef
 
 MCSubtargetInfo = llvm.Class()
 MCDisassembler = llvm.Class()
@@ -90,6 +91,12 @@ class MCInstrAnalysis:
 class MCInstPrinter:
     _include_ = "llvm/MC/MCInstPrinter.h"
 
+    printInst = Method(Void,
+                       const(ptr(MCInst)),  #MI
+                       ref(raw_ostream),    #OS
+                       cast(str, StringRef) #Annot
+                       )
+
 @MCDisassembler
 class MCDisassembler:
     _include_ = "llvm/MC/MCDisassembler.h"
diff --git a/test/example-disassemble.py b/test/example-disassemble.py
index 1ccfe05..c1c3098 100644
--- a/test/example-disassemble.py
+++ b/test/example-disassemble.py
@@ -9,17 +9,19 @@ if llvm.version >= (3, 4):
     llvm.target.initialize_all()
 
     def print_instructions(dasm, bs):
-        for (offset, inst) in dasm.decode(bs, 0):
+        print("print instructions")
+        for (addr, inst) in dasm.decode(bs, 0x4000):
             if inst is None:
-                print("\t%r=>(bad): 0, []" % (offset))
+                print("\t0x%x => (bad)" % (addr))
             else:
+                ops = ", ".join(map(lambda op: repr(op), inst.operands()))
                 if isinstance(inst, mc.BadInstr):
-                    print("\t%r=>(bad)%r: %r" % (offset, inst, len(inst)))
+                    print("\t0x%x (bad) ops = %s" % (addr, ops))
                 else:
-                    print("\t%r=>%r: %r" % (offset, inst, len(inst)))
-    
-                for op in inst.operands():
-                    print("\t\t%s" % repr(op))
+                    print("\t0x%x ops = %s" % (addr, ops))
+
+                for line in str(inst).split("\n"):
+                    print("\t%s" % (line))
 
 
     x86 = TargetMachine.x86()