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Impressive stuff.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1399816633' post='2447939'] I'm sure Dawn from Status says "State-us". I spoke to her on the phone about a string order a few months back. [/quote] I don't know. She's usually half way through 'Status-Graphite' by the time the phone connects when I've phoned. So, I guess I have been pronouncing Billy Cobam's tune all wrong for years. Hmm.

Do you come from America? You say tomatoe, I say tomato, lets call the whole thing off. Just another peculiarity of the English language.

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=4] [/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Otterburn is a fantastic part of the country. Could even make me believe in something, maybe nature. [/font][/color]

And #5 is why I am an Ahteist

Half rounds seem to be a bit grippy to begin with. They will become more slippery as they play in. Disappointing that they are still supplying dead Es. They really should look into that. I have just put a set of D'Addario halfs on my Overwater and they are spot on. E has lots of life too.

Ned steinberger has to be second. Like Leo Fender he moved things forward. After him it all becomes a bit subjective. No-one else has really moved things on in the same way.

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1399381186' post='2443618'] Haven't actually started one yet, but it's on my to do list! [/quote] Mind you alan is quite good with his own ongoing build thread.

Woohoo! Another build thread to watch? This is becoming a bit of a habit. Therapy needed.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1399373604' post='2443489'] Which is why I asked. To me front = bridge and back = neck. Seems much simpler to call them neck and bridge depending on what they are nearest to. No confusion that way. [/quote] Can't argue with that.

Thanks Eude. Interesting you mention it as early days. Pickup placement I like. The bridge pickup has a bit more body to it than those closer to the bridge so when it is soloed it doesn't get too thin. Dialing in the neck pickup just adds even more warmth. This bass brings to mind my experience with my Status S2 and ACG. None of them have been instant love when they have arrived. Undoubtably fantastic basses but the bonding takes a little while. Took me about a month to bond with the ACG but now that is my goto fretted instrument. The S2 I wouldn't be without and this will get there in a few weeks.

Something I still have to think about. Front = neck, back = bridge. Don't ask why as I have no idea. [size=4] [/size]

That is the standard placement for the Scott Devine models. It give the back pickup a bit more body to the tone than those that are closer to the bridge. Bit like Gary Willis' bass. Front pickup is moved back a little as well. 33" scale as well.

Just picked up this beauty from Overwater yesterday. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/232580-overwater-scott-devine-build/"]Build thread.[/url]

I think skej21 described it best. [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1396985770' post='2419526'] a ****ing *h!****$ m***erf*nkin' BEAST!! [/quote]

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1399195820' post='2441876'] Premier league! [/quote] That about sums it up Andy. Looks and sounds great and it even smells great. Don't know what that makes me sound like It has a lovely punchy tone but when you play over the end of the neck that brings out a fullness of tone like nothing else. Might be worth thinking about an RK ramp between the front pickup and the neck. Only problem is when it comes to going into the nuclear shelter, do I take my Status S2 or the Overwater. Both as good as each other. There's only one way to find out...

Thanks RK. I think you were on the phone when I arrived. The first notes I played at Overwater rang out with such ease. I have never played a fretless that was so easy to get good vibrato from. Others I have played need to move your finger on the board quite a bit to get that lovely tone. On this one even a small movement produces this lovely clear vibrato. Just running your hand over the finish on the bass is a joy, so smooth. Naturally it looks fantastic. Pictures never quite show it off at its best. You need to move it around in the light to get the best from the figuring. There's a bit of a story behind ordering this bass. In 2009 one of my customers sold up and moved into a care home. We ended up staying in touch as friends and I would run little errands for her and take her out for runs in the car from time to time. I ended up getting quite close to her up to her death in April last year aged 92. To my surprise she left me a bequest in her will. I thought the best memorial I could have for Sheila was something I would get a lot of enjoyment from so this it that memorial. She would definitely have approved of the quality. I'll spend more time on it tomorrow but I just have to recover from near five hours of driving today. Now I'll just enjoy looking at it.

Seeing where we are in this thread I better show you a Page 3 Stunnah. Now in my hands, my very own Overwater made for me and no-one else. MWAHAHAHA!

Well, today I had a very relaxing drive down the A7 to Carlisle to collect my very own Overwater. Step through the Door to Dreams... ...and climbed the Stairway to Heaven... ...and had a good chat with Martin. He showed me some of the basses in progress. So many different shapes and sizes of templates. Staggered how many different sizes of Jazz bodies there are for different string spacing, number of frets and neck widths. All the Inspiration necks and bodies that are in stock. Fascinating just seeing all the different stages of production.

That should read "a very, very beautiful bass guitar"

Wow! That is very pretty indeed. ()

I have in my hands a bass guitar.

I've been using them for years and love them, specially on fretless. I have had a couple of sets with a dull E string but Status usually replace them if asked. They are good like that.

Well, it was certainly worth waiting for these photos. Lovely basses. Keep going, you're catching up with moo.