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  1. molan
    Umm, I rather like this Wonder how it compares to my Zon 4. . .
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    Floor pedal with access to the tuner & the pre-sets seems a clever little idea. I like the look of the vertically stacked 10's as well, feels like having the upper speakers raised would be really good for stage sound
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    I'd definitely be interested in something like this. My bike club did something similar at an annual party and sold a lovely custom build Telecaster for £1,000. One slight difference was that they fixed the number of tickets at exactly 100 so that everyone knew they had a 100 to 1 chance of winning (unless they bought more than 1 ticket of course!). At the time it was thought that fixing the odds like this would make people more likely to buy a ticket. Might be worth checking if there are any legal issues involved under the various lotteries & gaming acts. Our club event was OK as it was a non-commercial event & all proceeds went towards the funding of that event. Headline stuff about lottery regulations here: [url="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Client/detail.asp?ContentId=259"]http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Clien...p?ContentId=259[/url]
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    [quote name='High score' post='377746' date='Jan 12 2009, 02:46 PM']For the money, you should try them. Storage conditions are important but if sealed in the packs and never been on an instrument then they won't be corroded or work hardened[/quote] I did & they seem fine 3 sets of Elixirs for £30, can't be bad eh!
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    [quote name='Yessikris' post='376830' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:20 PM']Isn't this a early prototype bass?[/quote] Yep, quite different from their current models - according to the very friendly Brian Barrett who makes them
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='376826' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:14 PM']Nah, I know most of the bikers from the biker rallies, LOL! I'll just hire Rick Hulse as my bodyguard [/quote] I wouldn't want to mess with him
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='376821' date='Jan 11 2009, 03:01 PM']Hey Barrie, if I had the money I'd have the Zon VB & the Infinity off you in a flash, but that S2 is a keeper as you can tell! You can prise it out of my cold, dead hands if you like, mate Rich.[/quote] Did I mention I know people who can have other people "taken care of"? Better watch your back Rich, especially if you see large tattooed men on motorcycles in your general vicinity. . .
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    [quote name='99ster' post='376606' date='Jan 11 2009, 09:05 AM']Something along those lines... But in the end 'the market decides' on the price of anything - no matter what the seller, or any of us thinks it's 'value' is.[/quote] Well, it's definitely worth at least a grand as that's how much it's been bid to on EBay already [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/71-Fender-Jazz_W0QQitemZ200297677507QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item200297677507&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/71-Fender-Jazz_W0QQi...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url]
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='355321' date='Dec 15 2008, 07:57 PM']I can do no better than put up Rob's pics of it from the stock pages... Status-Graphite S2-Classic 5-string through neck with myrtle-wood top, mahogany wings & walnut centre tone block. [/quote] Got to play this one tonight & it's really lovely. I made an attempt to lure Rich with a particularly nice Warwick but didn't get very far Maybe I need to try & tempt him with the Sadowsky or the Zon
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    Here's mine:
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    [quote name='4 candles' post='375472' date='Jan 9 2009, 06:04 PM']Volume, pickup selector and tone pot with another nob on top which if you pull it up give a fantastic slap sound with its own control. The pre-amp and pickups are standard from overwater, I'm unsure of the brand mabye fellow basschatters can help me out there![/quote] Mine has Kent Armstrong pickups and a standard J-Retro which has three stacked pots. When you say the pull up pot has its own control does this mean you can vary the amount of mid cut (either through the pot itself or via internal cavity adjustments)? Reason for asking so specifically is that it's the variable mid control on my Overwater that I use the most
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    I've been offered some Elixir strings at under £10 for 4 string sets that I reckon are minimum 5 years old ( the box design is different from current ones). Never played & look in perfect condition to me. Can they have lost much in terms of brightness by simply sitting there unused for a long time?
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    Mark - what pickups & controls is it fitted with? Looks like either vol/vol & stacked treble/bass or maybe vol/pan & then stacked? Do you know what pre it has as well?
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    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='373667' date='Jan 7 2009, 11:23 PM']If it has 4 strings you've no need for it any more! [/quote] How right - anyone want a: Sadowsky NYC / Warwick Infinity / Lakland DJ / Zon VB Need to get my head round this & stop fannying around eh! Luckily OTPJ (AKA Rich) is relieving me of the Status at the weekend Anyway - back to the Overwater - what are the pickups & pre etc in this one?
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    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='373655' date='Jan 7 2009, 11:09 PM']Go on... buy it and sell me one of your 'spares'. [/quote] Damn you Hunt, stop giving me ideas!
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    [quote name='4 candles' post='373490' date='Jan 7 2009, 08:50 PM']You could always buy this one to use as a spare!!!! Remember, Its better to have than to want[/quote] Don't tempt me - the other one is at the rehearsal room so I only get to see it alternate weeks!
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    Looks gorgeous - way too much for me unfortunately (not the price - just the pair of 4x10's!). Have you played a 5 through it, just wondered if the B distorts much?
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    I've just bought one of these (similar but with a J-Retro fitted). Great bass, I'm really enjoying mine
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    Does the front section come off completely or is it permanently attached? Looks perfect for what I want but I'm not sure about the front flapping about when I'm using it at gigs, lol.
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    Too quick for me even to confirm it's only been used at very low volume at home since I bought it from new! Funnily enough I used my Shuttle 3.0 10T at rehearsal tonight and was amazed at how well it coped with a low B at decent volume. It wasn't as cleanly defined as the E at peak levels but it wasn't breaking up at volume from a reasonably hard hitting drummer
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    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='372163' date='Jan 6 2009, 04:50 PM']A quick update. As a result of a recommendation from 'Molan' I ordered 5 sets of DR strings from ThePerfectBass in the USA and they came though in about a week (tracking supplied) and saved me a bit on the cheapest price I could find anywhere else. Nice to comment on a good service for a change, I may well start a thread just to make others aware.[/quote] Excellent news - shame the exchange rate has dipped recently as they would have been an even better deal!
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    [quote name='chris_b' post='371821' date='Jan 6 2009, 11:56 AM']Why haven't people got enough imagination to relic one of their own and save hundreds of pounds? Just have a look on www.gbase.com for the right wear patterns.[/quote] I thought this one looked quite nice: Only $45K as well. . .
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    [quote name='Leowasright' post='371663' date='Jan 6 2009, 09:49 AM']I cannot understand why people do not just buy new one and wear it out themselves over 20 years.[/quote] People will always pay for stuff they think looks cool in whatever way appeals to them. Trust me - I work in marketing (actually if ever you hear the words "trust me" & "I work in marketing" together then the last thing you should do is trust the person that says them!). I can completely see a scenario, especially in the States where there are lots of smaller venues, where a small bar/club gigging band would want a cheaper alternative to look like they've been around the block a few times with their instruments rather than shelling out on a genuine vintage guitar/bass. If the pickups are up to scratch, or decent aftermarket ones are fitted, then I reckon they would sound good & look quite impressive on stage.
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='371712' date='Jan 6 2009, 10:31 AM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=35710"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=35710[/url][/quote] Interesting - I actually searched for both "road worn" & "roadworn" from the main search box in case this topic had been covered before and it didn't give me any results?
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    Anyone seen these yet? [url="http://www.fender.com/roadworn/site.php?language=uk_english"]http://www.fender.com/roadworn/site.php?language=uk_english[/url] (skip the intro it's rubbish!) Relic style '60's Jazz & '50's Precision. I think they are MIM rather than MIA but Fender site isn't clear (unless I'm missing it somewhere). Here's a Jazz: and a P: Both also come in Fiesta Red: Opening price from UK dealers seems to be around the £950 mark so maybe they are MIA after all - or just very expensive MIM?
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