thepurpleblob

I'm surprised nobody has asked..... string spacing?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='622286' date='Oct 10 2009, 09:55 AM']As I say, it's getting checked for size on Sunday; if bot taken then drop me a line. As to where, I'm about 10 mile North of Newcastle so not very close to Glassgee! [/quote] Not necessarily a problem. I'm quite fond of Francescas Italian eatery in Jesmond - any excuse :-)

I'll definitely have it if it's still for sale subject to acceptable delivery arrangements (ok - not definitely then ). How far north of the tyne is north of the tyne? Alternatively, is posting a possibility?

[quote name='bassatnight' post='621367' date='Oct 9 2009, 10:14 AM']The neck is lightning, very fast. More like a good Jazz neck quite slim with a comfortable C shape. Fretboard: Indian Rosewood Hardware: OW4 Soapbar, 3 band EQ, Hipshot style A bridge, Gotoh machine heads As for the controls to be honest I haven't played with them much but I have found a review of the bass and see techie info below: Common to all the Perception basses are two custom-made soap bar pickups, which are internally fully shielded and hum cancelling with concealed bar pole pieces. To more accurately produce the acoustic character of the instrument, the coils are parallel-wired to give a big open sound. Each of the pickups is managed by an input amplifier stage with its own internal gain preset with a variation of 0 to 10dB, and to prevent crosstalk the blend section is active. The Overwater three-band EQ circuit, originally developed by Chris May and Dennis Cornwell, has recently been upgraded and redesigned by John East of E-Pro. Bass frequency at 40Hz has a cut and boost of 18dB, +/-10dB mid at 1kHz, and for the treble +/-13dB at 4kHz and +/-16dB at 10kHz. There is a bright boost on the pull-up volume switch, which adds 6dB of 5kHz frequency. All of this is governed via three top-hat-shaped controls and a pickup balance, all with positive centre detents as well as the aforementioned pull-up volume control. A Hipshot Style A is the chosen bridge. This is a weighty affair with deep-milled slots to retain the five saddles, alleviating any sideways movement. Each of the saddles carry a roller at the point of strings contact, three grub screws for height adjustment, as well as the obligatory sprung intonation screw. The backplate is slotted to enable fast, effective string changes. On the rear is the flip-top compartment housing the single 9V PP3-type battery, as well as access to the electronics. The jack socket is mounted on the body's edge and is of the Switchcraft type that locks the plug in place — pushing a small button releases it. Handy if you're still using a lead, as it can't be yanked out.[/quote] Just to be pedantic - that's a Style B bridge you have there not a style A. The Perception was (is) made in all sorts of similar-but-different permutations. I'm not sure but is this perhaps one of the slightly older ones with Bartolini pickups? I don't think much else is different though.

I've got the 5 string Perception and it's quite simply the best bass I've ever played. I'm also pleasantly surprised by what a top bloke Chris May at Overwater is if you have any questions and run into any bother. In a nutshell - get it bought - you'll be happy

[quote name='largo' post='620249' date='Oct 8 2009, 08:54 AM']How come if someone is selling a bass on ebay/gumtree/etc and it's not worth the money, or isn't really as described then it's OK to comment ... But when it's a fellow BC'er selling on this forum we have to keep schtuum ? Honestly, I think it's fair game for someone to comment on a "For Sale" item if they think a bass is overpriced, not as spec'ed (i.e. vintage Fenders) or anything else. I welcome the comment. I might have thought about a particular bass and be relieved for a valued opinion. The whole idea of BC is to give vaue for money, and offer a medium of selling your gear to a target audience, i.e. other Bass Players. Just my tuppence worth !!!![/quote] Clearly because people get pissed off, which is a bad thing. I would expect in this day and age that people considering such a purchase would take the 30 seconds to see what Google thinks about the price. To be fair, just because a supplier is advertising something doesn't always mean that it's sitting in stock and you can actually buy it for that price. If the real street price of these turns out to be nearer 700 quid then fair play. If it isn't he ain't going to sell it.

Appologies - post removed. Good luck with the sale / bump / etc. Of course, this thread is a bit ruined now from a marketing point of view :-(