edstraker123

I have owned a Progress 3 deluxe before and whilst the workmanship in it was top drawer, for the price paid I expected it to blow me away and it didn't. This one definitely seemed worth a punt to see if it gets any way near a 'proper' Overwater.

Surely it's a Wal - never played one but they all look like 70's wardrobe timber to me !

I've just made a cheeky offer and picked up a mint one of these from ebay for £250 . Looks like a lovely bass especially for the price, but how close are they to a 'proper' Overwater and what are the main differences in quality ?

Prices have definitely gone up. I got a brand new Bongo for £800 a few years back and I've recently seen a Shuker which I bought new for 1400 going for 1600 on ebay several owners down the line. It seems like the top end stuff is keeping its value better and I don't think i would risk making any niche market purchases any more as you will never get the price back should you ever want to sell.

Watched some vids and decided on Chromes - hope they work out !

Hi, it's fretted , hadn't considered halfwounds - I'll check some out.

Like everything it comes down to experience. I have set up some guitars which I thought were set up very well and then I compared them to a Shuker setup for example and they weren't anywhere in the same league. If somebody is doing something for a living you would expect their skill level to be higher than a fettler at least in terms of custom builders, I'm not so sure about a local guitar shop setup. It's an individual choice as stated above,

I picked up a Spectorcore from BassDirect on a special offer last night and am deliberating which strings to put on it. I pretty much just play LaBella Deep Talkin' flats on my other basses but thought something brighter might work better on this bass. Anybody got any thoughts ? Should I go rounds for a change ? The bass looks like this but certainly won't sound like this in my hands ! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KpwaFrXsRLc&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DKpwaFrXsRLc

Hope you get it back mate, that would be a truly great result.

Neck was a little too wide for my small hands and I was going through a period of GAS insanity which meant I was trading basses with ridiculous frequency ! Credit was a lot easier to come by a few years back !

I was the first owner of this beauty - I seem to recall I paid 1200 new but sold it as the neck was a bit wide. I still think it is one of the most stunning basses I have ever seen. I couldn't sleep the night before picking it up I was that excited. Crazy price for it now though on ebay . [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221275182113"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221275182113[/url]

Or is it the new one : http://basschat.co.uk/topic/199545-fender-p-j-special-mint-condition-l480-wont-go-any-lower/page__p__2001828#entry2001828 Whcih is awesome !

Is it any good -it looks a bargain although they are discontinued.

Hi, No problem with the charge at all especially with the fixed yearly fee. Having just seen my ebay fees for the previous month £20 is a bargain. Just wondering what will happen with all of the goods currently advertised, can they be bumped forever or will they have a finite life ? Presumably the mods will remove any Fodera's advertised at £49.99 + £5000.00 postage.