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  1. For sale is this rather lovely Overwater by Tanglewood Classic Jazz bass. As you can (hopefully) see it is in excellent condition and looking at the serial number it is one of the first batch which had the Overwater QA before being unleashed into the world. Condition is very good with a couple of minor marks that I really struggle to photograph and that's about it. I believe the bodies on these were Poplar and the bass has a one-piece maple neck and rosewood board. The bass weight a shade under 9.5lbs by my scales. The bass now enjoys a Kiogon made V/V/T loom and some new knobs of a better quality. The original V/B/T harness and knobs will be included and you will see why I chose to replace them! Not the best work ever out of China. The bass also has a brand new Fender gig bag. You may see that the bass also has a set of Di Marzio DP126 pickups fitted. A nice fruity P pickup and a hum cancelling bridge p/up that add vastly to the sound coming from the bass. Whilst the original fit P pickup is fine, the J pickup seemed to have a weak output. Talking to few owners this seems to have been a common issue and many of these have had various pickup changes. The price is £150 for the bass with the Overwater pickups. If you'd like the Di Marzio items left in then the price will be £240. Still an excellent value package in my view. I would much prefer to arrange to meet up/deliver/have the bass collected so you can see it in the flesh. If it is to be a courier then I will get it all packed up for you and you can arrange shipment at your convenience. Happy to answer any questions or for anybody to try the bass out. Here are a few pics, please let me know if you'd like to see anything in more detail and I'll do my best: Thanks for looking.
  2. So that pixie dust you sold me was a complete con then?
  3. The Nordy is an excellent pickup imho. I have one installed.
  4. I think it was about Yes MkII. Didn't Bill Bruford play the drums on the recording?
  5. And I had to wait about 2 mins for a coffee this morning.
  6. Just bought a set of the LT4As from Bass Direct who have stock it would seem. Looking forward to giving them a go on a P bass. TIs live on my fretless basses.
  7. Pictures or it didn't happen. On second thoughts maybe not
  8. ead

    Ash or Alder

    I'm in the Alder camp, although I do enjoy the aesthetics of a nicely grained Ash body. In the context of playing live with a band not sure I can hear a difference though.
  9. The other P bass in the cupboard has the Nordy NP4 p/up which is very trad sounding and none the poorer for it. I also hear very good things about the Jess Loureiro set: http://jlguitars.eu/shop/index.php?id_product=11&controller=product&id_lang=4
  10. I use a P with the SPD-3. At first I didn't like the 'aggressive' tone for want of a better word. However I discovered that if I roll the tone off around 1/3 then it really works for me. I play in a classic rock covers band. Hope that helps.
  11. It's an interesting topic. I very first bass was a rough(ish) Squier Affinity P. Nowadays I do like my ACGs with two p/ups and a filter preamp, probably about as far as you get from a P bass. Yet I have a black US Std P which I really enjoy playing and gets taken to gigs too. It seems like sometimes only a Precision will do. And/or a Jazz of course.
  12. I guess we'll have to wait for the blue strings to come out.
  13. Eve use Sapele on the neck and very nice to the touch it is too. No knowledge on Obeche I'm afraid, but I will endorse your view that tonewoods do have an impact on the tone, maybe not as much as the electronics and strings, but it's there.
  14. For the speed dial knobs shouldn't a small stud or similar in the body be present as a reference point?
  15. I didn't even know these existed.
  16. Yeah, but that yellow tone knob ruins it for me.
  17. I think some sets have different windings for bridge and neck but wouldn't like to have to defend that statement in court!
  18. The Sadowsky aluminium items are pretty good imho. Two screws to secure plus sleeve for those slightly thinner pot shafts. They look and feel amazing and with the little white marker are dead easy to adjust. Definitely not a 'value' item though
  19. Has Prowla reported you to the Fake Fender Police yet?
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