Willows Spunky!

[Ou7shined]

A lot of spunky love in this thread.

Am I detecting another case of Sue Ryder syndrome?

[Delberthot]

[quote name='SisterAbdullahX' post='1349997' date='Aug 24 2011, 10:18 AM']The majority of the squillions out there cost between 1 and 3 thousand pounds. This one costs 300 pounds. That for me is something to get excited about.[/quote]


[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini*&_sacat=4713&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15&LH_PrefLoc=1&_dmpt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&_odkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini&_osacat=4713&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313"]Really?[/url]

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat.html?gf=4_string_j_basses&ls=100&oa=pra"]More[/url]


I'm really not trying to have a go although my response was sarcastic but the market is swimming in Jazz basses of all colours and body woods well under a grand.

[SisterAbdullahX]

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1350082' date='Aug 24 2011, 11:26 AM'][url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini*&_sacat=4713&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15&LH_PrefLoc=1&_dmpt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&_odkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini&_osacat=4713&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313"]Really?[/url]

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat.html?gf=4_string_j_basses&ls=100&oa=pra"]More[/url]


I'm really not trying to have a go although my response was sarcastic but the market is swimming in Jazz basses of all colours and body woods well under a grand.[/quote]

That's fair enough, there are plenty of cheaper Jazzes out there. However, I've never heard what a Crafter or an Aria Jazz sounds like and I have heard the Willows, which is why my original question was "is this the BEST SOUNDING 300 quid you can spend?" I didn't say "is this the best sounding JAZZ BASS COPY you can spend 300 quid on?"

Sarcasm, you say? I didn't detect any!

[cocco]

If it's in yen that's more like £5,000? What currency is it in?

[hillbilly deluxe]

Having played a Crafter Jazz an Aria legend,Squier Affinity,squier VM,and several other Jazz copies at gigs they all sound like Jazz basses,the Squier VM being the best,but only slightly.

[Jondeeman]

It's South Korean Won... £1 to KRW1776.

[Lfalex v1.1]

[i]"I'm holding out for a Hera.... I'm holding out for a Hera... Except for that ugly head-stock"[/i]






































Ouch! who threw that!

[Highfox]

Did anyone notice who was playing in the Spunky vid here? [url="http://willowsguitar.com/shop/goods/goods_view.php?goodsno=1812&category=007001"]little miss know it all[/url] is it [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]Her[/url] ?

Edited August 25, 2011 by Highfox

[ShergoldSnickers]

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1349794' date='Aug 24 2011, 01:09 AM']No idea what it sounds like as it needs some weird plugin I've never heard of & don't trust to view the video.[/quote]


[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1349799' date='Aug 24 2011, 01:43 AM']It's just windows media player.[/quote]

The first statement prevails.

[Highfox]

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1350993' date='Aug 25 2011, 10:35 AM']The first statement prevails. [/quote]


Try Firefox with a plugin.. if your not already using it?

[Killerfridge]

You can find all the videos on Youtube as well:





I'm actually really liking the "Amazon" bass. If only it came in 5 string

[KevB]

Hmmm that headstock. If you start off with the profile of Quickdraw MGraw and throw in a bit of daffy duck...

[KevG]

They look very nice, they don't have anything to do with the Cort factory in Korea do they as they look a little familiar.

[Darkstrike]

[quote name='Highfox' post='1350954' date='Aug 25 2011, 06:40 AM']is it [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]Her[/url] ?[/quote]
That bass!

IIRC it's one of a kind made for him, the Octalogue, so bloody awesome, would love one.

[LukeFRC]

[url="http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp"]http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp[/url]

european distributer...... with the tax added ontop

[Lfalex v1.1]

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1356461' date='Aug 30 2011, 04:13 PM'][url="http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp"]http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp[/url]

european distributer...... with the tax added ontop[/quote]


And suddenly not looking so cheap!!!

[charic]

Ouch that stings

[SisterAbdullahX]

[quote name='charic' post='1357471' date='Aug 31 2011, 01:16 PM']Ouch that stings[/quote]
Go direct!

[Sibob]

All the Jazzes look very 'asian', by that I mean all the brands like Willow, Atielier, Bacchus have a particular vibe I think.
The Willow singlecut is lush

Si

[funkypenguin]

With those materials and hardware, they were never going to be £300

[mike257]

I remember checking these out when kennyrodg picked his up a couple of years ago - IIRC you can spec the whole thing from their range of stock parts/finishes at a pretty reasonable cost - I'd be tempted if I wasn't permanently skint lately!

[Tradfusion]

Anyone figure out how to contact these guys? I cant make head nor tail of the website... if the basses sound remotely like the video clips they sound great to my ears...

[Tradfusion]

Duuuuuhhhh.... just spotted the customer centre has an email address...

[KennysFord]

Hey Guys,
I'd thought I'd drop by Basschat as I've not been around for a while.
Anyway, I spotted a couple of recent "Spunky" threads and saw my name mentioned so I thought it bad manners not to reply.
I must say that I got really lucky with mine, I paid for it when it was $2 to the £ and on the very day that the pound started to fall against the dollar, in fact the bass went up iirc £20 or thereabouts the very next day. It cost me £285 including soft case and shipping and as an added bonus the postie delivered it free of any import duty.
The ordering process was very simple, I emailed them first with the spec I wanted, ie SRAW Alder body, Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard,Perloid blocks and White Binding, we agreed a price then there were two or three phone calls during the week and that was it. The Bass arrived less than a week after it was shipped.
Build quality is excellent and everyone who has played it has commented on how good it is. I took it to a very good luthier in Bolton for a set up and he commented that it was as good as any American Jazzer he'd come across (his words not mine)That said however, I'm not a fan of the headstock hehe. To be honest It was the name that appealed to my sense of humour and as I was flush at the time (the good old days !!) coupled with me looking at the Squier VM range and wanting a Jazzer I thought what the hell. It turned out to be a good decision for me.
I've since upgraded the Wilkinson Bridge and Tuners for Hipshot Items and it now sports Seymour Duncan Antiquity Pups.
So, A couple of years on and I'm still loving the "Spunkster", the best £285 I think I've ever spent.
Here she is, hope you likey.
[IMG]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/kennyrodg/onthefloor-1.jpg[/IMG]