Annoying Twit Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Tanglewaters seem to be turning up cheaper and cheaper. This one is £140BIN http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Overwater-Tanglewood-STD-Plus-Bass-Guitar-/171273822827?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27e0b7226b How good are these instruments? I've heard good things about them. I've never tried one or seen one in real life, but I am very curious about them. Quote
discreet Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Well that's a bargain. Difficult to see what colour it is. White? Silver? Blue? Quote
TheGreek Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) A friend of mine tried one at the LBGS a couple of years ago - was very impressed. They seem to be well put together and the build quality was excellent - However I do wonder, from a exclusivity point of view, who benefited the most in the collaboration between OW and Tanglewood. I'd say your getting a lot of bass for your buck... Edited March 20, 2014 by TheGreek Quote
Roger2611 Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Tanglewood's are OK, I had a Precision copy some years back.....not very exciting but did the job Quote
tauzero Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Chris May brought some of the Tanglewaters to a Moffat bass bash either two or three years ago, which were from the first batch to come in. I was impressed by them - seemed very good quality. Quote
edstraker123 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I've seen the Aspiration Elite going for 400 new and they are a steal at that price but trying to shift a used one is like trying to sell the plague. Quote
Annoying Twit Posted April 3, 2014 Author Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) That's bizarre! This aspiration standard has reasonable, if not mega-cheap, postage, and had a 99p start will no reserve. We'll see what it sells for. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Overwater-Active-Electric-Bass-Guitar-ex-display-item-ex-dem-new-Pearl-Black-/171287931026?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27e18e6892"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27e18e6892[/url] From a personal, short term, point of view, it's to my advantage if there are good quality basses available for not a lot of money. However, having perused the original (?) tanglewater thread http://basschat.co.uk/topic/82230-overwater-basses-by-tanglewood I wonder if lack of resale value will damage the bass market in the long term. If basses don't have reasonable resale value, then that will discourage people from buying them new. And that will discourage companies and individuals from pursuing the same sort of project in the future. Edited April 3, 2014 by Annoying Twit Quote
alyctes Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 I've no doubt that you're right. Instruments are not high on the hierarchy of needs Quote
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