Surprising Bit of Fun

[kodiakblair]

Guy whose local was selling one of those Wesley acrylic 5'ers in purple.

Thought I'd pick it up just for a bit of window dressing. Got a shock not only at the weight of it but at the clear tone it has.
Can't really see me using it too much though.

He also had a Kramer thru neck 5'er that must have the widest neck I've seen, it was up for grabs too but I never got a chance to play it.
The Squier jazz and Hagstrom Beluga II he also had were more interesting.

[madshadows]

That's cool looking

[hamfist]

Wesely are a bit under-rated for low end guitars. I still miss a Wesley Jag-style bass I had a few years ago. Played beautifully. It just needed a preamp for it's 2 x MM pickup setup. At the time I was not confident enough to do such a thing, so I sold it.

[kodiakblair]

Had another play on it last night, 1st impressions were right it's a great sounding bass. The low B carries well
and I've had re-think about the weight. When I started work cement bags weighed 112lbs and my tool belt still
comes in at 25/30lbs so what am I doing saying " it's heavy" . Man up K.B

[Annoying Twit]

Wesley had a number of interesting instruments. The had a bass that looked a bit like an iconic bass made by a well known litigious USA bass company once, but they stopped selling them. I've seen the plexiglass basses, but never played one.

[alyctes]

I don't like the colour, but I guess refins are possible

[throwoff]

One of these got passed around the forum a few years back, I think it was WPD's

The general consensus was it weighs far too much than it needs to!