Happy Jack Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1970s-WILSON-WEM-Watkins-Rapier-Bass-Made-In-England-Hard-Case/291494775028?_trksid=p2060778.c100277.m3477&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725134205%26meid%3D2dd630b6f235442ab1ffa67e80b83571%26pid%3D100277%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D111698416200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I actually quite like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Me too. Never heard of the maker before but it looks cool! *edit* Blood and custard, my favorite combination Edited June 23, 2015 by cocco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 If it were [i]just [/i]custard it would be fantastic... hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I didn't realise that Wayne was no longer active on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I really like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 It's the rapier name I dont like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Would match Wayne's trainers perfectly - yes, BC is a little bit more [i]je ne sais quai[/i] without Wayne... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1435066769' post='2805059'] BC is a little bit more [i]je ne sais quai[/i] without Wayne... [/quote] I don't know what that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Is that actually a Wilson bass? Looks like something cobbled together from various parts including some (scratch plate, bridge, knobs and neck plate) off a 60s Wilson, but the rest looks very much late 70s early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1435066631' post='2805058'] It's the rapier name I dont like [/quote] I'll bet you can play a mean version of [i]Brown Sugar[/i] on it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonkey Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Never mind Where's Wally - Where's Wayne? has he abandoned us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 [quote name='Bassmonkey' timestamp='1435074629' post='2805175'] Never mind Where's Wally - Where's Wayne? has he abandoned us? [/quote] "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Very cool. But...it may just be the angle of the photographs but the action looks hand cripplingly high and the G string looks very close to the outer edge of the neck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul j h Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I can remember drooling over the Wilson guitars in the old "Bells" catalogues many moons ago. I don't like the refinish on this one though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subbeh Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Properly nice bass, great poster too was Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I think Wayne got married, didn't he? That might explain his reduced activity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1435083682' post='2805331'] I think Wayne got married, didn't he? That might explain his reduced activity! [/quote] He'll be back when the cake's all gone and the GAS creeps back in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1435083798' post='2805335'] He'll be back when the cake's all gone and the GAS creeps back in... [/quote] He was banned and a few of the regulars quit in protest if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Lets not turn it into one of those threads, folks Have to agree, that bass looks like it may be horrific to play in its current setup. Kinda cool, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I miss Wayne too, cool fella & from my old neck of the woods (Medway Tahns), but as is the way of such things, must now never be spoken of. This bass, on the other hand, looks like a dog's breakfast, and has been knocking around Ebay unsold for months. I think it's a much-modified (some might say mutilated) example of the natural wood finish bass you'll find [url="http://www.watkinsguitars.co.uk/basses.htm"]halfway down this page[/url]. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1435064484' post='2805035']*edit* Blood and custard, my favorite combination [/quote] Are you also partial to Tizer/Vimto & Jam Sandwiches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 It's no coincidence that "Vimto" is an anagram of "vomit". J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1435064484' post='2805035'] Blood and custard, my favorite combination. [/quote] [quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1435107361' post='2805600'] Are you also partial to Tizer/Vimto & Jam Sandwiches? [/quote] I'll go and make some more hedgehog and marmalade swastikas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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