DarkHeart Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 A friend of mine from waaaay back in the 80`s bought an Overwater brand new, his pride and joy so much so he wouldn`t let anyone else play it, now jump forward about 36 years to last week and I got a message on Facebook asking me if I was who I am off said mate bearing in mind we`ve not seen each other for the 36 years, first question I asked him, do you still have the Overwater......`yes do you want to buy it!` So in less than a week of being reunited I now have the Overwater Original, one owner from new in my sweaty hands. Its in pretty decent shape as well considering he was in a punk band back in the day, a little tweak of the truss rod and it`s good to go, I`ll put some new strings on when I get the ones I won off the SIT facebook page when they eventually turn up but it sounds massive! I`ll get more pics up soon as it`s too bloody long for my phone camera to capture in one go! Anyway without further ado here it is. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 It looks to be in good nick for something that was used in a punk band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Love the shape of the body, like a Fender and Thunderbird had a baby !!, congrats on the NBD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 What an ace story, and a superb bass, congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Unique! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Similar to my '83 Deluxe. Dual Filter circuit, Armstrong pups. No dots on my fretboard though Edited January 6, 2020 by fleabag 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I had a purple one like that. I traded it for a set of EMG jazz pickups. I am an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I had heard that those filter circuits on the early Overwater basses sounded fantastic. Why did they stop offering them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 17 hours ago, Chris2112 said: I had heard that those filter circuits on the early Overwater basses sounded fantastic. Why did they stop offering them? I would suspect two reasons: 1. Not everyone liked them or understood how they worked properly. I bought a 5-string Overwater Original fretless from a prolific session bassist where the pre-amp had been replaced with a Ken Smith one. 2. They eat through batteries compared with modern designs. I much preferred the sound of my fretted Overwater with the filter pre-amp to the one with the Smith, but I can see/hear how they wouldn't be for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosesp2 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I had this one back in the day, it came from a shop in Plymouth in circa-'85. I wonder where it is now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 This one belongs to the drummer in my band, a fellow lefty: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Those 2 above with similar looking pickups are, i think, earlier models than mine and the OP's. I think they were Bill Lawrence pickups, and later they moved to Armstrongs, like mine and Darkhearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 They were Bill Lawremce pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Nearly bought one a few months back, talked myself out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hate to say this but I had to give this back to the previous owner due to severe illness, I was possibly of of the 1st cv-19 sufferers, horrible horrible chest infection at the time, felt like someone clawing their way out of my chest every time I coughed, never in my life have I felt such pain, went to hospital Jan 6th I had fluid on lungs, sent home with antibiotics, ended up with some great bruises that didnt hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Sorry to hear that mate, glad you made it and recovered... but why did that mean you had to give it back?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 07/01/2020 at 12:58, BigRedX said: I bought a 5-string Overwater Original fretless from a prolific session bassist where the pre-amp had been replaced with a Ken Smith one. That's some operation. I wonder where they managed to get their hands on a Smith preamp. They were never sold as a standalone item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 11/04/2020 at 10:19, therealting said: Sorry to hear that mate, glad you made it and recovered... but why did that mean you had to give it back?! The money lost from not being able to work meant the bass buying budget went out of the window, other more important things needed paying for, that and he upped the price a bit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 hour ago, DarkHeart said: The money lost from not being able to work meant the bass buying budget went out of the window, other more important things needed paying for, that and he upped the price a bit! Fair enough. Some things are bigger than gear for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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