andytoad Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Now this is the kind of unique that I like! But at over 10lbs in weight...orf! I don't think I could gig with it using my feeble middle aged shoulders! I love the look and specs though... https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/OW_Original_5.html Edited July 29, 2020 by andytoad Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Unfortunately Overwater have historically leaned towards the heavier side of things, although obviously they could build you something lighter if you asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytoad Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just now, 4000 said: Unfortunately Overwater have historically leaned towards the heavier side of things, although obviously they could build you something lighter if you asked. I'm probably not in that price bracket :-). £2K would be a sting for me, but I'm pretty tempted to whack it on the card anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Really fantastic basses. I owned a Progress for a while and it was truly marvellous however, at almost 11lbs I just had to move it on because I couldn't bear the weight #☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelF Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I can see about 3 lbs of wood they could remove in the upper left area... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Looks like an Eastwood version of an Overwater. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Love the Overwater Original's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defo Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I guess I'm the only person who thinks that bass is pretty ugly, horses for courses etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) Still own this beauty I had made in 1986. Sounds great. Fabulous neck. Not too heavy but it's only four string. Prefer my headstock though. Edited August 1, 2020 by TrevorG 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 17 minutes ago, TrevorG said: Still own this beauty I had made in 1986. Sounds great. Fabulous neck. Not too heavy but it's only four string. Prefer my headstock though. Definitely. I take it yours still has the original filter pre-amp? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I changed the neck pick up to a Bartolini. May ask Chris May if he has an old explorer pick as I've lost the original. Otherwise it's as purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I rang enquiring about Overwaters in the early 90s but the guy was so offhand it put me off. I wanted to know prices/availability etc but he wouldn't tell me & just kept asking how much exactly I had to spend. Not knowing their prices (pre internet days remember) I guesstimated £1000 ish (I had a LOT more available having just sold a house) His reply - "you're not gonna get a lot for that here" - I said I had more if necessary so he took my address & said he would send a price list. He didn't & I bought elsewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 They were great with me and the bass (back in 86) only cost about £750! Finally met Chris May at a guitar fair last year. Seemed really nice. Sorry you had a bad experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I still like the look of them. Maybe somebody was having a bad day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 On 01/08/2020 at 19:17, el borracho said: I still like the look of them. Maybe somebody was having a bad day! They built a beast called the C bass which had a 36' scale neck. Still looking for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Unlike the example in the OP the 5-string versions of the Original in the 80s also had a 36" scale length. Here are the two I use to own: 1983 fretless: and a 1985/6 fretted: Both have now been moved on to other Basschat members. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 On 01/08/2020 at 19:17, el borracho said: I still like the look of them. Maybe somebody was having a bad day! I’ve always found Chris to be really pleasant. It may have been someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Is there a John Entwistle influence here? He had a thing for hybrid 'Fenderbirds' and had a not dissimilar model with Status. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, visog said: Is there a John Entwistle influence here? He had a thing for hybrid 'Fenderbirds' and had a not dissimilar model with Status. I’ve read Chris May and Entwistle work on a bass very early on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 4 hours ago, BigRedX said: Unlike the example in the OP the 5-string versions of the Original in the 80s also had a 36" scale length. Here are the two I use to own: 1983 fretless: and a 1985/6 fretted: Both have now been moved on to other Basschat members. I’m in love. If you still had them I’d be making an offer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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