FunkyDude Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Came across Winyard bass from BassBros website. Has anyone tried one? 😁 https://www.winyard-guitars.co.uk/basses Quote
tauzero Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Just what the world needs - another Fender clone. 1 4 Quote
BassApprentice Posted January 13 Posted January 13 12 minutes ago, tauzero said: Just what the world needs - another Fender clone. I understand the sentiment, but if there's demand then people will keep on doing it. Some cool paint designs which I guess separates them from others. 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Our own @Andyjr1515 did one when he built my Psilos bass. 2 Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted January 13 Posted January 13 From what I understand they're a local builder close to Bass Bros. I had a quick go on one in Will's showroom a while ago (a sort of a Norman Watt-Roy inspired P Bass with relic finish). Build quality and weight were really good. The neck was like a baseball bat though, so a bit too big for me but well put together nonetheless. 1 Quote
Bass Culture Posted January 13 Posted January 13 What the hell does 'world-leading pickups' mean? Leading the world in what exactly?! I'm blaming my age, but the nonsensical bo**ocks that is employed in the name of marketing and that is so ubiquitous these days is really starting to grind my gears... 3 Quote
Lozz196 Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) They look great, nothing original as many others doing this, but man I wish regular scale & weight basses were an option, I’d love one of their P4 Blackheart basses (going by looks of course). Edit - They are pricey though. Edited January 13 by Lozz196 Quote
itu Posted January 13 Posted January 13 3 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Some cool paint designs which I guess separates them from others. Coming up 2025-2125: A new Paintera collection every year! Reverb ad 2050: A rare Paintera available, 100 000 made, but only 50 in this particular colour. Quote
FunkyDude Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Lozz196 said: They look great, nothing original as many others doing this, but man I wish regular scale & weight basses were an option, I’d love one of their P4 Blackheart basses (going by looks of course). Edit - They are pricey though. Made in UK, means expensive! 😂 Quote
kodiakblair Posted January 13 Posted January 13 29 minutes ago, FunkyDude said: Made in UK, means expensive! 😂 I'd rather buy an Alpine. Made in France so cost about the same. https://www.alpineguitar.fr/work/50s-cat/ No "world-leading pickups", instead you get Hepcats which I'm familiar with 🙂 Quote
FunkyDude Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 Not really into buying any basses actually. Only curious about this new comer! 1 Quote
WinyardGuy Posted January 17 Posted January 17 On 13/01/2024 at 12:41, Old Horse Murphy said: From what I understand they're a local builder close to Bass Bros. I had a quick go on one in Will's showroom a while ago (a sort of a Norman Watt-Roy inspired P Bass with relic finish). Build quality and weight were really good. The neck was like a baseball bat though, so a bit too big for me but well put together nonetheless. I hand-carve and shape every neck, so you can custom-order whatever fits. Happy to measure up your favourite bass neck and replicate that too. 2 Quote
chris_b Posted January 17 Posted January 17 57 minutes ago, WinyardGuy said: I hand-carve and shape every neck, so you can custom-order whatever fits. Happy to measure up your favourite bass neck and replicate that too. Do you make 5 string basses, under 8bs? Quote
WinyardGuy Posted January 18 Posted January 18 18 hours ago, chris_b said: Do you make 5 string basses, under 8bs? Yes, can be done for you. If you email full required spec to me [email protected] then I can take a look. Thnx. 1 Quote
NancyJohnson Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Struggling to remember, but aside from my old Aria (which I still own) my only other Fender copy was a £65 Columbus Jazz Bass that I started out on. Reckon that taught me enough about how little the difference was between cheap copies and the real thing. Fast forward 40-odd years and we're at the point where there's the real thing and some very expensive copies. I honestly don't get why people will pay equivalent Fender money for a Limelight and then put a Fender decal in it. WTAF? I can see Winyard have posted here, credit to them, but how anyone expect people to shell out £2k+ on a Precision bass copy is beyond me, especially considering anyone who is adept enough with drill and screwdriver could put together something similar from parts for £200-300 and then dragged behind a car for a mile or two. Don't get me started on tonewoods; most people here couldn't tell the difference between ash or alder. 1 Quote
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