OVERWATER bass

[Dood]

45 minutes ago, itu said:

What are the main changes between families and series? Original, Progress, series I, IV etc.?

Progress 😁

 

I’ll get my coat then shall I? 😂

[JPJ]

1 hour ago, itu said:

What are the main changes between families and series? Original, Progress, series I, IV etc.?

My understanding is mainly body shape, neck through vs bolt on, wood specs, and hardware. For example the Progress and the Perception are very similar body shapes but the Progress is neck through, and the Perception bolt-on. The Original series body shape is the blend of a Thunderbird with a Precision originally designed for one John Entwistle. Early models of all basses used various pickups such as Kent Armstrong and John East electronics, whereas the later series have Overwater branded pickups, circuits, bridges etc. 

[itu]

Very good, thank you. Was the C bass just a 36" variation of the Original?

[JPJ]

12 hours ago, itu said:

Very good, thank you. Was the C bass just a 36" variation of the Original?

I’m really not sure. My Original is 36”, I’ve never been clear whether the Original and C names aren’t interchangeable 

Edited yesterday at 09:01 by JPJ

[BigRedX]

9 hours ago, itu said:

Very good, thank you. Was the C bass just a 36" variation of the Original?

 

AFAIK the C Bass and 5-string Original shapes were 36" and the standard 4-string Original was 34". However as most of the basses in those days were made specifically to order there could have been some variation. You can tell the scale length of an Original shape bass by looking at the bridge position. If the bridge is right up at the end of the body then it is 36". If there's some space between the bridge and the end of the body (as in the Facebook example on the previous page) then it is 34".