Anyone ever heard of Watson basses?

[molan]

Watson 5 String Deluxe neck-through active bass. (Serial 06B004)
Materials: Sapele, Bloodwood and Flamed Redwood with Hawaiian Koa veneer between laminations. 7 piece neck has tapered stringers, 2 truss rods and 2 carbon fiber rods.
Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony bound with Koa Veneer and Bloodwood
Pickups: Bartolini
Electronics: Aguilar OPB-3 5-Band with mid-range selector switch
Bridge: Hipshot-A 19mm spacing
Finish: High Gloss Polyester Resin by All Wood Finishing
Weight: 8.5 lbs.
The core of the body is made from alternating pieces of Sapele and Bloodwood sparated by Hawaiian Koa veneer.
The neck is a 7-piece laminate of Sapele and Bloodwood with tapered stringers and Hawaiian Koa veneer between each laminate.

[MB1]

MB1.
....Elementary!...Mr Molan!
Glad to see the back of it!(Nice!)...Ill get me coat!

Edited August 17, 2009 by MB1

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

That's one way of using up offcuts

[Happy Jack]

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Watkins ... check.
Wilson ... check.
Watson ... erm ... nope. Never heard of 'em. Nice though.

[EBS_freak]

Jon Herera did a review of one in Bass Player mag not so long ago. He rated them.

Scottish luthier who has moved to US I believe. Not my cup of tea... but hey, we are all different. The sides look like pyjamas.

Edited August 18, 2009 by EBS_freak

[Wil]

Not my cup of tea either, but interesting approach.

[51m0n]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='572603' date='Aug 18 2009, 08:33 AM']The sides look like pyjamas.[/quote]

I thought that too!

[Doc B]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='572603' date='Aug 18 2009, 08:33 AM']Scottish luthier who has moved to US I believe. Not my cup of tea... but hey, we are all different. The sides look like pyjamas.[/quote]

It's obviously been made from a tartan-wood tree, native only to Scotland.

[EBS_freak]

Knew I had seen that headstock before...

[BigRedX]

One of his less interesting designs IMO.

I featured his basses a while back in the Weird & Wonderful thread.

[url="http://www.watsonguitars.net/index.htm"]Watson Guitars Web Site[/url].

[bartelby]

I like it.

[Mikey R]

He makes some seriously sweet instruments. This one is my favourite:



Very nearly perfect - I love the details, like the Celtic knot inlay in the pale moon ebony top. Totally beautiful!

[4000]

[quote name='Doc B' post='572863' date='Aug 18 2009, 01:54 PM']It's obviously been made from a tartan-wood tree, native only to Scotland.[/quote]