tayste_2000 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) Up for sale is my beloved Hofner 185E/2 it just doesn't suit anything I'm doing and ideally I'd like to pickup another Overwater I think, that or pay a Credit Card off It was recently setup by Ged Green and has a super low action, currently strung with custom 50-110 Overwater flats. Here is a soundclip [url="http://www.ourinnocencelost.co.uk/basssamples/1.wav"]http://www.ourinnocencelost.co.uk/basssamples/1.wav[/url] WITHDRAWN It's in great condition for it's age but there are lots of cracks in the finish but I believe this is to be expected with how they finished the basses back in the day. Edited November 22, 2010 by tayste_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) Is this the one Happy Jack sold here last year? It's pretty, I'm wondering if the lack of intonation adjustment would drive me nuts eventually though. Oh and what's the scale length on these? Edited May 21, 2010 by thisnameistaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='843951' date='May 21 2010, 11:15 AM']Is this the one Happy Jack sold here last year? It's pretty, I'm wondering if the lack of intonation adjustment would drive me nuts eventually though. Oh and what's the scale length on these?[/quote] Yes it is. it's actually very in tune for what it has as a bridge It's 30 inch scale. Edited May 21, 2010 by tayste_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Cheers. It's a looker alright, not sure I could get used to the scale though I'll have to have a chin-scratch. I've always thought these were pretty basses though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Wow - what a beauty! How much does it weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Strung Out Guitars sold our red version for about the same two months ago. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 [quote name='Jerry_B' post='844183' date='May 21 2010, 02:12 PM']Wow - what a beauty! How much does it weigh?[/quote] I'll weigh it tonight but I think it's the lightest bass I own or have ever tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Any ideas on age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Ignore that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Steve is under-selling this bass! I wouldn't describe the finish as "cracked", rather it's got that "crazed" surface effect you sometimes get on 60's instruments. If you rub your fingertips over the surface, it feels very smooth. Here are my own photos of this bass from a couple of years ago: [url="http://tinypic.com/a/r2ps/3"]http://tinypic.com/a/r2ps/3[/url] The colour is a gorgeous off-white --> ivory --> nearly yellow. The rosewood fretboard has strip markers made of celluloid. A Hofner 185 usually weighs about 7.5 lbs, so it's a seriously light bass for a solid-body. The scale length is normally given as 30.5". Had this been a UK import by Selmer, it would have been described as a Hofner Artist. There are two on/off switches for the pickups (the small white sliders) and then it's either V/V/T/T or V/T/V/T - can't remember. The 185 was designed when flats were the only strings around, and they give it a fabulous thuddy tone. It's ideal for 60's pop and for reggae, but it's a versatile instrument. Strung with flats, of course, the limited intonation is of much less concern, but even when I had rounds on it I never noticed much of a problem with tuning. Given what Mustangs and even Musicmasters are fetching these days, a Hofner 185 makes a very sensible alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Final bump then I'm keeping it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 The first bass I ever had, albeit in red. And it had the checking on it, too, on the neck and parts of the body. The Selmer case had red velvet lining and the beautiful smell that came outta that case when you opened it. I ran it with Trubass strings for years and eventually punted it to a hock-shop as a skint teen and it disappeared. HAve a bump for the memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 Back up for sale, I'm just not playing this at all and I need to raise some cash for a *cough* ring *cough* but luckily she doesn't check this site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Cripes, Steve, are you going to make an honest woman of her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 Apparently if a woman can put up with me for 6 years this is the prize she wins or looses depending on your perspective. I'm still looking for the strap button for you, but we decorate and then she tidied so I have no idea where anything is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 (edited) Why don't you just give her the bass instead of a ring? Then she'd know you was serious! Edited June 15, 2010 by chris_b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 [quote name='chris_b' post='867847' date='Jun 15 2010, 11:03 AM']Why don't you just give her the bass instead of a ring? Then she'd know you was serious![/quote] Oddly she said "I don't think it's fair how women get the diamond ring and men get nothing", GT200 please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Cubic Zirconium is good ... she'll never know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 When I suggested we go look at rings together she was not impressed when I meant Argos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 Cleaned up the thread and update the ad a bit. Reduced the price to £300, open to offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Come on help me get a 5th Overwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 No sympathy for the man who simply does not have enough Overwater's in his life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 I'll be bringing this to Bass Day if anyone wants to try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Same deal as the Strategy and TVT9. Special offer of £250 till Sunday After that it stays as I can afford to keep it regardless of if it's being used or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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