JamieSteve

[quote name='spuggy9' timestamp='1397507715' post='2424693'] Would you have any sound samples ? [/quote] I don't have any currently but will try and get some recorded

[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,][b]Found this on another forum:[/b][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]"THE FIRST 101 ALIENS WERE MADE BY LAKEWOOD HANDMADE GUITARS AND ARE SOME OF THE BEST ACOUSTIC BASS GUITARS MADE!!! THEY ARE VERY RARE NOW AND MOSTLY OWNED BY PRO STUDIO PLAYERS . BEING HANDMADE AND RATHER LARGE THEY DO NOT TRAVEL WELL BECAUSE THEY NEED CARE IN ALL THE CLIMATE CHANGES. THEY ARE HOWEVER WONDERFUL SOUNDING. MOST ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR PLAYERS NEVER GET TO PLAY A GOOD HANDMADE ACOUSTIC BASS SO THEY REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING. THE SOUND IS VERY UNIQUE, I OWN A NUMBER OF ACOUSTIC BASSES AND THE WARWICK HAS A VERY SPECIAL TONE , KIND OF LIKE THE LOW END OF A CEMBELO . I USE BRIGHT FLATS ON MY BASS BUT IT STILL HAS LOTS OF TWANG. THE WORKMANSHIP IS GERMAN PERFECT THE LOOKS ARE TIMELESS. THE PRICE A STEAL, THESE BASSES ARE SELLING FOR $4500 IN THE US VINTAGE MARKET AND GO FAST BECAUSE THEY ARE RARE. DO NOT CONFUSE THEM WITH THE NEWER VERSION WHICH IS MADE OF PLYWOOD AND SOUNDWISE FAILS TO COME CLOSE TO THE ORGINAL. THE PLYWOOD HOWEVER TRAVELS WELL. MY ALIEN IS ALSO LOUD ENOUGH TO PLAY IN AN ACOUSTIC BAND WITH OUT AMPING. A GREAT RARE BASS."[/font][/color]

The serial no is PB1659. l bought the bass 17 years ago with its current neck. Here's what l've found out recently from this forum: [i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pete and Wal were on a bit of a learning curve when it came to building basses, and it took them a while to find the perfect combination of materials and laminates for the neck . I seem to remember they experimented with cherry laminates, alongside the usual maple, and also graphite reinforcement strips in the late 1970's, before settling on the maple/ hornbeam/ mukalungu combination that served them so well after that. I think that quite a few basses from the early paddle headstock era developed problems with warping ect , and if they ended up back at Wycombe then more often than not they opted to put a new neck on the bass , rather than mess about trying to remedy the old one.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]They usually gave a new neck free of charge in such cases , and I have seen several basses of a similar vintage to this one ( like the one Nick Beggs played back in the day with Kajagoogoo, for example) that have subsequently had newer necks put on them. Pete was passionate about the basses they made being out in the World a being used to make music with, whether it was on a big hit record or being played in a covers band playing at the local pub, he wanted to keep all the instruments out on the road and giving proper service to someone , so to speak. I wouldn't be surprised if this bass has been the grateful recipient of a replacement neck.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bridges were always prone to developing a slightly annoying rattle that was notoriously difficult to isolate and fix, so maybe that is why they opted for a replacement bridge. [/font][/color][/i]

[list] [*]1979 Wal Pro 1 bass. Its condition is ok although the body has some scratches and wear and tare with some corrosion on the plate screws. Plays very well. No case. [/list] [b]ORIGINALLY PRODUCED:[/b] 1978-82 [b]ORIGIN:[/b] UK [b]TYPE:[/b] Solidbody, active (E) or passive 4-string [b]BODY: [/b]Ash three-piece, twin cutaway, other woods as ordered [b]NECK:[/b] Maple & mahogany laminated, bolt on, 21 medium frets [b]SCALE LENGTH:[/b] 864mm (34-inch) [b]FINGERBOARD:[/b] Rosewood with white pearl dot inlays [b]HARDWARE:[/b] Chrome, adjustable four-saddle bridge/tailpiece assembly [b]PICKUP: [/b]Wal humbucker with two rows of four pole pieces with a separate coil for each of the eight [b]CONTROLS: [/b]Volume, tone, active/passive slide switch [b]FEATURES:[/b] Modular FET active circuitry, body edge plate featured a regular jack or an alternative balanced line XLR for low impedance connection. This was popular with seventies session players but it also allowed the use of much longer leads for those stadium gigs! Schaller tuners with ‘crescent’ gear covers, large plastic scratchplate [b]FINISHES[/b]: Natural, black, colours to order

[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3] [indent]For sale is a Warwick Alien acoustic bass with Lakewood pick-up hand made in Germany. The initial 101 of these basses were handmade in Germany before they became mass produced in Korea. This is number 020 of the 101 guitars making it very rare and collectable. The guitar is in exceptional condition for its age with very light ware on the body. Sound and tone is incredible. It comes with a custom made case. £2500 + shipping Bass specs and info: Bass Alien Acoustic Bass Serial Number E 020 92 Year 1992 Month May Number 020 Neck Wood Mahagony Wood Fingerboard Wenge Fingerboard Frets Bronce Warwick Frets Nut Just a Nut II Neck construction Set Neck Body - Top laminated Spruce Top - Sides Ovangkol Side - Binding Maple Woodbinding Surface Satin Surface Pickups Lakewood acoustic Pickup, designed by AER Electronic Lakewood Electronic, designed by AER Hardware Chrome Hardware Made in Germany / 08258 Eggolsheim[/indent][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3] [/size][/font][/color]