warwickhunt

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='461407' date='Apr 13 2009, 06:50 PM']I'd walk from Reigate to Kingston to pick this up?????[/quote] Ah shucks... shame we couldn't sort out a little 3 way deal!

[quote name='Paul S' post='460696' date='Apr 12 2009, 06:53 PM']Wet soil shouldn't be a problem unless it is rancid. I've seen pics of them (well, Phormium tenax anyway) in New Zealand growing in streams - adaptable plants![/quote] Damn! You've seen straight through my bluff and lack of horticultural knowledge! On a bass related note; I've got interest in this bass that keeps blowing hot then cold but nothing concrete so a little bump before the Bank Holiday weekend draws to a close.

[quote name='Foxx' post='461139' date='Apr 13 2009, 12:22 PM']Whats that little black thing to the left of the E string below the pickup cover, it looks like something nailed to the body in that pic?[/quote] I think it's a safe assumption it will turn out to be a thumb rest/anchor; It's just about spot on positionally for someone used to a 2 pup bass... or at least it's exactly what I would have done!

[quote name='Paul S' post='460626' date='Apr 12 2009, 04:03 PM']Nothing constructive to add re bass, which is rather nice, but your phormium in the background looks like it needs planting out. Got that limp look to it. [/quote] Unfortunately the nature of the soil i.e. not too well drained with a lot of moisture and the orientation of the garden with available direct sunlight means that the phormium needs to stay in the pot... added to which it looks nice standing on the decking. However, I will go and give it a feed and some water.

Hopefully these pics might help but I can add that the neck has a volute behind the potentially vulnerable neck/headstock point so that may give you an idea of the profile. I'm not sure how helpful it will be but I've included a shot of a Jazz neck next to the Spector (the Jazz is a profile most people know)! and one more shot in all of it's glory (oh and my freshly mown lawn).

[quote name='Rowbee' post='460511' date='Apr 12 2009, 12:37 PM']The only thing that's really putting me off is the neck as I like prefer flat neck profiles and this looks quite round like a Warwick neck - is that the case? Any side on pics?[/quote] I can take any pic' you'd like but if you mean a side on pic' of the neck I'm not sure that you'd capture the profile. It's nice and sunny out so I'll see what I can do.

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='460481' date='Apr 12 2009, 11:59 AM']Ahhhhh sadowsky's!! you know your doing the right thing! Have you decided which model your after? (NYC, Metro, UV, Modern etc) [/quote] No definite decision between Metro or USA it just depends what is available used (not buying new I'm afraid) but I do know that it won't be the UV as I'd rather have either the 'downsized' Jazz or even the P bass outlined Metro. Which ever I eventually get it'll have to be fairly lightweight. I'd have had JLY's Sado but the one colour I'd shy away from is blue... unless I could find one cheap enough that I could refinish it! In the interim I'm looking at using a Squier neck and EMGs (from a Vintage Vibe that I got from Mark) to add to a lighter-weight (possibly 'downsized') body, to see if I can get a giggable Jazz bass to use in the interim. I have to add that the Squier 'as is', is more than up to the job and is a cracking bass but if it's to get regular use I need to shave a pound of its weight! However, saying all of that if I don't find a Sado soon enough I'm likely to keep this Spector.

I can't promise to hold this till the end of the month or until your bass sells etc. and that isn't a personal attack to those who have shown interest and subsequently had to back out as these things happen but the bass is available to the first person with funds... money talks etc. I'm travelling down to York on Wednesday so I can arrange a meet etc if you are Northern or I can pack it up and have it shipped off Tuesday if you can clear payment before then. If this doesn't sell before then I'll either stick it on eBay or keep it till the economy recovers a bit by which time this model will probably have gone up in price again! There's always still the option of taking this bass and my cash and I'll have your Sadowsky or similar quality bass. Have a nice Bank Holiday weekend.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='459033' date='Apr 10 2009, 08:22 AM']I could always be persuaded to produce a Sadowsky-sized body......[/quote] Ooooh you little tinker. Now you've got me thinking!