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Maybe the market is slow at the moment,  but I'm surprised this one is still around. I paid more for mine several years back at mates' rates, and there are a couple up for grabs on various sites (and in various countries) for far higher prices.  

A lesser-known name, perhaps? At this bargainful price I'd really recommend anyone who's in the market to arrange popping round for a try out!

When I worked in a music shop I used to very happily sell these, including a couple to friends. Cracking basses for the money. The solid carved top makes for good dynamic sound. 

Glwts.

13 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

What gauge are these?

Weirdly, although there are no pics in this thread, the view in All Activity showed a pic of the 5 string set! Not entirely sure if it's the same set but the gauges shown are 42,56,75,100,118

As op is selling a 4 string set my 50p is on 42,56,75,100.

Still find it weird!

You neeeed a bit of Melissa Etheridge in there!

I just saw their photo of this bass. It looks awesome, and speaking as a big fan of Overwater I'd say it'll sound it too!

My eyes are going out of kilter!

At least on the photo, so it might be down to the angle of the shot, it looks like a 34" neck in a shorter scale body.. it's noticeably shorter from bridge to 12th fret than 12th to nut.

On 13/08/2021 at 18:12, 4000 said:

I’m now hearing that in the voice of Terry Pratchett’s Death. 😂

OMFG.. do not start that particular ball rolling!

As one who mostly plays fretless,  I'm always going to suggest taking that leap! If you already have a nice fretted 5 string then a fretless 4 string means lots of bases covered, and a budget as you mention means you should be able to find a good one.

Basses For Sale is well worth a look from time to time. You might find something local or within easy distance, to boot. I'm on the mobile so can't see where you are.

Good luck in your quest! 

I have one of these.. brilliant piece of kit! I've used mine for remote recording with a couple of pro studios.

Although it appears to be single channel, software can split the two inputs.

Glwts!

When I was looking for something to fit this very bill, I.e. something like my 250W SMX TE but more headroom, the "amp specialist" at Bass Gear (sadly, I believe this chap died a couple of years ago now) got me to try the 500+50W Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 with valve pre. 

I went for the heavier option, I.e. not class D, but corking tone and just what I was after. Still use the TE as well, mind!

Iirc you'll be looking for lighter weight, Fretmeister, so possibly worth looking at the 500 or 800 Fusion heads or the new models if they're here yet.

1 minute ago, OliverBlackman said:

Spending excessive amount of time and money worrying about gear…. Oh wait

EMG do VVTT as standard, but they do an active blend control which gets round the loss in middle position if you want to stay with passive tone controls. I prefer the whole system with Vol, Blend and active 2 band. Really versatile!

My tupporth.. if the pot threads are stripping, I'd be more inclined to replace the pots on the existing preamp. Obviously you have to find the right values, and if they're soldered straight into the pcb you need the right pin spacing. Once that's sorted the soldering is pretty easy as long as you or someone you know can solder!

If you get a replacement from Sire the same thing will probably happen again.

Alternatively, get a better pre (Marketplace on here produces some results from time to time!) with the right number of pots/switches. You'll most likely find an improvement in tone this way.

What speaker cab(s) are you going into? I'm just thinking back to a borrowed 50W valve head into a 4x12 ages ago, which was both thunderous and tone rich. Possibly the CTM30 into the right cabs will do the trick.

2 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Good rundown thanks for that 👍 .. Funnily enough I was watching a ratty looking "passive" one on evilbay that was start price of 550, so this one looks a very fair buy in comparison. ( never knew they did passive MMs at all )

A friend of mine has a passive 🇺🇸 SUB.. the tone controls are some kind of resistor-capacitor setup. Can't remember which knob did what, but it's a great sounding and playing bass.

12 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

The odd thing is that I've just looked at his feedback and it turns out he sold this very same cab back in April and received feedback for the sale!  No idea what that is about! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154398118747

Even that looks fishy.. listing says sold for £199 plus postage, where feedback says sold for £179.95 and *glowing* feedback!

Motorhead were already well established by 1979, and "the" lineup came about with Fast Eddie joining in 76.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motörhead#Formation_and_early_years,_1975–1977

When I worked in a music shop, up to late 2016, we did alot with k&m.

In those days the vast majority of the range was still made in Germany, which probably accounts for higher prices than most of the Chinese made gear, and the quality was excellent. 

Still have a couple of their stands, including the model the OP went for but in green.

Actual value of the bass notwithstanding, am I the only one to think "cash on collection" is a bit of a steep ask?

I have both 14.4V and 18V Bosch battery ones.. the smaller one is great for smaller work like pickup screws. Make sure you've plenty of drill bit length to go through the hole in the pickup and deep enough into the wood for the length of the screw.

"If you show up to an audition with this bass, they will remember you. "

Uh-huh.

Just bought a used strap from Dan.. easy to deal with by message and the strap is exactly as per description and pics.

Many thanks!

Popped down the M1 to buy a bass from Paul. Excellent bass, exactly as per description and photos.

Really nice fellow to deal with; I could have done with allowing more time for a longer chat.

Heartily recommended!

Motorhead,  preferably Fast Eddie era. 

I like some of the modern bands' offerings,  but generally I find things really rather over theatrical nowadays. 

Each to their own, mind 

Great stuff..  Looks like it'll fit MM5 with EMG 40 or PJ?