AndyTravis

Well well well!
Mr Watt Roy HAS used the one on the website, and HAS been gigging it's 'twin' for a while. The one in the photo is now sold...oh well.
There will be another version arriving soon, with an altered headstock design.
There are rumours there will be a Czech made version, which if the Euro Spectors, and the Euro Overwaters are anything to go by, can only be a good thing?
There are plans to call the Jazz the 'Blockhead' and a Version of his modded Precision called the 'Rhythm Stick'....interesting.
The necks on these have been measured from his basses, and the great man himself cannot discern between the prototypes and the original!
Anyhow, i'm glad to see the guys still working and developing it.
Bit of insider info for ye's there.
I'm getting one of the protos, signed, maybe...winner.

haha, i will, hoppity hop.
Although, i'm waiting on royal mail delivery for the two bridges.
See you next week?

Maybe i should have said 'any advice...' or similar?
There's always one smartarse around the corner, lol.

My bad, note to self, have a point when posting...

I see your point...i think i was getting over excited about the prospect of fitting them, i did however mention it will probably end up in 'gear porn' once i've sorted the photos.

So...er...wait until i've sorted the photos, and i'll prove your point for you.

Until then...

Hi folks, this thread will end up on 'gear porn', but until i post the photos, i'm going to fit Leo Quann Badass II bridges to two of my basses tomorrow.
First bass is 200X Fender Jazz Bass 75 reissue, factory special run, bought from a Basschatter in Italy.
Second is my 1983 Japanese Squier Precision.
I know theres plenty of debate as to the benefits of these bridges, but i really like them, and i'm sure, to me, they help Fender basses out a bit.

Photos to follow, before and after shots...

The Jazz, by the way is my 'the one'...which is very exciting. It's what i'd have Fender make me for a Sig bass, basically.

go for it, if te pickguard is an issue, do some research and have someone make you a new one?
Vintage and Rare had one for a grand a while ago, so in normal money, it's got to be worth half of that?
I've been tempted by these before, crazy bass, great sound.

i've just bought two, and supply problems are on your side, i wouldn't drop below £50, i think that's a really fair price.
If i needed one more, i'd have your arm off for it.
Have a bump on me mate.

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='418433' date='Feb 24 2009, 02:56 PM']On a very enjoyable encounter with Norman Watt - Roy a few years back he told me that a Jazz signature for him was being considered, along with chunk missing where his thumb sits. To be honest in the long beer fuelled conversation I and a few others had with him about 4 minutes was spent talking about his bass gear. He was far to funny, interesting and charming to talk about thyat drivel.[/quote]

Thats the prototype i'm looking at, a collaberation with the bass centre/bass collection and NWR!

The Bass Collection rep is giving me a bell later about this.
So, i'll see how much he's willing to let it go for, and if he's willing to bring it up for me to try.

Trav

Nitro friendly by any chance...pffft.

For 2 seconds i was about to start searching for a fretless jazz to buy to trade.
You can't do things like this to me!

Did a thing for Granada about 18 months ago, it was really good fun.
Was also meant to do the Paul O'Grady soon after, which would have been nice...

It was on youtube until our singer pulled it, we've changed keyboard player and guitarist since then.

Hopefully more TV work in the new year.
A Manchester filmaker also wants to make a documentary about our band and how we're working a quartet into our sound.
It will finish with a 'live at abbey road' style gig being filmed at the greenroom in Manchester.

i lost out by 1 bid on the same one...fecking gutted.

It does seem a shame that Mr.Smith has decided to not have a UK Agent. I'd buy one, if not two...i have only ever tried a six string, two too many, but still, an amazing bit of kit.

thanks mate.

can we get new Ken Smith Basses in the Uk?
I know Bernie Goodfellow was/is looking after the KSD Proto J line, but who looks after the daddy line?

Does anyone use one on here?

is this still for sale?

bump, seems i'd forgotten i had this for sale...Trades for Fender Reissues?

Bump...Trades for Fender Reissues

bump a bit, while the missus watches arse factor...

Trades for Fender Reissues?

[quote name='wesfinn' post='642184' date='Oct 31 2009, 09:47 PM']you could get a much better fender custom shop bass for similar money!! Doesnt look that great to me[/quote]

Fair point...

It's just the story behind it i suppose, and the NWR connection.
Also it's a bit of a one off.

The thing is, if it was that great, would it still be on Bass Centres website after 18 months?

[quote name='BassBod' post='642176' date='Oct 31 2009, 09:37 PM']So why haven't they just given Norman the "prototype" to use as a spare? He must've shifted (by reputation/association) tons of TE gear, plus Elites over the years.

I know it doesn't work like that...but..[/quote]

I had thought about this.

When Norman played with Wilko Johnson in Manchester (Witchwood, i think) about 2 or 3 years ago, he BOUGHT his own Elites...when i started playing, NWR was in the Elites Adverts in Bassist Mag.
I was going to ask why, but i was to busy being in awe.
A really nice bloke, even though i was a bit star struck!

Maybe he just didn't want it?

[quote name='leschirons' post='642155' date='Oct 31 2009, 08:59 PM']I'm assuming that for two grand, Norman Watt Roy will deliver it to you and then play it for you at your gigs.[/quote]

Mate, if that was the case, at least you know the gig would be in safe hands, that guy is a legend.


[quote name='Mykesbass' post='642158' date='Oct 31 2009, 09:07 PM']Is it me, the photograph or a very strange take on Shoreline Gold?[/quote]

To be honest, i think the photo is a shocker, as if you would buy any bass for £2k on the back of at best amateur snapshottery?! Especially when you 'click to view larger' and it stays the same size?!
I don't know why they haven't just taken 5 or 6 really nice detailed photos. then the 'collectors' would be interested, And idiots like me would be able to drool without feeling totally clueless.
The fact that House Music haven't bothered with A 'BASS COLLECTION' website, detailing the range is crazy. As if you'd even bother to relaunch a range as highly regarded in the past with such a half arsed attempt.
Granted, the basses are now cheaper, but the brand has (or at least had) some credability in the bass playing community, if i were in charge, i'd have a boffin making at least a half decent Website for the brand.

While we're on the subject, what's the deal with the Bass Centre now, is it a 'web only' company,?

It's relic'ed up i think mate, NWR's 62 has a 'thumb' mark where he rests on the bridge pickup.

The main reason i was looking was because i deal with Dean who looks after Bass Collection a fair bit through work, and he's really sound, meaning i may get it a bit/a lot cheaper , and i'm a knob for anything to do with mega Fender style basses.

I also love the idea of it being the only one, and NWR having played it.

Unsure if the line in the back is a crack, it seemed to be scratched into the bass near the really odd paint scraping incident.

I mentioned to Danny i'd want it to go back to passive if i went for it, The action was fine when i played it, but i'd probably make it a bit lower.

I'm going to take another look, but that preamp just doesn't work for me personally, seemed to pull the worst bits of the sound out. So to it was difficult ...to hear the sound of the bass as intended. It looks like an east, but it has an L.E.D. on it, weird.

I am looking into costing up a refin, a bit of a closet classic LPB from Sims maybe? The Black on Black is pretty classy, but i can't get past that random missing patch...

Agreed on the Neck socket though, i was offered a late 70's Precision at work about a year ago, and you could easily have fit a 100 gauge E string down there.

I think i need to keep looking though...as silddx said, keep with my gut instinct.