franzbassist

I use a Boss MS-3 and love it.

Oh I'm sorry about that. Must have changed policy in the time since I last bought from them.

Bright Onions are excellent and will make you whatever you want. Just ask them to make you one without the loop and buffer and they will!

I don't think that's a bad length, but perhaps 4.5m would be a good shout?

IIRC they were Czech made late 80s early 90s and are a rebadged MTD "Grendel" (which in turn became the MTD Kingston). Decent, well put together instruments. Asymetric neck I believe too.

I was once told not to play a 5 string as it wasn't a real bass.....

Sorry, should have been clearer, this is an Overwater by Tanglewood bass!

I don't know if used to belong to a BCer, but I recently bought the 2011 Overwater Aspiration Elite that was on sale at Bass Direct and I am really impressed with how good it is. I was in the market for a nice but inexpensive fretted 5 as a second bass, and this fits the bill really well. First of all, it's in great condition. I don't think there's a mark on it anywhere. The fingerboard needed an oil, but other than that all is good. It's a five piece neck through, maple and something walnut-like would be my guess, with what appears to be an ash body capped with a burl maple top. Very nice. It's 35" scale, so a nice tight B string, and the 19mm spacing at the bridge is perfect for me (same as my Franz basses) and the main reason I got it. EQ is a three band Overwater system designed by John East. The control cavity is thoroughly shielded using paint and copper tape. The bridge and pickups are Overwater branded too, but I assume made in Korea along with the bass itself. The standard tuners were mini Gotoh-like ones, but as the bass was a bit neck heavy I have swapped them for Gotoh ResOLites which take the weight to bang on 9 lbs and have sorted the balance. Other than that the bass is stock. Live, the bass is really articulate: every note comes through crisp and clear. I honestly wasn't expecting it to sound as good as it does! I've played basses way more expensive than this that weren't half as good!

Gives me late 70s vibes. I love the TF basses, and that looks a stunner.

I'd just leave it - it's mojo!. Trying to repair it might make it more obvious, plus it's likely to keep recurring if that's how you play. Random question but how long is your thumbnail? Could you keep it shorter?

If we can have a clean 100 watts of valve goodness then colour me interested