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[quote name='Brams77' timestamp='1347743970' post='1804641'] Wow nice job on the recording and the playing.. one of my favorites on motown together with we can work it out of steve wonder... You got a great vocals artist in there aswell! [/quote] Thanks Bram you're very kind. The recording of this song is the first to feature in our party band's 2012 promo clip. The footage features me playing my Sadowsky, but I did in fact use the Lakland for the recording of Reach Out, and it can be seen in the studio shots. Here it is: http://vimeo.com/48410304

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[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1347737168' post='1804538'] I'm intrigued by the bridge assembly, can you explain a bit more about how the saddlle unit is constructed? Headway cable transducers (if it's like this - [url="http://www.headwaymusicaudio.com/product_HE4passive_acoustic_pickup.php"]http://www.headwaymu...stic_pickup.php[/url]) usually sit under a flat bottom 'acoustic' saddle but this one seems to have individually adjustable saddles. I'm just curious how this works with a cable pickup! Very unusual and interesting bass. [/quote] Good question ikay, and thanks for bringing it up. In the close up of the bridge seen in 'photo 2', the tail-piece side is on the left of the bridge design, and the saddle side is on the right. The flat rosewood 'Lollipop Stick' that you can see running top-to-bottom of the centre of the saddle side has sufficient depth to be grooved. These grooves cradle each brass saddle which in turn, cradles each string. The height of each saddle is simply adjusted by a small shim, discreetly placed under each saddle within each groove. The cable pickup runs along the length of the 'bed' in which the rosewood 'Lollipop Stick' floats. The height of this from B-G string is also by means of shim. The tension of the strings holds it in place.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1347699529' post='1804082'] Of no note to me, but it will be to some. Is yours, like mine, very light. If so let folk know, there's a few of us coffin dodgers who like light basses. Good luck, cracking basses. [/quote] Good point - thank you! Yes, this bass is indeed very light, especially for a P-Bass. I should have mentioned that when praising its playability. I will weight it when I get back in the country in a couple of days.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1347700246' post='1804092'] These are really great P basses. Better than your average US Fender in my opinion. This is an extremely fair price! If I still played 4 strings I would have bought it. Good luck! [/quote] Cheers - yes I wanted to offer a price people wouldn't wish to try and haggle down. This sale is to help fund another buy, so the more appeal it has the better. And I have to agree, a much more pleasing bass than the average US Fender model.

For sale is my Lakland Bob Glaub Skyline 4 string P-Bass. Ash body with sunburst finish Maple neck Rosewood fingerboard 20 frets Hipshot Ultra-lite tuners Lakland bridge with option for thru-body stringing It is currently fitted with the tortoiseshell pickguard, but the original mint (aged white) pickguard is included. I laid it over the bass in one of the photos below Nut width 43mm String spacing at bridge 20mm Protection Racket gig bag included This was manufactured in Korea during the original 'run' of Skyline basses, which seems to be a desired period amongst Lakland buyers. Their latest model (no longer named the 'Bob Glaub') is fitted with Lakland Hybrid Pickups, but I believe this bass is fitted with Lindy Fralins. It is presently strung with LaBella flatwounds. Superbly authentic sounding P-Bass, but with a much slicker & comfortable neck profile with a smooth satin finish. Very lightweight for a BIG sounding bass. There is one small bump on the body, as seen in the photo below [b]£580 ovno[/b] I used it on the Four Tops track [i]Reach Out (I'll Be There)[/i] on my party band's latest demo, recorded straight to desk via a Radial JDV DI box, with the tone knob rolled off around halfway: [url="http://soundcloud.com/willie-logan/reach-out-ill-be-there"]http://soundcloud.co...ut-ill-be-there[/url] I will post at additional cost. I haven't looked into courier options yet but Interparcel has always been reasonable and reliable in my experience.

Overwater Expression Custom bass Lined fretless 22 'frets' 34.5" scale Mahogany Body with Rosewood binding Maple/Walnut neck with satin finish Ebony fingerboard Solid Flame Maple top Rosewood bridge with hidden Headway pickup Overwater/John East preamp with 3-Band EQ including mid-freq control Twin stack-knob controls 19mm string spacing at bridge Nut width 47mm Neck width at 22nd fret 78mm Tribal-Planet gig bag. This is my all-time favourite fretless bass. The flat sound of this bass is quite low-mid to my ears, which brings a pronounced 'mwah' without any EQ tweaking. The EQ is quite versatile which can dull down the tone or liven up to crisp percussive treble. The bass is very comfortable to play in a seated position and also balances well on a strap. I currently have it strung with flatwounds so the harmonics aren't as strong as when it has roundwounds on it, but the sustain is still quite impressive. I have also tried nylon tapewounds which didn't work well for the projects I used the bass on, but the effect was an impressive thuddy double-bass sound or tuba depending on right hand placement and plucking force. The body isn't as deep as a regular acoustic bass, which makes it quite comfortable to pluck over longer performances or practice sessions. Also, the unique soundhole requires no plugging. The bass performs free from feedback. I had this bass made with a 34.5" scale length, to find a compromise between having a tight B string and a familiar tension on the G string. As the usual story goes, I don't want to sell this bass, but I have my eye on something else. The bass is at my home in Fife, Scotland so if there's a possibility of you passing my way, please send a PM. I haven't considered postage options yet. Ideally it will be pick-up only, but I know that limits sales based in the south, so I'm open to the possibilities of couriers. Most players in the bass community will be very familiar with Overwater instruments, but the Expression model is relatively rare, and fretless versions even more so. It's not an inexpensive bass by far, but ordering one of these with the custom specifications would cost over £3300, so I think I've priced it fairly.

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Will you be selling my favourite...? Bump!

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My favourite amp in the whole world. Mine lives in storage in Poznań, Poland!!! Good luck with the sale and have a bump :-)

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A highly recommended bass from a trustworthy basschat'er! I know this bass very well. Classic Warwick tones. Incredible note clarity throughout. Tight B string and good balance for a 6 string. Good luck with the sale Steven. If I didn't have a July tax bill I would have made you an offer :-)

I've had this amp for a few months now and I'm loving it. So authentically 'valve-like', even sounding like it has a valve power stage (yet [i]so[/i] light). I never use a tuner send but my only negative comment I have about it is that it doesn't have a standby/mute switch, so when DI'd through the desk, I have to mute the desk's channel before I shut the down the bass amp's power. This hasn't spoiled using the amp though, and a satisfying tone is almost instant with all of my basses. Good luck with the sale!