grayn Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Probably my favourite music shop is Promenade Music, in Morcambe. They are well worth a visit and on a sunny day like today, right on the sea front. They have a good selection of Overwaters, both English and Chinese. And whilst there i played a lovely, natural wood, Musicman Stingray. I also had my first go on a Marleaux. I'm not keen on their look but it played nicely and sounded pretty cool too. Quite a big, rounded tone, with lots of scope for tweaking the EQ. But i was lucky enough to come away with this Overwater J-Bass: It's very similar to my other OW but with different pickups and electrics, it does come from a slightly diffrent angle, tonewise. I'm loving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Looks nice - must have a run over to Promenade . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I love the grain on the top, and how it shows through the beautiful sunburst. I'm possibly going to be after a Jazz bass later in the year. An Overwater would be very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='Soliloquy' post='1209708' date='Apr 24 2011, 12:14 AM']I love the grain on the top, and how it shows through the beautiful sunburst. I'm possibly going to be after a Jazz bass later in the year. An Overwater would be very nice ![/quote] Thanks. I think you'd be very happy with an OW Jazz. They certainly are the best that I have played. Even with different pickups and preamps, these two do have a sound characteristic, that I really enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='Schnozzalee' post='1209731' date='Apr 24 2011, 12:59 AM']I'm a Marleaux fan from Carlisle, the home of Overwater lol ,[/quote] Those Marleaux basses are very individual and i can definitely see/hear the attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='grayn' post='1209773' date='Apr 24 2011, 06:07 AM']Thanks. I think you'd be very happy with an OW Jazz. They certainly are the best that I have played. Even with different pickups and preamps, these two do have a sound characteristic, that I really enjoy. [/quote] What preamps do they use in the Jazzes out of interest? I never used to like the quiet, ultra clear, hi-fi preamps they made themselves because it wasn't round/woody enough and no attack either - saying that, they'd be perfect for tone moulding with pedals, preamps and eq'ing though I guess! I was told by the previous owner of my Marleaux that they used customized Glockenlang preamps, it was loud, vintage jazz sounding and fretless...I miss it so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Here's my review of this bass: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=133206"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=133206[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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