Ou7shined Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 A lot of spunky love in this thread. Am I detecting another case of Sue Ryder syndrome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 [quote name='SisterAbdullahX' post='1349997' date='Aug 24 2011, 10:18 AM']The majority of the squillions out there cost between 1 and 3 thousand pounds. This one costs 300 pounds. That for me is something to get excited about.[/quote] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini*&_sacat=4713&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15&LH_PrefLoc=1&_dmpt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&_odkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini&_osacat=4713&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313"]Really?[/url] [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat.html?gf=4_string_j_basses&ls=100&oa=pra"]More[/url] I'm really not trying to have a go although my response was sarcastic but the market is swimming in Jazz basses of all colours and body woods well under a grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SisterAbdullahX Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 [quote name='Delberthot' post='1350082' date='Aug 24 2011, 11:26 AM'][url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini*&_sacat=4713&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15&LH_PrefLoc=1&_dmpt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&_odkw=jazz+bass+-string*+-pendant+-mug+-mini&_osacat=4713&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313"]Really?[/url] [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/cat.html?gf=4_string_j_basses&ls=100&oa=pra"]More[/url] I'm really not trying to have a go although my response was sarcastic but the market is swimming in Jazz basses of all colours and body woods well under a grand.[/quote] That's fair enough, there are plenty of cheaper Jazzes out there. However, I've never heard what a Crafter or an Aria Jazz sounds like and I have heard the Willows, which is why my original question was "is this the BEST SOUNDING 300 quid you can spend?" I didn't say "is this the best sounding JAZZ BASS COPY you can spend 300 quid on?" Sarcasm, you say? I didn't detect any! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 If it's in yen that's more like £5,000? What currency is it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Having played a Crafter Jazz an Aria legend,Squier Affinity,squier VM,and several other Jazz copies at gigs they all sound like Jazz basses,the Squier VM being the best,but only slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jondeeman Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 It's South Korean Won... £1 to KRW1776. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 [i]"I'm holding out for a Hera.... I'm holding out for a Hera... Except for that ugly head-stock"[/i] Ouch! who threw that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Did anyone notice who was playing in the Spunky vid here? [url="http://willowsguitar.com/shop/goods/goods_view.php?goodsno=1812&category=007001"]little miss know it all[/url] is it [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]Her[/url] ? Edited August 25, 2011 by Highfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1349794' date='Aug 24 2011, 01:09 AM']No idea what it sounds like as it needs some weird plugin I've never heard of & don't trust to view the video.[/quote] [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1349799' date='Aug 24 2011, 01:43 AM']It's just windows media player.[/quote] The first statement prevails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 [quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1350993' date='Aug 25 2011, 10:35 AM']The first statement prevails. [/quote] Try Firefox with a plugin.. if your not already using it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 You can find all the videos on Youtube as well: I'm actually really liking the "Amazon" bass. If only it came in 5 string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hmmm that headstock. If you start off with the profile of Quickdraw MGraw and throw in a bit of daffy duck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevG Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 They look very nice, they don't have anything to do with the Cort factory in Korea do they as they look a little familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 [quote name='Highfox' post='1350954' date='Aug 25 2011, 06:40 AM']is it [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMWUYMWlEyo"]Her[/url] ?[/quote] That bass! IIRC it's one of a kind made for him, the Octalogue, so bloody awesome, would love one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 [url="http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp"]http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp[/url] european distributer...... with the tax added ontop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1356461' date='Aug 30 2011, 04:13 PM'][url="http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp"]http://www.willowsguitar.it/en/index.asp[/url] european distributer...... with the tax added ontop[/quote] And suddenly not looking so cheap!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ouch that stings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SisterAbdullahX Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 [quote name='charic' post='1357471' date='Aug 31 2011, 01:16 PM']Ouch that stings[/quote] Go direct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 All the Jazzes look very 'asian', by that I mean all the brands like Willow, Atielier, Bacchus have a particular vibe I think. The Willow singlecut is lush Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 With those materials and hardware, they were never going to be £300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I remember checking these out when kennyrodg picked his up a couple of years ago - IIRC you can spec the whole thing from their range of stock parts/finishes at a pretty reasonable cost - I'd be tempted if I wasn't permanently skint lately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Anyone figure out how to contact these guys? I cant make head nor tail of the website... if the basses sound remotely like the video clips they sound great to my ears... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Duuuuuhhhh.... just spotted the customer centre has an email address... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hey Guys, I'd thought I'd drop by Basschat as I've not been around for a while. Anyway, I spotted a couple of recent "Spunky" threads and saw my name mentioned so I thought it bad manners not to reply. I must say that I got really lucky with mine, I paid for it when it was $2 to the £ and on the very day that the pound started to fall against the dollar, in fact the bass went up iirc £20 or thereabouts the very next day. It cost me £285 including soft case and shipping and as an added bonus the postie delivered it free of any import duty. The ordering process was very simple, I emailed them first with the spec I wanted, ie SRAW Alder body, Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard,Perloid blocks and White Binding, we agreed a price then there were two or three phone calls during the week and that was it. The Bass arrived less than a week after it was shipped. Build quality is excellent and everyone who has played it has commented on how good it is. I took it to a very good luthier in Bolton for a set up and he commented that it was as good as any American Jazzer he'd come across (his words not mine)That said however, I'm not a fan of the headstock hehe. To be honest It was the name that appealed to my sense of humour and as I was flush at the time (the good old days !!) coupled with me looking at the Squier VM range and wanting a Jazzer I thought what the hell. It turned out to be a good decision for me. I've since upgraded the Wilkinson Bridge and Tuners for Hipshot Items and it now sports Seymour Duncan Antiquity Pups. So, A couple of years on and I'm still loving the "Spunkster", the best £285 I think I've ever spent. Here she is, hope you likey. [IMG]http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/kennyrodg/onthefloor-1.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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