claustra Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Up for sale is this 2012 English-made Overwater Precision + Jazz in natural finish. I bought it on this forum and it is in perfect condition. Swamp ash body, maple neck and rather lightweight : 4kg only String spacing : 19mm, I would say 42mm at nut Set up with Bareknuckle '58 Split coil P and '60 PE J bass bridge coil Stacked volume and tone knobs and electronics provided by KiOgon. Hipshot B style bridge and Ultra Lite tuners. This bass provides a very deep but still articulate sound, and is strung with Fender flatwounds at the moment. The build quality is excellent, and the finish on the neck is a real joy to play, but I can't justify keeping this beauty. . Asking for £1000, delivered to your door in the original Overwater Hiscox case. Trades ? Sometimes the flesh is weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippyfloop Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 That's lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Is that a battery cover on the back of the body? If so, is there an active option (or has the bass been active at some point)? I’m not really an Overwater fan but this looks lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, three said: Is that a battery cover on the back of the body? If so, is there an active option (or has the bass been active at some point)? I’m not really an Overwater fan but this looks lovely The battery cover at the back and all the necessary cavities have been made by Overwater in order to allow the addition of a preamp and all the wiring if any future owner fancied that. You can turn this bass into an active beast without any structural modification if you wish ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 9 hours ago, claustra said: The battery cover at the back and all the necessary cavities have been made by Overwater in order to allow the addition of a preamp and all the wiring if any future owner fancied that. You can turn this bass into an active beast without any structural modification if you wish ! Thank you - excellent idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 That is lovely, where are you based?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 I am based in Northern France, close to the Channel ports and the Eurostar, and do come over to London and the South East once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoddsNE Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 This is my dream bass! If my Fender P sold I'd snap this up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) Some really nice trade proposals so far, but I am favouring a straight sale at the moment. Someone please buy the Fender P from DoddsNE ! Edited May 28, 2018 by claustra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 For those who are interested, don't let the distance be an issue. Benoit is a top fella, he bought and sold me back my Overwater Custom Jazz. Both transactions were problem free. Great guy to do business with... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 7 hours ago, TheGreek said: For those who are interested, don't let the distance be an issue. Benoit is a top fella, he bought and sold me back my Overwater Custom Jazz. Both transactions were problem free. Great guy to do business with... Merci Mick ! And if ever you are selling the Overwater Custom Jazz back again, please do let me know ! I miss it a bit (and I'll probably miss the PJ at some point as well !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaomny Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Really nice. If just my modulus would find a new home I would be so interested... how is the sound compared to fender pj, do you have any experience on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) I can compare it with a 1973 American made Fender Precision I had and with a Japanese 70s reissue Precision 85US from 1993 I still have, but not with a Jazz I'm afraid. I would say there are less overtones in the highs and the bass / low mids are thicker, wider on the Overwater and still remain precise when the tone is cut off. This is the reason why I have had stainless steel flatwounds on it, they really enhance that kick in the lung/stomach effect and do not kill the overtones that are not the essential character of the electronics of this bass. It was meant to sound in rather 50s. This can certainly be modified a bit changing the height of the pickups. Another difference is the superb finish of the back of the neck, really smooth, as on the Custom Jazz TheGreek has. Edited June 13, 2018 by claustra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 If anyone is interested, please be quick, I have an unexpected trade offer with a Japanese beauty I will not resist for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claustra Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Now sold ! (and buying the one I was proposed as a trade !) That makes 3 happy basschatters in a single thread ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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