2015 Overwater Inspiration 5 (UK made) Ash body w/ Flamed Maple & Maple neck/board - £1150
£1150
Durham DH2

Paddy777 · 2025-08-31T21:34:11Z

For sale is my Overwater Inspiration 5 string bass. This was made at Overwater UK by Chris May & the team, the Inspiration series were made in small batches (rather than custom order) to a price point with fewer options than the Progess (particular with regards to woods available etc - pickups & hardware etc are the same as any UK Overwater), so that it could be sold cheaper than the Custom Progress basses - a similar idea to the first Japanese MetroExpress basses that Sadowsky Japan did

Make no mistake though, this is absolutely still a handmade Boutique bass and absolutely sounds and plays like one too. It is in very good condition, comes with a branded overwater hard case and also with a leather DSLR branded strap that has Schaller strap locks on to fit the bass. It has an Ash body with Flamed maple top, maple neck & maple fretboard, and proprietary Overwater pickups & 3B preamp with push/pull active/passive switching

This bass plays absolutely amazingly well as you’d expect and sounds fantastic - full, clear tone which can fit into anything. The neck is amazingly comfortable, thunderous low B with piano like clarity from bottom to top

Year - 2015
Colour - Natural
Body Finish - Gloss
Body Wood - Ash w/ Flame Maple facing
Neck Finish - Satin
Neck Wood - Maple
Fretboard - Maple
Frets - 24
Scale Length - 35"
Weight - 9lbs13oz

I paid £1375 for this a couple of months ago and have used it for a few gigs but I am really using my active Lakland 55/AJ a lot more for the gigs I’m doing, and cannot afford to have this sort of money tied up in a bass that’s not being used all the time: I’ve seen something else I want so I have put this up for sale at very good price - it’s priced to sell (and any trade would have to take that into account when valuing their own bass)

Im looking for a sale really, however trade or PX may be possible (5st only) for the right thing, but not particularly likely. I’ve taken a hit on it - it’s in excellent condition and someone will genuinely get a bargain here

Price is £1150 - located in County Durham, delivery can be arranged