neilb Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Darren and Chris at the Bass Merchant in Essex will be taking stock of this range. Chris May himself will be attending the shop and setting each one up personally! Great service. Got my beady on the trans blue contemp Jazz!! Edited February 19, 2011 by neilb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='neilb' post='1133101' date='Feb 19 2011, 09:52 AM']Darren and Chris at the Bass Merchant in Essex will be taking stock of this range. Chris May himself will be attending the shop and setting each one up personally! Great service. Got my beady on the trans blue contemp Jazz!! [/quote] I've yet to see a five string J or find out what finishes are available- they do look good don't they! It's just a shame Overwater aren't more proactive on the info - or maybe as a small custom builder that's the point of the tie-up in which case... it's a shame Tanglewood aren't more proactive on the info!!! Gotta go now, I think me mrs' waters just broke :0 - no seriously!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh87 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 The J series looks great. Very classy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='neilb' post='1133101' date='Feb 19 2011, 09:52 AM']Got my beady on the trans blue contemp Jazz!! [/quote] Me too, although I'd quite like to know what other finishes are available. I'd quite like one in a natural finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='neilb' post='1133101' date='Feb 19 2011, 09:52 AM']Darren and Chris at the Bass Merchant in Essex will be taking stock of this range. Chris May himself will be attending the shop and setting each one up personally! Great service. Got my beady on the trans blue contemp Jazz!! [/quote] Played that one at the Moffat Bass Bash a few weeks back. Stonkin Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sime17 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='sime17' post='1133852' date='Feb 19 2011, 10:20 PM']I've yet to see a five string J or find out what finishes are available- they do look good don't they! It's just a shame Overwater aren't more proactive on the info - or maybe as a small custom builder that's the point of the tie-up in which case... it's a shame Tanglewood aren't more proactive on the info!!! [b]Gotta go now, I think me mrs' waters just broke :0 - no seriously!!![/b][/quote] It was a girl btw!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Congratulations fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 That J really appeals actually it didnt before, and now it does. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 [quote name='sime17' post='1134947' date='Feb 20 2011, 11:23 PM']It was a girl btw!!![/quote] Steepest learning curve of ALL coming at you! But congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 [quote name='BassBunny' post='1133978' date='Feb 20 2011, 02:09 AM']Played that one at the Moffat Bass Bash a few weeks back. Stonkin Bass.[/quote] I spoke to Chris May a few weeks ago about something else, and he mentioned these then. I hadn't previously heard of them. How much is that Jazz ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 [quote name='Soliloquy' post='1135296' date='Feb 21 2011, 11:49 AM']I spoke to Chris May a few weeks ago about something else, and he mentioned these then. I hadn't previously heard of them. How much is that Jazz ?[/quote] Bass Merchant have it listed at £579. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 [quote name='MythSte' post='1135357' date='Feb 21 2011, 12:43 PM']Bass Merchant have it listed at £579.[/quote] That's a ridiculous price . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsmith1 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I've just heard that the ship from the east with the Aspirations has arrived. They are to be set up up Chris before being sent out to dealers. Eek - I really like the look of the Contemporary J - in blue with the block inlays - or am I being seduced by mere looks rather than sounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 [quote name='vsmith1' post='1138576' date='Feb 23 2011, 01:58 PM']I've just heard that the ship from the east with the Aspirations has arrived. They are to be set up up Chris before being sent out to dealers. Eek - I really like the look of the Contemporary J - in blue with the block inlays - or am I being seduced by mere looks rather than sounds?[/quote] only time will tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 [quote name='vsmith1' post='1138576' date='Feb 23 2011, 01:58 PM']I've just heard that the ship from the east with the Aspirations has arrived. They are to be set up up Chris before being sent out to dealers. Eek - I really like the look of the Contemporary J - in blue with the block inlays - or am I being seduced by mere looks rather than sounds?[/quote] No it sounds fantastic. In fact just like an Overwater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) They do look lush. I played a fretless Overwater jazz 5 the other day which felt lovely and was a thing of beauty. However, in the interview in Bass Guitar Magazine, it seems that this new range is being built in North Korea. Is this really true? (Edit: my phone changed "fretless" to "restless"!) Edited February 24, 2011 by JimBobTTD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 [quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1139533' date='Feb 24 2011, 06:53 AM']They do look lush. I played a restless Overwater jazz 5 the other day which felt lovely and was a thing of beauty. However, in the interview in Bass Guitar Magazine, it seems that this new range is being built in North Korea. Is this really true?[/quote] Highly unlikely. I'm sure it was China.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm sure I read in one of the interviews that Chris mentioned it was a small (relatively) factory on the Korean side of the Korea/China border. Right so where's my atlas as I have no idea if that rules S Korea in or out. Can't imagine it's NK though or I'm sure it would have had a cameo mention in Team America I too am seduced by the darkside and am GASing for a Contemporary J4 in black trans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 There is no China / South Korean border... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsmith1 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 [quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1139533' date='Feb 24 2011, 06:53 AM']They do look lush. I played a restless Overwater jazz 5 the other day which felt lovely and was a thing of beauty. However, in the interview in Bass Guitar Magazine, it seems that this new range is being built in North Korea. Is this really true?[/quote] It actually says, "...a smaller factory on the China and Korean border. It's a Korean company..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 [quote name='vsmith1' post='1139653' date='Feb 24 2011, 10:58 AM']It actually says, "...a smaller factory on the China and Korean border. It's a Korean company..."[/quote] That's nice and vague - it could be a South Korean company with a factory in China. China is hardly angelic, but it is a lot more palatable than the Dark Side that is North Korea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Saw a mates new Overwater Jazz the other day... looked and sounded very nice. If it were anything near comparable to that..it would be a hell of a lot of bass for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba55me15ter Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 +1 5-string Classic J please!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwatmough Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Hope posting this isn't out of order, but I work in a music shop in Yorkshire and we went to see the Tanglewood Overwaters arriving today in Leeds and made a video which you can see here: [url="http://blog.musicianscentre.com/2011/03/tanglewood-overwater-bass-guitars/"]http://blog.musicianscentre.com/2011/03/ta...r-bass-guitars/[/url] We're very excited about showing these to people. Chris was great to talk to and he deserves success with this range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks Michael that was very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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