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Old 06-22-2006, 01:54 PM
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Sale or trade: Waterstone ME-1 Fretless semi-hollow ON HOLD

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Waterstone ME-1 Fretless Semi-hollow body

So I picked this up off Quadzilla a little while back during my ongoing hunt for my personal perfect fretless. They're out of production now, and you don't see them come up very often.

It's in great shape, there's still plastic on the two pickups, I think it was part of Waterstone's recent NOS sell-off. Obviously it's slightly used at this point, but it's in mint condition and I doubt it's been gigged. It's in better shape than some 'new' basses I've seen in stores.

Bound fretless neck, floating removable pickguard, dual humbuckers with independant vol/tone for each and a p'up selector switch neck/both/bridge. beautiful quilt figuring.

It's got a great resonant vintage tone to it, and better acoustic volume than a solid body for just sitting on your sofa and playing around with. My fiancee, who usually couldn't care less about my basses, heard this one and said "holy crap, that sounds awesome!" (Sadly it's not "my perfect fretless", so off it goes. Sorry honey!)

The body is large, it comes with it's own triangle-shaped gig-bag.
More photos at http://www.lordgoogle.com/bass/waterstone


Man, it's hard to do that quilt justice in photos.


$400 shipped to CONUS

TRADES:
pretty open for trades. 4,5,6 strings, frets/fretless. I STRONGLY prefer natural finishes where you can see woodgrain, will consider transparent colors but I'll warn you I usually find them blah. Can throw some money into a deal, or take your bass + $.
Last one of these I saw sold publicly went for $450+ship on ebay, to give you a ballpark trade value.


Specific GAS list (but willing to consider anything):
Fender Geddy Lee, or other block-inlay necked basses.
Cirrus fretless
TBC basses
Tacoma or Guild acoustic (only ABGs I'd be interested in, just got an ovation knockoff that I'm happy with for the moment.)

Not interested in:
Most acoustics, as above.
Stingrays or knockoffs
Overly thick (fingerboard to back thickness) necks. (warwick, older P's etc.) Width is fine though, I'm easy that way.
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Old 06-22-2006, 02:16 PM
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Make no mistake, One sweet bass!
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Old 06-22-2006, 02:24 PM
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Interested in a Univox EB1 hollowbody fretless?
I'd owe you cash on the trade...see it in the basses section:
1967 Univox "Gibson EB-1'' copy
Quadzilla beat me to this one, I'd still like it.
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Interested in a Univox EB1 hollowbody fretless?
I'd owe you cash on the trade...see it in the basses section:
1967 Univox "Gibson EB-1'' copy
Quadzilla beat me to this one, I'd still like it.
Not really interested, but thanks for the offer.
I take it you'd be interested in buying it if I don't get an acceptable trade offer? I'll let you know first if I go that route...

He beat me to it too, but I tracked him down and twisted his arm behind his back until he agreed to sell it to me.
(Actually I saw that he had it listed on ebay so I e-mailed him. )
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Old 06-22-2006, 02:37 PM
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I'd have to sell the univox first, but yeah, we can talk later...thanks!
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Old 06-22-2006, 02:41 PM
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Great bass! (I was the original purchaser of it NOS from Waterstone, from me to Quad, from Quad to klocwerk). It made me go and order a new G&L fretless since I liked the fretless thing. And I'm getting a fretted ME-2 today because I liked the tone so much that I had to give one another try even though the comfort wasn't quite there.

If I weren't overextended I'd be tempted to get in the buy it later line. Never gigged by me - just a little gentle home first fretless experience
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Never gigged by me - just a little gentle home first fretless experience
oh my!
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Trade for like Michael Kelly fretted 4 w/case?

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PM replied.
I just got an acoustic electric (need to take photos and add to sig) or I'd jump on that right now. Thanks for the offer though. Original post edited to reflect that.
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Old 06-23-2006, 09:19 AM
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bump for new day and new photos.
Took them while running out the door to work today, I apologize for the crappy lighting. They're better than the ones I stole from previous owners though.
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Old 06-25-2006, 09:32 PM
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bumpage for a new week
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Old 06-26-2006, 12:58 PM
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Git up, ah, get on up.
Git up, ah, get on up.
Get on the scene!
like a sex machine!
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Old 06-27-2006, 10:41 AM
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What, no love for the James Brown bump?
philistines...
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Old 06-28-2006, 07:43 AM
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*bump*
someone must want to work a trade...
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Old 06-29-2006, 09:21 AM
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to tha top.
GAS kickin in, for sale now.
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Old 06-29-2006, 12:49 PM
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bump, make an offer.

daddy needs to pay for a new 6er!
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Old 06-30-2006, 08:06 AM
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bump! price drop...
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This REALLY is a great bass. Can't believe it's still here !?!?!?!

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I can't either!
bump. 400?
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Old 07-02-2006, 05:13 PM
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Sometimes you just have to Ebay stuff if it does not sell here after a while. I've seen some REALLY good deals not get any bites here and sell in minutes on Ebay. Strange but it happens....
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