Series 2 and Spoiler ahoy!

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Author Message kungfusheriff Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 586 Registered: 8-2003 Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 1:37 pm:    Not cheapbut damned sexy: Love the top on this Series bass, which appears halfway down the page: http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm?sector=user&page=products&MMID=9 This Spoiler isn't as flash but looks good to me: http://www.bostonguitar.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BGWI&Product_Code=BG-MISC-ALEM&Category_Code=BG-MISC davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 4740 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 6:43 pm:    Very very nice Series II! keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1026 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 5:04 am:    byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 492 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 8:27 am:    Mmmm... Sap wood. dwmark Intermediate Member Username: dwmark Post Number: 139 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:25 am:    Was wondering why the line wasn't straight but am not good enough with the computer equipment to blow it up. I may be choosing a top wood for a custom bass that has a small amount of sapwood and assumed I'd have it cut out. Any thoughts on leaving it in (to avoid hijacking the thread, I'll rephrase--what does the group think of the look on this bass)? lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2046 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:29 am:    I give the sapwood look on this bass a big thumbs up! Bill, tgo keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 680 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:34 am:    I'm not fond of it. To me it looks unbalanced with wavy edges of the sap wood and straight lines of the neck. Too bad as I am looking for a small body Series. Keith cozmik_cowboy Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 84 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:48 am:    On various FTC & Wood Bank threads, I've seen posts asking if the customer wants to use the sap wood, and wondered why on earth you would. Now I know. It gives a very organic look, like the neck & body grew together (maybe it would look even better without the neck framing, or BTC?) I don't know that I'd have one built like this, but if I weren't completely freakin' broke, I'd think long and hard about this one. Very nice. Peter dwmark Intermediate Member Username: dwmark Post Number: 140 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 1:49 pm:    I'm BTCing. It does look interesting. Thanks for the input. dw phylo Member Username: phylo Post Number: 57 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 1:28 pm:    I think that is one the best looking tops I have seen. olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1066 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 1:37 pm:    I kind of like it too. Very unique. hifiguy Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 69 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 - 8:43 pm:    Beautiful bass with an awfully big price. But Willie has never been known to offer bargains on anything. inthelows Advanced Member Username: inthelows Post Number: 331 Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 9:21 am:    I'm just impressed on how they got the top seams to merge and melt in. WOW!! What a masterful example of craftsmanship. Whether the look is or isn't to you're liking, there's no doubt in my mind anyway, it will find a home. KFS I'd agree with your first statement. OH yeah! NLP olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1079 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 9:30 am:    I just saw the price, WOW. Looks like the strap button on the back has been moved too. It's still a very nice axe. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2056 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 9:36 am:    $7049!!!! Hope springs eternal! Bill, tgo fmm Intermediate Member Username: fmm Post Number: 182 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 3:10 pm:    I looked at the Series II at Willies yesterday. The store was packed, and my time was short. The power supply wasn't available (they were short staffed, and I didn't make them run to the basement to find it). There were a few issues: I think some of the cover plate screws are not original, and 1 is missing from the battery cover. The non-original screws look larger than stock, and I would be concerned that the threaded inserts had pehaps been stripped forcing the larger screws in. There is either a crack or a deep scratch on the fingerboard pickup. The nut is not adjustable, the fingerboard LEDs are unbound (as you would expect on a 1978). Other than that, it is a marvelous bass. If someone wants a more detailed report, let me know and I will try to get back to Willies during a lunch break this week.