Old Horse Murphy

[quote name='martthebass' post='1291562' date='Jul 3 2011, 10:31 PM']Think the markets slow at the minute Nick. If I could get a trade on a decent CS P bass then I'd probably rejoin the Fender owners club.[/quote] Hmmm, i know what you mean. All roads for me lead back to Fender eventually!

[quote name='molan' post='1304097' date='Jul 14 2011, 10:27 PM']Ah Clarky, you know me too well, that's exactly the combination I'd first thought of! I have to admit that Oly White with a tort guard on a J is a really nice combo as well (and it has the original tort guard already).[/quote] I agree with Clarky Barrie Thats a wonderful collection of P basses you have there. I remember when i used to pop round and see your awesome collection of 5 Strings and always felt my P bass was a bit out ofnplace. Not anymore

Very nice Keith. I love Candy Apple Red

Welcome Chloe

Nice one (or two) mate. Where does that leave your old Zeller?

Thanks Mart. Any joy in deciding what to do with your Ray?

Mart, Jon Shuker wired up a passive mod on my old Stingray. When you pulled the treble pot out, it switched the bass to passive mode and the treble pot worked as a passive tone pot. It was a great mod and made the bass sound very P like. It might be an idea to try something similar if you want a more organic sound. The other thing too was that it was completely reversible so if you wanted to put it back to stock it was relatively straightforward.

[quote name='gary mac' post='1282547' date='Jun 25 2011, 10:49 PM']Nicely recounted Nick, I really enjoyed reading that. I'm just sitting here chilling and you've got me thinking about grand parents and parents. My wife and I have lost all of ours in recent times. My mum being the only survivor now and even though we speak everyday and get together frequently, I know she feels lonely and very aware of her own mortality. Sorry going on a bit there. It's a good thing I don't drink or smoke these days, think I would be at risk of getting a bit maudlin Love the bass by the way[/quote] No worries Gary. I have days when the past catches up with me too and a I guess yesterday wa sone of those days for recounting happy times THe funny thing about my Pop was that he was very unmusical an I guess at the time when we were running around looking for a Black US P Bass he must have thought I was nuts!

Thanks for all your comments guys Not sure about a Jazz Michael. Tried a few and still not sure. I see from your Sig that you've got one though! Spill the beans

Welcome on board Bruce

Inspired by Matt Citizenbass and Gafbass and their threads on how their trusty Jazz basses have developed, I thought I'd do the same with my old P Bass. The body is from a 1987 Fender US P Bass that my Grandfather and I hunted down to Don MacKrill's music shop in Edgware. I'd just done my GCSE's so my parents gave me a bit of money. I had to trade in my Fender Telecaster for it and was still a bit short but my Grandfather helped me out a bit (thanks Pop ). Over the years, the neck decided that t wasn't made of wood but was in fact a Banana. Despite many many operations and trips to the menders it finally became unplayable in 2009. Anyway, the opportunity arose in the same year to buy a fantastically priced new series US Fender which I duly did, again with some money from my Grandparents for Christmas. Sadly, shortly afterwards my Grandfather passed away, so it felt only right (in my mind) to combine parts of both Basses to make a Super-bass; my Fender P(op) Bass. The neck and bridge are from the newer bass. The body, pickups and electrics are from the old bass. The pickguard is from a 62 Reissue P Bass that I put on years ago. Last year I had LED's fitted to the side of the neck to help me see what I'm playing when I'm singing and there's an additional hole in the pickguard where I briefly fitted a P-Retro (not for me I'm afraid). I know every knock and bang on it and if I ever lost it I would be devestated. That said it doesn't stopping me using her every time I gig and together we've played Weddings, a Funeral, parties, tours to Ireland and Jersey (another story), Rugby Clubs, Social Clubs and lots of those horrid sticky-floored "Builders on Coke" Pubs we all love so much. She weighs just over 8lbs and is and always will be my number 1 bass despite being a bit of a Trigger's Broom!

This is gorgeous i wish I had the talent to do this sort of thing

2 gigs this week. Both arranged a long time ago and ones that we had fully committed to otherwise I could well have done without them! Unfortunately due to the requirements of work I have spent my life recently travelling up and down the Motorways, so time for home life (and sleeping) is currently at a premium. Wednesday night was near Alton and was a very good gig. Apart from the Drummer that is, who kept missing beats, dropping sticks etc. He's just back from holiday and sounded like it! One of the new tracks (beautiful Day by U2) went down a storm. It's certainly not the most difficult of basslines but when the bass comes in full-pelt in the chorus, Boy does it make people sit up The gig last night in Staines was with another band I occasionally help out and wasn't the best of evenings. I thought we sounded very loose and sloppy which ruined the night for me. Feedback from the audience was completely the opposite though and they've been re-booked for a few nights in the future. It was nice to play through a 15" cab again and good to feel my Jeans flapping around my ankles!

Why not change the hardware on your ESP Michael? You're half way there with the bass colour etc.