Old Horse Murphy

[quote name='Hiperi0n' post='160903' date='Mar 20 2008, 04:14 PM']Yep..this was the one i sold to Nick...he is a great guy..so deal with him with confidence.... the precision was a very great one...warm, solid , classic precision sound , probably with the new pickup will sound also better and you can be sure of the collectors value because the original pup is there also....so go for it! [/quote] Thanks Marco

[quote name='mic mac moe' post='160836' date='Mar 20 2008, 02:24 PM'] Was this from HiperIon? If so,theres a vid on youtube of said bass in action[/quote]It's the very same (a great guy with quality gear). I'll check out Youtube for the link and here it is. For all you Hooky fans!!! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpTvbfL1Jyw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpTvbfL1Jyw[/url]

Right, I've finally got my arse in to gear and am putting my 76 P Bass up for sale. I say it's a 76 because the serial number says it is. The body and neck however are dated 1975, and the pots are dated Feb 76, so it must be right on the cusp. It has the ealry 70's neck transfers and the early 70's style serial number stamped on the neckplate. It's 100% original apart from the volume and tone knobs. It currently has a Wizard Thumper in it, but I still have the original pickup which is included in the sale. I will also supply the original strap buttons and pickguard screws. It also comes with the chrome pickup cover which I have removed for ease of playing. The pickguard is 100% original and in fantastic condition (no cracks or anything). The bass has virtually no buckle rash but the paint has worn on the top edge where the elbow or wrist rests. Other than that, it is in fantastic condition. There's also some stippling on the front of the body where it looks like someone playing with cufflinks or a cuff button has worn part of the finish. The colour is Mocha brown and shows off the grain of the body fantastically. It's a real head turner. It's got a rosewood fingerboard (excellent conditon) and the frets are excellent too. The neck is beautiful and very fast. I had it checked out by a Fender expert a while back and hes said the neck was a real player's neck. This is a very reluctant sale as I'm very sad to see this bass go (a loss of hearing has affected my ability to pick up P Bass sounds now). After purchasing a Lakland Joe Osborn 5 stringer, it has become apparent that Jazz basses are the way to go. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for looking.

[quote name='zapp' post='158082' date='Mar 15 2008, 05:26 PM']Firstly mate I'm really sorry to hear of your injury to your hand. If its any comfort I had an accident back in 2000 when I had close to half of 3 fingers crushed off my left hand by some hydraulic rescue equipment. It took a while, maybe 2 1/2 to 3 years but I discovered (by accident, noodling in a music shop) that I could still play reasonably well. And with a bit of practice and adapting my left hand technique I now play Bass better than I did before. I don't know the extent of your injuries but I do know that its possible to overcome some pretty serious injuries. There's a guy on you tube (Bill Clements) who lost his right arm and he still plays (very well as it happens). I guess its like anything in life, if you want it badly enough you will succeed. Stay positive and good luck.[/quote] Same here. I lost the knuckle of my ring finger on my left hand (boys will be boys) and had to have an artificial one. I had to adapt my playing style majorly after the op, but it's certainly do-able and I wish you the very best of luck.

[quote name='martthebass' post='158512' date='Mar 16 2008, 06:57 PM']Hope that works out for you Nick. I played a Charity gig with the DJ5 last night - had to go straight into the desk, hardly heard a bloody note all night. Could have sworn on a few occasions I was on the 'wrong' string - nobody seemed to notice. Is that a reflection on my playing or does no one listen to the bass [/quote] First gig with a 5 stringer Mart and I started the whole song on the B String instead of the E....again, nobody noticed!!

Just picked this up from Tim today as I am hoping it's going to be my solution to the problems I'm having with my P Bass (see separate post). Exactly as Tim described (spotless) and the typical high standard Lakland build (Tim also included a Sadowsky soft/hard case which is excellent quality too). The body is a traditional Jazz shape (unlike the Darryl Jones) and the neck is fantastic. Despite it being a 35" scale (I'm used to 34") it feels incredibly comfortable and the profile is far more to my liking than the DJ (a lot slimmer and not as flat fingerboard). Plugged in, the bass sounds amazing and the low B is tight and very defined. It's not quite as modern sounding as the DJ, but I think it suits my style of playing better.The good news is I can hear it as clear as a bell!! I'm going to give it a run out on Wednesday and possibly fit a preamp to it (either East or Audere) but I'm well impressed. The bad news is that I'm going to have to sell my P Bass for definite now, but I feel happier doing so now that I've got a great bass to replace it. Thanks a million Tim.