Old Horse Murphy

Hmmm. I visited Bass Direct this afternoon to have a look at some really lightweight basses Mark had in stock. 
 

Back in October I had a major operation on my back/flank due to ongoing issues (mostly caused by rugby). To make matters worse, I developed an abscess, so had to have a bloody drain fitted for three weeks. It was taken out yesterday and the only thing I can imagine feels remotely close to how I feel is being let out of prison!
 

As a result, my maximum bearable weight for a bass is just over 8 1/2-9lbs. Anything even slightly heavier causes me real issues.
 

Anyway, this Stingray Special weighs in a just under 8 1/2lbs and is virtually mint, having been used sparingly by its previous owner. After a quick play it was a done deal. These are retailing at something like £2,800 now (if you can find one) which is (to me) insane. 
 

I did p/x some bits, so it wasn't all one way traffic I hasten to add. It's not an excuse, promise. I guess you can say I'm well and truly out though!

20 minutes ago, neepheid said:

Going in the right direction - I sold a bass this week.

 

OR

 

Creating a void that is dangerously vacant?  With a trip to Glasgow a week on Monday?  Dangerous...

I p/x'd a Bass today.....

That's nil-nil, right?

This is my CLF L-2000 that I bought last year for a steal from PMT in Cardiff. It's a super bass and superbly built. 

Just now, Quatschmacher said:

Glad to hear it. would definitely like to try this before sending my specs to Jon. 
 

You didn’t happen to try the white fender jazz deluxe that has now reappeared did you? Wondering if it’s any good, given someone has obviously returned it. 

I didn't, sorry. 
 

The Shuker really was a lovely bass. I was sorely tempted 

I once attempted to make Hash Browns for breakfast before a gig that evening. Unfortunately they turned in to Hash Murphys and I had to superglue the fingertip on my left hand forefinger so I could play that evening. It sort of worked. 

On 13/01/2022 at 14:38, Quatschmacher said:

I’m hoping to get to try it at the weekend. 

I had a quick play on the Shuker today. It's absolutely sublime and although the nut is listed at 44mm it feels nowhere near that big as it's quite shallow front to back. It's a lovely weight too and if I wasn't already fully P-bassed up I'd have taken it home. 
 

Hope it works out for you. 

2 hours ago, Graham said:

This photo is from a big gig at a racecourse, as you can see I was leaping around like I was in The Dillinger Escape Plan.

 

That all came a cropper when a poorly planned jump lead to a badly sprained ankle and I couldn't drive for a couple of days.

 

My heavily pregnant fiancé was thrilled

 

Let me guess. We're you playing Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel when this was taken?

Our drummer knocked out one of his front teeth when a drumstick twirl went wrong. Oh how we laughed...

I think the headstock would look better the other way round with the tip pointing downwards. I'd go for a proper pointy headstock too. The pointier the better!

I used to gig with my Blues band using a bright whore red Charvel 1B with pointy headstock. The band used to hate it but I got some great comments on it!

I'm all for giving people one more chance. It's the decent thing to do. 

It's funny, with my SR5 and other Stinrays I've had with just one pickup I've been more than happy. With 2 pickups I just can't settle with the sound.  It's completely my mindset, not the bass at all. 

Just now, AndyTravis said:

Set and forget…

If only....I just can't help myself

1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:

@Hellzero @Old Horse Murphy why are you Blummin laughin?!

 

I had an early one too, in desert gold.

 

recorded beautifully 

It's a lovely bass and brilliant to play, just too many eq options for my tiny little brain to cope with. 

I've got an immaculate one in Lava Pearl that I withdrew from sale as there was no interest at the time. It's a 2003 model which was their first year of production. 
 

I agree they look better in bright colours 

1 hour ago, WishICouldWalk said:

The problem with this bass is it's so easy to play you have to accept the bum notes are your own fault 😁

Yep, definitely not the bass' fault!

6 minutes ago, ezbass said:

We’re you ‘just browsing’ and tripped and fell on the keyboard, hitting the add to basket and then the confirm buttons? Happens.

Not quite. What actually happened was I asked Alexa to add this to my shopping list (my wife's a fan of a bottle or two on a Tuesday night): 

You're all so weak...🙃

15 minutes ago, bassfan said:

What did I miss. When were you out?? 

Erm, I accidentally bought this by mistake 😅

Can I ask? Is anyone left?! I'm certainly not 😂

I've not had this long but a few more recent acquisitions means I want to jettison a P Bass of some description as I've got that covered. 
 

This is a limited edition P Bass in a rare Sea Foam Pearl colour with a factory fitted Jazz width neck with binding and blocks. The action is super-low and the bass plays beautifully. 
 

Condition is super/clean with only a very small nick on the binding between 2nd and 3rd fret by the G String. It really can't be felt though. 
 

The weight according to my wife's digital scales is between 8lbs 14oz and 9lbs 1oz. I'd go with 9lbs dead but it doesn't feel that heavy to me. 
 

I've attached a link to the original advert and am looking to recoup what I paid for it- £625 inc. postage. There's no gig bag but I have tons of packing and some proper bass shipping boxes. 
 

No trade offers please!

15 minutes ago, cetera said:

Just keep buying, selling & trading gradually over a long period of time until you have a large number in hard & soft cases which can easily be added to or swapped without them ever noticing.

 

I'm up to 75 basses and 10 guitards. Once I got past about 40 she didn't notice anymore...  😂

I'm up to 10 basses and 2 guitars and I feel dirty!

I'm a Ripper fan too after seeing Rick Danko play one in The Last Waltz.
 

That's a lovely looking bass. Good score 👍

For sale is a brand new set of Fender 9050L Flatwounds 45-100 that I bought for a project but are surplus to requirements. 
 

Yours for £25 inc. postage. 

12 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

This is doing a good job recently…bit of everything I like. 
 

Give it a month 😉

What's that green one in the background Andy?