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Old Horse Murphy

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  1. Old Horse Murphy
    I'm a Markbass fanboy, in particular the Tube 800, but Markbass in general. I currently play through a Tube 800 (surprise surprise) but also own a CMD121p combo which I use for playing at home and smaller rehearsals/gigs. Both are absolutely fantastic to my ears.
  2. Old Horse Murphy
    Bump for price drop- £460 delivered
  3. Old Horse Murphy
    This one, his old P Bass with Jazz neck
  4. Old Horse Murphy
    I've always thought that bass players are like spin bowlers or prop forwards, in that they mature later than other team members and learn their craft, the subtle nuances and read the game better as they go along.
  5. Old Horse Murphy
    A slight update on my rig with a Little Mark 800 Tube replacing my Little Marcus 1000. I really don't think I'll find a better amp manufacturer for my sound preferences than Mark Bass. I'm still using the GR Bass 212 and have been for the best sort of three years now. For me it compliments the Markbass really well. The photo is from our gig this weekend, alongside my 72 Jazz Bass and my Sandberg (pedalboard included too).
  6. Old Horse Murphy
    I agree with using the side fret markers more than the front ones. It's always worked for me and actually I don't ever recall using the front fret markers when playing (similarly they don't always appear on basses such as Sandbergs, Warwicks and Status). If that doesn't work, is it worth doing what BB King used to do and tuck the bass more under his arm than across his front? It seemed to work for him and he was a stout chap. Alternatively, it may be a case of shortening the strap, which I've seen a number of bass players who are built for comfort rather than speed do.
  7. Old Horse Murphy
    A good one last night with a very appreciative and engaging crowd. We secured another booking later on this summer and a further booking for another club as one of their bookers was visiting friends. I gigged my Sandberg for the first time and loved it, especially the weight!
  8. Old Horse Murphy
    I've always found D'Addarios are quite high tension compared to DR's. Well, they are for me anyway!
  9. Old Horse Murphy
    Go Your Own Way. Just a perfect example of space between notes and a less is more approach. Love it
  10. Old Horse Murphy
    Yes, thanks. It's a shame as it's such a lovely bass.
  11. Old Horse Murphy
    I used to have a bass with a unicorn horn nut. I swapped it for some magic beans though but they only thing they did was give me terrible rainbow coloured wind.
  12. Old Horse Murphy
    This was a bit of a spur of the moment decision but after seeing it on Thomann's website at a very good price I thought I'd chance my arm. Sadly I don't get on with short scale necks for some reason. Anyway, it's in a rare Pelham Blue finish and weighs in at under 7lbs. I strung it with a set of TI Flats which "just" about work from a length perspective (slightly too long on the G) but it comes with the original D'Addario round wounds too. I can't see a mark on it and it's a really well put together bass. I have all the original packaging for it so am happy to post or it can be picked up within an hour of Monmouth. These seem to be hard to get hold of in this finish and I'm looking for £460 delivered. Specs: Construction: Thinline Semi-Hollow with mahogany centre block Body thickness: 61 mm Body and top: mahogany Neck:mahogany Fingerboard: rosewood Nut width: 38,1 mm Scale length: 781 mm 21 Frets Pickup: Guild BC-1 BiCoil Hum-Cancelling Volume and tone controls Push/Pull Vintage switch Tune-o-matic bridge Guild "Harp" tailpiece Colour: Pelham Blue More photos to follow.
  13. Old Horse Murphy
    Excluding school gigs my first public gig was at 15. I got roped in by some bigger boys in a band called The Sea who gave me a tape and said "learn the bass lines by next Saturday as we have a gig and need a bass player". They'd been gigging regularly for quite a few years and had quite a good following. The guitarist ran a guitar shop that was at the bottom of my school playing fields and I got to know him pretty well over lunchtimes when I escaped school. My Dad came with me to chaperone me as my Mum didn't like the idea of me going to play in a pub (even though I'd surreptitiously been frequenting such establishments for a while). It was, surprisingly, original stuff rather than covers although it was heavily influenced by U2 and I ended up with them until I went to university.
  14. Old Horse Murphy
    I wouldn't be overly concerned if the action is good for you. At some stage you may want to put a washer behind the trussrod nut to space it out a bit more and I've seen a number of older basses where this has been done. It might be worth taking the neck off just to see if there is any movement on the truss rod though, just in case you do ever want to/need to adjust the relief.
  15. Old Horse Murphy
    Sorry to hear that and I wish her a speedy recovery, although I'm sure there's the inspiration for a million selling country rock song right there somewhere.... "My little darlin' got hay in her eye, and I'm hear in the kitchen tryin' not to cry. There's a baby upstairs and dishes to dry, while I stare at the clock watchin' time fly."
  16. Old Horse Murphy
    Could've been a David Prowse Signature model
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  18. Old Horse Murphy
    Stunner and a great price. I wish I was in the market for a Ray.
  19. Old Horse Murphy
    I just watched it and wish I'd kept the receipt.
  20. Old Horse Murphy
    I have one of these for my Guild Starfire short scale. It's very well made and a good bit of kit.
  21. Old Horse Murphy
    I use Ernie Ball Slinkys, Gareth. I find them really quiet, especially after a couple of hours of play.
  22. Old Horse Murphy
    I recently bought a Fender Kingman for the same reason as the OP but also to use in an acoustic band as an alternative to my DB. It does need to be mic'd as you'd expect for gigging but for a practice/jam it's fine. The jazz bass neck is a revelation on an acoustic bass and I forgot what a unique sound an acoustic bass with bronze strings has too. I had one of the Washburn AB10's before which was great, but the Kingman is much better for me.
  23. Old Horse Murphy
    Wow. That sounds like a clue on 321 🤔 I'd definitely be going home with Dusty Bin.
  24. Old Horse Murphy
    If it's Will from Bass Bros for sure I'd 100% trust him. He's sold a number of basses from me (as well as sold me a number of them) and he's a decent genuine guy.
  25. Old Horse Murphy
    "As new", apart from a great big ding on the body. "upgraded"- I've changed the pickups, bridge, tuning pegs and dicked about with it so much that nobody else will ever want it. "from a pet-free home". It's not a carpet, it's a bass and maybe actually you'd be a bit happier and fulfilled in life if you had a furry friend anyway.
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