JohnFitzgerald

That's a crazy thought to have snagged them for that sort of money.

You're on the money there. Herrick pickups and Lusithand pre. I had to sell my 1984 Ibanez to pay for the pickups, but I figured if you do this once, do it right.

Having had my £350 Wal in the 80s, I knew I was never getting one of those again, since prices went into the stratosphere. That's why I had this homage built, which bears a vague resemblance to a Wal, late last year. With the multi coil pickups and LPF based preamp, it nails that sound.

I had a similar experience with a Wal in The Guitar Store in Glasgow around that time. I paid £350.

I was such a Trace Ellio fan, 30 years ago, and my AH250 / 1518 combination was plenty for any gig I ever did. Whilst it's a shame that the market values them so poorly nowadays, I'm honestly not surprised. Since I discovered Markbass around 12 years ago, I'd never want anything bigger or heavier, nor would I want to find the space to store anything bigger.

We should all definitely have what we like 🙂

This was built by MPU who I think is a user on here. I’m not the original owner, having bought it from the person who originally commissioned it. Marko (MPU) has boil loads of basses over the years.

You'd hate my Fauxdera then 🙂 I take comfort from the knowledge that this cost me a similar amount to the price of a Squier CV P or J and came from a pretty well known Finnish Luthier.

I have mine on the basis that everyone needs a P bass of some sort and it's honestly all the P bass that I need. It's also the same colour as one of these.

If I showed up to a gig with my £50 Westfield P bass, nobody would care or notice the difference. Provided I play the right notes and respect the song, that's the bit that actually matters. All the other basses are there because I wanted them and was in the very fortunate position of being able to acquire them. Also, I'm shallow enough that if I know that there will be audience members there who care about such stuff, and I'm on a nice stage, I'm bringing out the flashy stuff. ( I'm occasionally fortunate enough to get to do that.)

Reading this does take me back to the history behind Trace Elliott, where Soundwave had originally built PA systems and decided to employ that thinking with a ranger of bass amps. It's all come full circle and anyone who wants an amp 'voice' does it with a modeller.

I only have one amp these days, a Markbass 802 n 300. It does all I need and is a one handed lift.

He did me proud 🙂

Honestly, The electronics are quite intimidating at this early stage. So much flexibility under those four knobs. I'll need to install the Lusithand calibrated knobs.

I picked this up yesterday after having discussed the build with the luthier around 10 weeks ago. Walnut / maple / shedua body Maple / mahogany / cherry neck and board Herrick multicoil pickups Lusithand Double NFP Sandberg bridge. look close and you’ll see many differences compared to the bass it was inspired by.

Aye, If you've lived through hard times, you NEVER forget it.

That's a very simple story. I sold it for £350 in the early 90s.

Ahh, that's my mistake.

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Moving this to build diaries.