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Chris Horton

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I Guess I started a new thread without seeing this so I'll join on and show my newly acquired P Bass

1974 Black on Black with maple board with heavy natural relicing. Ive named her Tori after the 'J Torres' stamp on the inside of the neck. His neck are notriouly good so my research and experience states. This has not one dead spot. Wonderful

Shes a beauty. Quite heavy but plays and sounds exactly as should. Cant help chucking a few Roger Waters and Steve Harris numbers through her. Aint they wonderful basses??

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Oh wow....thats a fantastic looking specimen. Shame with my black body is that it doesnt transform with age anywhere near as nicely as oly white. :)



[quote name='discreet' post='1226142' date='May 10 2011, 01:29 PM']Well, OK... finally took some pics of my USA 1976 P.
This is the only acceptable way to 'relic' a bass -- but it does take 35 years. :)



















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[quote name='73Jazz' post='1256886' date='Jun 4 2011, 10:03 PM']great photography..nice[/quote]

Got to admit, total fluke. I really wanted some of those canvas prints of my basses for my teaching room/studio, to go make the place a bit more interesting/arty and personal without the pretentiousness of having photos of me playing hanging up :)

Her indoors wouldn't let me have them (because I was nagging her to take the shots) unless I took the shots myself, so I had a go. I reckon they'll look good when they're done :)

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[quote name='Chris Horton' post='1256907' date='Jun 4 2011, 10:26 PM']Thats a great shot :)

Can you pop round and get some funky pictures of my basses :lol:[/quote]

Just take some yourself. I literally just pointed the camera and clicked. The only reason this is any good is 'cos the missus has a good DSLR.

Personally, I think the picture of the Jazz (in "Jazz" gear porn) is much cooler! Probably because of the 70s decal.

The sepia on this does make the wood like really pretty though :)

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[quote name='Mylkinut' post='1259850' date='Jun 7 2011, 04:04 PM']Here's my '77:

[attachment=81989:P1010214.JPG]

Also, I want all of the basses here :)[/quote]


Very nice! I can look at that and visualise what mine would have looked like had someone not stripped the paint off

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oh, whilst I'm here!
[attachment=82594:1963Pbass.jpg]

it's a 1964 by serial number - has sept, nov or dec 63 stamped on neck - i forget.

all original bar scratchplate, knobs and black finish - may have been green originally but was in a bad way when I got it so had it rebuilt/refinished by Brian Eastwood - lovely to play. light and super low frets/action.

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[quote name='DolganoFF' post='1232021' date='May 15 2011, 02:40 PM']My new FrankenFender: MIM Fender neck and bridge, body of unknown origin, Squier pickguard, Dimarzio pickups:





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I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure you'll find that body was once a westfield p bass copy- I still have mine (same trans red finish) was the first bass I ever owned and what a stunning finish when it hits the light!!!!! I've done exactly the same to mine as hated the flimsy neck but left the pick-ups in as it gave me a great range of sounds......

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[quote name='mikey_reed' post='1269944' date='Jun 15 2011, 01:31 PM']I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure you'll find that body was once a westfield p bass copy- I still have mine (same trans red finish) was the first bass I ever owned and what a stunning finish when it hits the light!!!!! I've done exactly the same to mine as hated the flimsy neck but left the pick-ups in as it gave me a great range of sounds......[/quote]

I think it could be the body from this bass:
[url="http://www.thomann.de/fr/harley_benton_hot_rod_bass.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/fr/harley_benton_hot_rod_bass.htm[/url]
Looks damn close to what I have.

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[quote name='MikeBass' post='1267805' date='Jun 13 2011, 08:00 PM']oh, whilst I'm here!
[attachment=82594:1963Pbass.jpg]

it's a 1964 by serial number - has sept, nov or dec 63 stamped on neck - i forget.

all original bar scratchplate, knobs and black finish - may have been green originally but was in a bad way when I got it so had it rebuilt/refinished by Brian Eastwood - lovely to play. light and super low frets/action.[/quote]

Arrrrrrrrgggggghhhhh! My YOB Precision, and black, too. If it had a maple board, I'd have swooned like a big girl. Still just GAStastic, tho...

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[quote name='mikey_reed' post='1293121' date='Jul 5 2011, 10:59 AM']here are the twins- the maple neck one is new thanks to 73 Jazz for sourcing the neck for me!!!!!

P BASSES ARE THE ONE AND ONLY BASS TO HAVE!!!! :-D[/quote]


You are welcome Mikey,
always glad to help and in this case i made with a little help two kind bassplayers happy:)

The bass looks fantastic, as i have played that neck on my friends P bass as well, i know that it rocks!!!:)
Have much fun with it!

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