FAC51 Bass

[Geddys nose]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hacienda-Manchester-Bass-Guitar-one-of-only-six-ever-made-new-unused-/360997163517?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item540d1b91fd

I'd never buy it even if I had 5.5k but it's a interesting bass,I've probably spilled a few drops of beer on the fretboard in my time.

[HowieBass]

I wouldn't trust that E...

[ahpook]

It's.....um...ghastly.

[yorks5stringer]

Looks like you could use it to stand on if you flip it around.....

[molan]

The bass has 51 on it but tthe description says 54 - seems a bit odd?

[ahpook]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1406194028' post='2509143']
The bass has 51 on it but tthe description says 54 - seems a bit odd?
[/quote]

4 is above 1 on a numeric keypad - I'd imagine it's just a typo !

[elephantgrey]

Do they accept kidneys?

[wotsy]

South City Music in Altrincham sold this, definitely the same bass, it's got the piece of marble bartop. fac51 was the project number for the Hacienda:
https://mbasic.facebook.com/464062456949796/albums/580983878590986/?refid=17
They get some good, unusual stock in there.

[wotsy]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1406194028' post='2509143']
The bass has 51 on it but tthe description says 54 - seems a bit odd?
[/quote]
It says hac 54 on the plate, not sure what that's about.

[MB1]

MB1.
Strange numbering system
Description says there's only 6 of these basses worldwide
and this is number FAC 54?
Unless they start at FAC 51 and go to FAC 57?
Pete Hook should be along on his pushbike shortly...

[HowieBass]

The Factory numbering system has The Hacienda as FAC-51 so that's where the 51 derives in terms of club artefacts. I would imagine that the basses are numbered HAC51 through HAC56 and this one for sale is HAC54.

Edited July 24, 2014 by HowieBass

[ahpook]

[quote name='wotsy' timestamp='1406215593' post='2509415']
It says hac 54 on the plate, not sure what that's about.
[/quote]

Oh, pish and tush...we're far too uncool the decipher anything to with Factory Records or the Hacienda...you either know or you don't

[chriswareham]

[quote name='wotsy' timestamp='1406215593' post='2509415']
It says hac 54 on the plate, not sure what that's about.
[/quote]

Says "Built by Brian Eastwood". I had mistakenly assumed they were built by Chris Eccleshall, the guy responsible for Hooky's black semi-acoustic bass.

[MB1]

MB1.
Yes that's the way they're numbered!
PMT salford had one on show in a glass case for a while.
Brian Eastwoods built all of them (from various bits of the Hacienda)

[alembic63]

I remember this being on the local news a few years ago

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Edited July 25, 2014 by alembic63