stewblack Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, TheLowDown said: Sunburst. Maybe they're heavier. I've seen the bass quoted as being around 8lbs which is a good kg lighter. I expect there to be some variance in weight between basses, but surely not this much. I have a sunburst Jazz which is older and a real ⚓. The 2 pickup version of the musicman style bass and that's pretty heavy too. Maybe the all black ones are from a new run using lighter materials. I don't know but I have the P Bass and MM bass in the Stealth Black and both are a beautiful weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basscabman Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Stew Is the neck on the 2 pickup MM one a lot fatter than the Stealth black MM one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Basscabman said: Stew Is the neck on the 2 pickup MM one a lot fatter than the Stealth black MM one? Totally. Big round profile like on their 50s p bass. The black one is like a jazz neck. Edited December 9, 2020 by stewblack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 2 hours ago, TheLowDown said: Sunburst. Maybe they're heavier. I've seen the bass quoted as being around 8lbs which is a good kg lighter. I expect there to be some variance in weight between basses, but surely not this much. I had a the 5 string sunburst and it had a monster neck on it, I`m thinking for the black ones they may have revised the profile of the necks, certainly the 4 string I`ve now got is really comfortable and quite shallow, maybe some extra weight is coming from the chunky neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 The neck on my black MB4 is slightly shallower than the neck on my 68 Precision reissue. I've some verniers somewhere, will measure exactly where it's at. Either way, it's between Jazz and earlier Precision, but closer to the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 3 hours ago, TheLowDown said: Sunburst. Maybe they're heavier. I've seen the bass quoted as being around 8lbs which is a good kg lighter. I expect there to be some variance in weight between basses, but surely not this much. I suspect that the sunburst and black versions are essentially 'different' models commisioned at different times perhaps at different factories and likely different specs to some extent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, stewblack said: I have a sunburst Jazz which is older and a real ⚓. The 2 pickup version of the musicman style bass and that's pretty heavy too. Maybe the all black ones are from a new run using lighter materials. I don't know but I have the P Bass and MM bass in the Stealth Black and both are a beautiful weight. 1 hour ago, mcnach said: I suspect that the sunburst and black versions are essentially 'different' models commisioned at different times perhaps at different factories and likely different specs to some extent. 2 hours ago, DarkHeart said: I had a the 5 string sunburst and it had a monster neck on it, I`m thinking for the black ones they may have revised the profile of the necks, certainly the 4 string I`ve now got is really comfortable and quite shallow, maybe some extra weight is coming from the chunky neck? I suspect so. Come to think of it, the lighter weight quotes seem to be taken from the black version. I have the HB B-450 and B-650 too, and the depth of the neck on them is almost half that of the MB-4. The tuning pegs are like huge metal monoliths, so they add to the weight too. Edited December 9, 2020 by TheLowDown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 This conversation has had me playing my MM-84A SB. What a tone selection. This thing really puts it out there. I'm not so keen on maple boards which is why I perhaps don't pick it up as often as my other instruments. But boy I like this bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, stewblack said: This conversation has had me playing my MM-84A SB. What a tone selection. This thing really puts it out there. I'm not so keen on maple boards which is why I perhaps don't pick it up as often as my other instruments. But boy I like this bass. Whats your favourite harley benton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Just now, jassbass said: Whats your favourite harley benton? It kind of changes but probably the all black P Bass. Just because it has it all. Ridiculous price, stunning to look at, perfect balance, nice weight, easy to play, sounds like a P Bass should. I suppose it's fair to say all boxes ticked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 42 minutes ago, stewblack said: It kind of changes but probably the all black P Bass. Just because it has it all. Ridiculous price, stunning to look at, perfect balance, nice weight, easy to play, sounds like a P Bass should. I suppose it's fair to say all boxes ticked. I just got the pb20 sbk I really like the mb4 sbk but out of stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I'm itching about a pb-50... Re-do the headstock. Would need to loose the EDA900 first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 58 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: I'm itching about a pb-50... Re-do the headstock. Takes around 15 minutes with a hacksaw and file 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Anyone other than me and @Teebs who has made one of the kits? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said: Anyone other than me and @Teebs who has made one of the kits? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Teebs said: Looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Teebs said: Love that colour! Seafoam green? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 hour ago, SICbass said: Love that colour! Seafoam green? Nearly - Kobra acrylic colour 'Lake'. I liked it https://kobrapaint.co.uk/collections/kobra-hp-spray-paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, Teebs said: Nearly - Kobra acrylic colour 'Lake'. I liked it https://kobrapaint.co.uk/collections/kobra-hp-spray-paint And no doubt, you’re proud as a peacock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Very good! It looks like you’ve applied a gloss clear coat. What did you use, may I ask? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, songofthewind said: Very good! It looks like you’ve applied a gloss clear coat. What did you use, may I ask? This, from Amazon: It seemed to work quite well - I'm sure that there's better out there, but I'm hardly a pro luthier / spray-painter! Edited December 10, 2020 by Teebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 hours ago, SICbass said: Love that colour! Seafoam green? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Stub Mandrel said: You're looking a bit peaky this morning Stub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I went for daphne blue from northwest guitars. Here's some of my fumbling to give an idea of how it sounds (with fender flatwounds, I either lost or didn't get the original strings ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I went for daphne blue from northwest guitars. Here's some of my fumbling to give an idea of how it sounds (with fender flatwounds, I either lost or didn't get the original strings ) Really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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