PaulThePlug Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) VM TV 348 Now 70's... We Will Rock You 1970-1979... just now... Whitesnake... 'Long Way From Home' Video... Our very own @neilmurraybass lookin' fine 'n dashing... sporting a sunburst Stratocaster Bass?... Never new such a thing existed, obviously didn't catch on... (the bass, not Neil...) custom made? Edited February 16, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote
el borracho Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) It could have been yours! https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/276995-sold-neil-murrays-stratocaster-bass-by-roger-giffin-pricedrop-1979-2-tone-sunburst/?tab=comments#comment-2956932 Pictures on the ad are long gone unfortunately but this is it I saw it in Guitarist magazine in the early 90s & always had an idea to make a sort of copy based on a Precision. I even drew up scale plans for it but it never happened. Edited February 16, 2021 by el borracho Adding picture 1 Quote
Paul S Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 9 hours ago, el borracho said: I saw it in Guitarist magazine in the early 90s & always had an idea to make a sort of copy based on a Precision. I even drew up scale plans for it but it never happened. A Fender Precision Lyte has a Strat sized and shaped body if you still fancy one. Quote
visog Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 Stanley has a reverse headstock one... 1 Quote
el borracho Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Paul S said: A Fender Precision Lyte has a Strat sized and shaped body if you still fancy one. That's a good shout & something that never occurred to me! Maybe a future project. Quote
BassTractor Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 4 (four!) replies without the word "Stratobasstard" ??? Must be a record. 😉 Quote
StickyDBRmf Posted February 20, 2021 Posted February 20, 2021 On 17/02/2021 at 04:12, visog said: Stanley has a reverse headstock one... Of course he does... Quote
EMG456 Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 On 20/02/2021 at 22:34, StickyDBRmf said: Of course he does... Stan's also has 25 frets. Quote
el borracho Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 And right on cue https://www.musicradar.com/news/stanley-clarke-unveils-his-strat-inspired-spellcaster-short-scale-bass Quote
Count Bassy Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 The old Fender Stu Hamm series had a body that was prctically identical to a strat. Quote
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