Paul Mcnab “Paulman” Basses.

[RikiB]

Anyone heard of this luthier who hand built guitars and basses?

seen a P bass and wondering how much they’re worth as it’s not a genuine fender but very well made.

 

[Reggaebass]

I was just going to ask the same question 😁, it looks good but he won’t post it, good luck 

[RikiB]

Yeah looks great but not much info online

[RikiB]

He’s not from me 

[RikiB]

£750 is a bit of a risk for me though buying it without playing it first.

Also don’t know what the resale value would be. But it seems to be a hand built bass made by a guy called Paul Mcnab 

[TheGreek]

Link anybody?

[spyder]

Looks like he died in 2010.

[RikiB]

It sold

[Shaggy]

I had a Paulman 5 string, which I only moved on purely because it was a 5 string; never seen another of his basses before or since.    Really well made (if a tad heavy) with beautifully figured tonewoods, which I believe he had a reputation for using. Think he was based up in the North of England.

[RikiB]

Yeah I read Huddersfield. The bass was 9.5lbs approx. Apperently modelled on a 60s Jamerson P-bass.

 

[casapete]

A friend of mine who had a local music shop was a friend of Paul McNab. I went to Paul’s workshop

in Huddersfield a couple of times to deliver / collect guitars for him. Paul was not only a builder but

also did refinishes on instruments, to a very high standard. My friend had a 50’s style 2 tone

P-bass that Paul made for him, and it was an excellent bass ( albeit a touch heavy IIRC).

Paul did a great job on my 63 P-bass. When I acquired it the finish was literally peeling off

it, having been stored for a couple of years in a loft. Paul did a nice natural refin on it, which

has lasted over 30 years.

 

 
 

 

[Owen]

36 minutes ago, casapete said:

A friend of mine who had a local music shop was a friend of Paul McNab. I went to Paul’s workshop

in Huddersfield a couple of times to deliver / collect guitars for him. Paul was not only a builder but

also did refinishes on instruments, to a very high standard. My friend had a 50’s style 2 tone

P-bass that Paul made for him, and it was an excellent bass ( albeit a touch heavy IIRC).

Paul did a great job on my 63 P-bass. When I acquired it the finish was literally peeling off

it, having been stored for a couple of years in a loft. Paul did a nice natural refin on it, which

has lasted over 30 years.

 

 
 

 

There is a special place in my heart for a stripped pre CBS with an original tort plate. 

[LukeFRC]

1 hour ago, casapete said:

 

 

that does look nice

[Reggaebass]

10 hours ago, casapete said:

A friend of mine who had a local music shop was a friend of Paul McNab. I went to Paul’s workshop

in Huddersfield a couple of times to deliver / collect guitars for him. Paul was not only a builder but

also did refinishes on instruments, to a very high standard. My friend had a 50’s style 2 tone

P-bass that Paul made for him, and it was an excellent bass ( albeit a touch heavy IIRC).

Paul did a great job on my 63 P-bass. When I acquired it the finish was literally peeling off

it, having been stored for a couple of years in a loft. Paul did a nice natural refin on it, which

has lasted over 30 years.

 

 
 

 

Lovely