martthebass

Good one. Seems when I have some cash - all that there is are 5'ers. Just can't get on with em.

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='90261' date='Nov 18 2007, 02:20 PM']Bloody Hell!! Good for you Mart.[/quote]

We can but hope - Mrs MTB's shoe buying spree is getting ever closer It would look nice alongside your old Black P bass OHM.
If this doesn't work out it may be BassCentral for me.
Have you sorted your BG out yet?

You have pee em Homer

Should that be Moooo...sicman.

Sorry, gets coat.....

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='89498' date='Nov 16 2007, 04:38 PM']That was my experience as well. Not good on a bass costing close to £1000.
Ive not seen such poor workmanship on a neck like that before. not even on £99 bass's.

Bloody cheek if you ask me. so much for craftsmanship.

they do play and sound good though.[/quote]

You've just put me off a Sandberg - anyone selling a Lakky?

(sorry for the hijack )

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='86791' date='Nov 11 2007, 10:30 AM']Try a lighter bass for a while. I didn't really notice how heavy my Ray was until I started playing other basses. Now I pick it up and it feels like it weighs a ton.[/quote]

Ditto I moved from a Stingray to a Sterling, didn't help the shoulder ache on long gigs as much as I thought it would. The comfort strap is a good idea - also strapping it higher up (if you're the type who wears it on your hips) can help. In the end I cured the problem by buying a MIA precision which was about
1.5 pounds lighter.

Couple of months since I bought his newer Precision - great guy to deal with.

Congrats on the sale OHM - looks like MM's are back in style.

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='86269' date='Nov 9 2007, 09:33 PM']Good news Mart. Does that mean you're going Status shopping???[/quote]
Oh yes, I'm hoping my GAS will be sorted for a while. Then again once you've picked up your Bob Glaub (Holdness? Monkhouse?) I'm sure you'll set it off again. Then again I think it would have to be pretty special to out 'P' your '75!

This bass has now gone to fellow bass chatter and Elliot Minor bassist - Ed. Hope he has many hours of fun with this bass and I look forward to seeing it sprawled across the front cover of Kerrang (and supporting Linkin Park).

Cheers for all those that showed an interest and glad that the bass could stay within the 'community',

Mart

All pm's replied to,

Cheers, Mart

[quote name='Mr Cougar' post='84611' date='Nov 6 2007, 08:57 PM']'kin 'ell Martin, tempted to have a look at her.[/quote]

Yo, J. Thought you had a car to sort out
Yup parting with this one won't be easy but the craving for carbon just won't go away.

Hi Mark,

sorry mate, at the mo I'm looking at cash because of a serious case of Status related GAS...
I'm giving meself about another week to sell this, if it doesn't go nevermind I'll just have to make a concerted effort to use it more often. Daft as it sounds one of the main reasons it doesn't get used is because it is mint and most of the places I play, well, aren't!

Cheers, Mart

No....42!

[quote name='mistahbenn' post='83552' date='Nov 4 2007, 03:39 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1965-Fender-Precision-Bass-and%20just%20saw%20the%20same%20bass%20by%20a%20different%20seller%20here%20%5burl="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1965-Fender-Precision-Bass_W0QQitemZ170165758045QQihZ007QQcategoryZ33039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1965-Fender-Precisio...1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1965-Fender-Precisio...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/url][/quote]

Peterborough, that well known town just outside of Vienna.....

Now offered at the remarkably low price of £650....

'Saturday night and bored because I don't have a gig' bump.

Did I mention that it was 'as new' and black.........the brain isn't what it used to be, must be all that cheap meat I ate as a student in the Eighties.
Anyone who wants to try it out will be rewarded with a cup of Yorkshire tea using Yorkshire water......it's a taste sensation (works best with 3 sugars) - honest.

Try Cif (or Jif as it used to be called). I'd thin it down to 50% with water and don't rub too heavily or it will shine the surface of the case but you should be able to match it in (try it on a little area first). I've used this combo in the past on black plastic car bumpers with paint overspray with good results.

Glad you've found a new (old) P that you like OHM.
Your old one is so good that I've decided to try and sell my Sterling to fund a Status rather than the P cos I'm not sure I'd pick up another P in the future that's as nice (especially the neck - I actually prefer it to any Jazz I've ever played). How does it sound and play compared to your old (new) 2004?

Have another bump OHM, us Musicman sellers have got to stick together!

Back to the top..................

I'm open to offers, if they're daft I can only say no

[quote name='metaltime' post='82456' date='Nov 1 2007, 07:04 PM']I dont really like p basses. i dont like the sound or the look at all i. dont no i just dont get it i guess[/quote]

Isn't a Stingray just a 'super P' with a silly scratch plate

[quote name='TPJ' post='82362' date='Nov 1 2007, 04:25 PM']gosh that's lovely...wish my MOT, tax and insurance hadn't just cost me £850 [/quote]

Thanks, know the feeling - Mrs MTB drives a Landrover!

Well 2 months have gone by and this bass hass been out of it's box only a handful of times. So as they say 'use it or lose it'. I've decided to put this up for straight sale as I'm interested in another bass on BC. As said above this bass is completely mint, in better nick than ones hung in the shop so I'm thinking to kick off offers around £690...........fair? Based on what I paid for it last year it works out that I've lost nearly £150 per gig!

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='71586' date='Oct 9 2007, 01:58 PM']One bass line that always made me want to play 'air' bass was 'Same Old Scene' by Roxy Music or 'Peaches' by The Stranglers or Anything by Japan.[/quote]

I've been trying to play Karn's basslines for years, I've come to conclusion all I need is a Wal Fretless and some talent.