Piers_Williamson Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Is the fight with an angle grinder on this one because the previous owner retro-fitted a comfort-curve or what ever they are called? It's a lovely looking bass by the way. I wish you joy in you releasing your inner Bernard Edwards! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 I played a black 78 from 79 thru 89...Heavy and kinda meh. But that's an interesting example...would really like to know the history. Nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Piers_Williamson said: Is the fight with an angle grinder on this one because the previous owner retro-fitted a comfort-curve or what ever they are called? It's a lovely looking bass by the way. I wish you joy in you releasing your inner Bernard Edwards! I reckon. Looks like a previous owner decided to " improve" the body contour. Kudos for not caring about the resulting appearance, I guess. I once "improved" a cheap jazz bass copy by stripping the sunburst, pulling all the frets out and chiselling new pickup holes. Turned a £90 bass into a worthless bit of scrap wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybeevee Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 A beautiful rare bass. nice one, it looks absolutely killer. My 77 is one of the factory rejects.. Black over Inca Silver. In direct sunlight it looks bottle green. It quickly became my number 1. Great neck. I love the mojo of yours, but a clean one would also be lovely. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Very nice indeed. I've always gone back to Stingrays. Current core main basses both from '89 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Jaybeevee said: A beautiful rare bass. nice one, it looks absolutely killer. My 77 is one of the factory rejects.. Black over Inca Silver. In direct sunlight it looks bottle green. It quickly became my number 1. Great neck. I love the mojo of yours, but a clean one would also be lovely. Oooooh! Love that!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 since we are getting into show and tell territory..... This one form Feb 1980, so a bit younger. It looks like a batch of lefties were made around then....this is my second... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 48 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said: since we are getting into show and tell territory..... This one form Feb 1980, so a bit younger. It looks like a batch of lefties were made around then....this is my second... That looks really nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 45 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said: since we are getting into show and tell territory..... This one form Feb 1980, so a bit younger. It looks like a batch of lefties were made around then....this is my second... Beautiful bass, even if it's back to front! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Outstanding Mojo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybeevee Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said: since we are getting into show and tell territory..... This one form Feb 1980, so a bit younger. It looks like a batch of lefties were made around then....this is my second... Yeah, beautiful in a burst finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybeevee Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 04/07/2023 at 18:13, CHRISDABASS said: Hey folks! I thought this wild looking thing would interest some of you! it’s a 1979 Ray in a very aged and rare Inca silver. Apparently there were less than 200 of these made (some say 153) out of 25,000 pre Ernie Ball basses! so i feel pretty lucky to have snagged one! I’d love to know your opinion on Mojo vs case queens! What’s your preference?? Have to say, the more i look at this, the more of a crush i'm getting.. a real find this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybeevee Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 There were a few minor changes to the Pups and pre amp in the early years. Here's some detail for those that are interested.. https://www.musicmanbass.global/sr4-pups-and-preamps-pre-eb-eb-part-1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Jaybeevee said: Have to say, the more i look at this, the more of a crush i'm getting.. a real find this one. Thank you! If you’re ever passing you’re welcome to try it! It’s even cooler in person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) I would put my money on the OPs bass having belonged to a punk rocker for a period of time. Either that or it's been used for gardening and/or general building work at some point in the past. I would love to play this bass though. I don't believe in "mojo", but I am willing to accept that "vibe" might exist in certain circumstances. No doubt if EBMM did a limited edition reissue of this bass it would cost a fortune with all the relicing ect and would sell out immediately. Back in the late 80s/ early 1990s I had a Sunburst/ maple 82/83 pre-EBMM Stingray that was dead mint and very light weight but I never really appreciated it until after I had sold it. I thought all Stingrays were like that ! Also, I remember it having that uniquely Stingray tone a bit too much for my taste back then. How times change, because I love that sound nowadays. Edited July 11, 2023 by Misdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 10/07/2023 at 21:42, merello said: Outstanding Mojo... Nice to know that the massive dent my wife put in our car has given it extra mojo. 😁 There's a garage opposite my workplace that fixes bashed super cars ( dented Ferraris and lambos roll up every week), strangely the owners want them to look like new. Relic Bentley anyone? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybeevee Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 There's nowt stranger than folk... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 20 hours ago, NickA said: Nice to know that the massive dent my wife put in our car has given it extra mojo. 😁 There's a garage opposite my workplace that fixes bashed super cars ( dented Ferraris and lambos roll up every week), strangely the owners want them to look like new. Relic Bentley anyone? Maybe not a Bentley...but Rust Wraps do exist ...😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 48 minutes ago, merello said: Maybe not a Bentley...but Rust Wraps do exist ...😁 But are they Pre CBS Rust wraps? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 06/07/2023 at 21:16, Shaggy said: Lovely, though it’s aged to a kind of a shoreline gold! 👍 As I recall, Benjamin Orr of The Cars used to play one with that finish. And he knew a thing or two about cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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