Steve Harris Maiden 50th anniversary pbass

[cetera]

1 hour ago, King Tut said:

Im touring in a band currently supporting British Lion - not long come off stage in Manchester. I asked Steve tonight why his new signature bass was black. He explained it was actually white when he got it and immediately had it sprayed Matt Black. I’m guessing it never had the BA bridge on to start with but I’ll ask him if I get the opportunity. He’s got one with him on the tour but it’s unlikely he’ll use it as it’s strung with rounds but I might get the chance to have a go!

Ask him why this one has the crappy Fender logo but his original one had the full 70's TV logo...

[Gareth Hughes]

8 hours ago, King Tut said:

Im touring in a band currently supporting British Lion - not long come off stage in Manchester. I asked Steve tonight why his new signature bass was black. He explained it was actually white when he got it and immediately had it sprayed Matt Black. I’m guessing it never had the BA bridge on to start with but I’ll ask him if I get the opportunity. He’s got one with him on the tour but it’s unlikely he’ll use it as it’s strung with rounds but I might get the chance to have a go!

Nice one! I stand corrected on the black colour. That’s more than cool that you got to ask the man himself. Hope the shows are going well

for you.

[King Tut]

1 hour ago, Gareth Hughes said:

Nice one! I stand corrected on the black colour. That’s more than cool that you got to ask the man himself. Hope the shows are going well

for you.

Thanks Gareth, the tour is going well so far. Yeah I have to pinch myself at times, it’s very cool. Steve is a big fan of our band, they even used one of our songs as a B side. He’s a very down to earth bloke whovabsolutely lives for his music. Nice guy!

[Musicman20]

HOW MUCH?! What on earth is going on.....?! A basic MIM P Bass?

[Cato]

I know Steve's had a few resprays over the years, maybe his No  1 will be black by the time the next leg of the Maiden tour kicks off?

 

Personally I always think of him with the blue/gold version but I guess that reflects the era I got into Maiden, for older fans it will be the checkerboard finish and for the newer ones the West Ham edition.

[Cato]

26 minutes ago, Musicman20 said:

HOW MUCH?! What on earth is going on.....?! A basic MIM P Bass?

 

Andertons have the Dave Murray Custom Shop 50th anniversary sig for around £10k, makes the MiM look like a snip..

 

I did wonder if there might be an eqivalent Steve Harris model, but no sign of it yet.

[Sean]

3 hours ago, Cato said:

 

Andertons have the Dave Murray Custom Shop 50th anniversary sig for around £10k, makes the MiM look like a snip..

A mate of mine sent me a message about the Dave Murray before we knew the price. 

 

We're both fans. I saw them on the Powerslave tour and quite a few more since. 

Edited Thursday at 18:30 by Sean

[King Tut]

Tempted to start a rumour that he’s gone on to Ric’s but don’t wanna get chucked off the tour. That’s mine making itself comfortable.

 

[dudewheresmybass]

@King Tut so you're playing with Stray?

[King Tut]

2 hours ago, dudewheresmybass said:

@King Tut so you're playing with Stray?

Indeed! Been with them since 2019.

[Pauld]

There are standard Dave Murray strats, Janick Gers strats (who was playing a Sandberg) and there's an Adrian Smith Jackson. There is a picture of them all on Adrian Smiths Instagram. I've tried to upload a screenshot but keep getting an error code. 

Edited yesterday at 08:40 by Pauld

[dudewheresmybass]

19 hours ago, King Tut said:

Indeed! Been with them since 2019.

In which case we've met lol

I'm coming to the show at the C&H in a couple of weeks, so Ill find you all being well lol

Edited yesterday at 17:08 by dudewheresmybass

[Schnozzalee]

Great stuff - Saw British Lion in Carlisle, so a bit of a shame they didnt come back for a 3rd tour 😔. I really enjoyed it.

 

The new signature p sucks big time.

[King Tut]

15 hours ago, dudewheresmybass said:

In which case we've met lol

I'm coming to the show at the C&H in a couple of weeks, so Ill find you all being well lol

See you there bud!

[Geek99]

On 03/12/2025 at 10:05, cetera said:

A cynical money grab that has nothing to do with Steve Harris in colour, pickups or hardware appointments. It's just a standard P Bass with a silver/mirror scratchplate.

You could do that yourself for £20

[Misdee]

Allegedly this bass is supposed to be inspired by Steve's main bass pre-modification, like he was playing 50 years ago. I suppose I can see their reasoning, but as others have pointed out, at least put the proper decal on ect. The have retained the maple body, but that also makes the bass very heavy, which will put a lot of folks off.

 

It's a lot of money for a pretty unremarkable Mexican P Bass that weighs a ton. I'm pretty sceptical about "special" boutique P Basses on the whole - they usually end up sounding like a P Bass, surprisingly enough- but this one doesn't even seem to be trying to be special except that it says Steve Harris on it. He is a special bass player though, no doubt about that.

Edited 11 hours ago by Misdee

[King Tut]

I had a chat with the man today. I forgot to ask him about the decal but the bbot bridge reflects how it was originally. I had a quick noodle on it. It definitely wasn’t a lightweight but it felt incredibly resonant I have to say. 

[Jackroadkill]

Fender, you shameless bastards people.

[police squad]

I had a WHUFC one. It had its own sound

maple body. Massive difference in sound to alder or ash

I prefer alder to ash. 

It's worth a listen.........................but too heavy for me now