Old Horse Murphy Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) I just thought I'd share with you 2 basses I have recently acquired from 2 of our Italian members; Muya and Hiperion. Sadly, in order to get my mits on these, I've had to let my Stingray 5 go and am currently selling my Teal Stingray 4. Sad, but an unfortunate necessity. First up is my Lakland Darryl Jones 5 stringer. I've put a Jeannie's black pickguard on her and I need to change the strings too. I'll eventually look to fit a John East unit to her after hearing OBBM's DJ5 with a Jazz Retro a few months back. I find the 2 single coils offer me a very different sound from my Stingray 4 and that's exactly what I was after. My other acquisition is a 1975 Fender Precision in Mocha brown. For a 70's Precision, she's really light and thumps like Hell. I really regret selling my US Precision to Martthebass and realised how much I wanted one again. It's a bit of a Bagpuss bass; flea-bitten with chips, dings and paint missing, but it plays fantastically and looks (in my eyes) wonderful too. I'm really happy with her. Quite an unusual colour but the grain really shines through. I've done a bit of research on this colour and it is reasonably rare (probably due to the fact that it's not everyone's cup of tea- maybe that should be cup of Mocha!!) I've just had it set up and confirmed all the pots, neck, body etc are the right date (Not that I doubted it, but it's good to have it confirmed). So that leaves my bass collection standing at 1 Fender US Jazz, 1 Stingray 4 (refinished), a DJ5 and a Precision. I'm happy with it and have promised my wife I'll stop looking at anything else.....I had my fingers crossed though. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos. Thanks for looking. Edited November 1, 2007 by Old Horse Murphy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Gorgeous DJ. Although I hate you for not knowing your old blue one had Fralins. I'll never forget it I'm afraid. Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 [quote name='paul, the' post='82524' date='Nov 1 2007, 09:52 PM']Gorgeous DJ. Although I hate you for not knowing your old blue one had Fralins. I'll never forget it I'm afraid. Never. I swear on the cat in the hat's life I didn't know either. In fact, Dave took great delight in emailing me later to tell me!! [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 i'll have that P when you get bored of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Love the look of both basses - congratulations! A bit like you, I sold my MM Sub 5 to get a Lakland DJ5 and I haven't regretted that decision for a second, Nik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulfinger Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Whoa, I like that P. A lot. I recently played a 76´ in the very same colour. Great bass, not for sale unfortunately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Love the pb, dont mid 70s pbs have a skunk stripe normally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) [quote name='phsycoandy' post='82853' date='Nov 2 2007, 05:55 PM']Love the pb, dont mid 70s pbs have a skunk stripe normally?[/quote] I think the maple fingerboards do. I've seen loads of Rosewood boarded 70's Fenders without the stripe. Maybe it was a case of using up old stock Edited November 2, 2007 by Old Horse Murphy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) 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? Edited November 2, 2007 by martthebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 [quote name='martthebass' post='82930' date='Nov 2 2007, 08:50 PM']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 that. How does it sound and play compared to your old (new) 2004?[/quote] I'm glad to hear you're still in love Mart!! Funnily enough they play quite similarly. It's not as bassy as your P-Bass, but overall, not too far apart. I think that because the new fingerboards are rolled at the edge and my P-Bass is 30-odd years old, there's a fair bit of similarity. From memory, the one you have is slightly easier to play, but that could just be the set up. Good like with the sale of the Sterling and if you're ever down South, pop in and we can compare!! Cheers Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) ye it may be a maple/rw thing perhaps someone could clear this up?[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='82891' date='Nov 2 2007, 07:22 PM']I think the maple fingerboards do. I've seen loads of Rosewood boarded 70's Fenders without the stripe. Maybe it was a case of using up old stock[/quote] Edited November 2, 2007 by phsycoandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 [quote name='phsycoandy' post='82941' date='Nov 2 2007, 09:07 PM']ye it may be a maple/rw thing perhaps someone could clear this up?[/quote] Hmmm, I've had a quick look at 70's Fender basses online and have found rosewood necks with and without skunk stripes on the back. From a really cursory look, it seems to be post 1975 where the stripes appear (maybe part-way trough '75). I've read articles in the past where CBS used excess stock lying around, but I'm not sure if this is the answer either. Just looking at early 70's Fenders on this forum alone, there's the lovely 1973 Jazz bass with no stripe and Beedsters most recent P-Bass with no stripe too. In short, I'm B*ggered if I know the answer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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