Pre-EB Basses OHSC and bags Taxonomy

[pacchiosa]

Hi all,

Im wondering if someone of the experts around here, could provide a list of the years and type of HSC or soft gig bags which where issued for basses during the Pre-EB era..

Sometimes it happen to see somethin gon the bay and I always don't know if they look the correct ones or not..

Indeed some pictures would help

Thank you very much in advance

cheers

 

[MrMusashi]

since this is a forum for eb i suspect you wont find too much information on pre-eb stuff here.

i believe somebody said it was because the records left after the pre eb period were virtually non existent.

that said we do have a moderator here that runs the Home - Musicmanbass.org, Music Man, Musicman, Music Man Bass, Musicman Bass, Music Man Guitar site, which is a great place to find info about musicman basses (both pre and post eb)
maybe rod will chime in with what he knows?

MrM

 

[diptixon]

I still have the original vinyl (!) Music Man gig bag that came with my '79 'Ray when I bought it new in 1980 at Gracin's in Hempstead, NY. It served me well for many years, as I never had a hardshell for the bass, but it is now pretty much shot... I'll try to take a pic and post when I get home tonight. Back then, the (beige teardrop) hardshells cost extra and were not included by default with a new bass, and my paper route money only took me so far (I was 16 when I bought it..) ;-)

 

[pacchiosa]

I still have the original vinyl (!) Music Man gig bag that came with my '79 'Ray when I bought it new in 1980 at Gracin's in Hempstead, NY. It served me well for many years, as I never had a hardshell for the bass, but it is now pretty much shot... I'll try to take a pic and post when I get home tonight. Back then, the (beige teardrop) hardshells cost extra and were not included by default with a new bass, and my paper route money only took me so far (I was 16 when I bought it..) ;-)

Thank you very much diptixon that explains why is difficult to find a pre-eb with the OHSC ... a pic of your gig bag would be much appreciated

Thank yoy MrMusashi, I know very well Rod trussbroken website but I wasnt able to find detailed information about the cases and how they looked...I think that more info on this would benefit all the community
thank you have a nice week

 

[OldManMusic]

When I bought my '78 Ray new, it came with your basic Fender-style case. Nothing said MM, just a generic black tolex case with the white piping on the ends. I still have the bass in its original case.

 

[Bert]

Just like mine Sabre Case from '79, but mine is blue inside. Similar to the F... case, probably something shorter (smaller Headstock).

 

[drTStingray]

Mine came with no case when I bought it new in 1980 - I wasn't offered a case or gig bag to buy IIRC. I took my existing generic hard case to the shop to collect it with!!

I wish I still had that bass but alas sold.

 

[pacchiosa]

Thank you all for the replies!!

I think that the original 70s gig bag should have looked like the following one:

Have a nice we

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

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I'm yet to see an official MM gig bag from that period.

 

[diptixon]

Thank you all for the replies!!

I think that the original 70s gig bag should have looked like the following one: View attachment 25070

Have a nice we

Yep - that's it! Here's mine:


Sorry it took me a few days to take a pic; again, this gig bag came with my 'Ray stamped 1979 that I bought new in 1980.. and still own.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Sorry it took me a few days to take a pic; again, this gig bag came with my 'Ray stamped 1979 that I bought new in 1980.. and still own.

Thanks for that.

Any more pics? Did they come in different colours?

 

[diptixon]

I have only ever seen them in black vinyl, and they are rare.... I always wished I'd spent a little more and got the hardshell case...

 

[pacchiosa]

Thank you very much diptixon that would help a lot to increase the current knowledge on Pre EB basses

I thought the pic I posted was a brown one...but actually i think it is just a black one which is very worned out

 

[diptixon]

Yeah, they're black...

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Just having a look at the 1980 Pre-EB (short version) catalogue.

There were three case options: the normal rectangular, the teardrop and the gig bag.

 

[pacchiosa]

Just having a look at the 1980 Pre-EB (short version) catalogue.

There were three case options: the normal rectangular, the teardrop and the gig bag.

Rod, Thank you very much for the info, perhaps, would you have a .pdf copy of the catalogue or would you mind to share it with others? I think that will be a useful resources..
about the OHSC here is another new picture of one..this time the interior is blue as the Bert one

 

[Bert]

Yup, exactly like mine. No musicman-logo or other brand logo anywhere.
About 4cm shorter than my F..... Case.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Rod, Thank you very much for the info, perhaps, would you have a .pdf copy of the catalogue or would you mind to share it with others? I think that will be a useful resources..
about the OHSC here is another new picture of one..this time the interior is blue as the Bert one View attachment 25094

No probs.

Shoot an email to me:

[email protected]

I'll send you all the Pre-EB Catalogues I have.

Others are welcome to them also.