Tuesday Morning Torture

[Musicman Nut]

I figured it was just me, but I was thinking, "Who is this man, and how does he get custom MMs made for him?"

Maybe I missed a thread early on stating who Musicman Nut is, if noteworthy. Could someone bring me up to speed? All I know is that he has a lot of MMs.

Thanks!

Big Poppa,
Yes this Bass was found on Ebay. Dudley Knew i needed this Bass so Thanks to him he found it on ebay and called me ASAP and if i remember right i bid as much as i paid for my house to ensure i'd get this Bass and that's how i aquired it.

PS: these EB Custom Basses too me, even though they we're not made for me, these are just another child too me and will never be sold.
Thanks Dave J

 

[scottbass71]

Very nice work BP and the people at MM on the bass it is real pretty also thanks dave for showing us the pictures of some of your collection.

scott

 

[phatduckk]

Big Poppa,
Yes this Bass was found on Ebay. Dudley Knew i needed this Bass so Thanks to him he found it on ebay and called me ASAP and if i remember right i bid as much as i paid for my house to ensure i'd get this Bass and that's how i aquired it.

PS: these EB Custom Basses too me, even though they we're not made for me, these are just another child too me and will never be sold.
Thanks Dave J

its awesome that the bass is now "in a good home". it would suck if someone got one of these and decided to repaint em or soemthing crazy ...

thanks a bunch for the pics!

 

[Father Gino]

It is the S%%ts when you make guitars for artists and they turn them into cash.

Hey BP, I swear on my mother's grave that if you make me a custom Sterling, I'll never, ever sell it to anybody.

Oh, nevermind, I gotta become an artist first

I do have artistic sensibilities. Would that count?

 

[midopa]

Awesome!

 

[Big Poppa]

Mahlon and Fuzzy

use the search funtion...but in good spirits dave jeffreys is the consumate music man collector and reaource for all things music man...he can tell you how mush the original knobs weigh vs ours.....dave is the smithsonian for us and he pays! thank god.........

dave keep them comin

 

[bovinehost]

dave is the smithsonian

I'm kind of a roadside attraction.

Hey, Dave, keep 'em coming, brother.

Jack

 

[Musicman Nut]

Mahlon and Fuzzy

use the search funtion...but in good spirits dave jeffreys is the consumate music man collector and reaource for all things music man...he can tell you how mush the original knobs weigh vs ours.....dave is the smithsonian for us and he pays! thank god.........

dave keep them comin

Well Thank You BP, that was kind of you too say. With owning over 200 or more of these over the years and Loving that MM Sound, Nothing sounds like a MM, NOTHING. As some of you know i also have Many 50 and 60's Fender basses.

But Im a Music Man Guy 1000%, They Sound incredible, bottom line, and thanks to The Ernie Ball Folks, My Fender Basses are going. For some of you who email me on a regular basis im Proud to also say. I Have Paid for every one of the 75 Music Man Basses I Own.

None was ever Given too me, So yes, Im not an endorsy. Just Know a Darn good Bass when I hear and Play them.

Now on the Question of the Knobs, lol

If this is a Question over what the original Volume,Treble and Bass Knobs are made from, Besides the early Radio Knobs which we're Plastic. Also Note on the very first stingray bass, I mean number one, the very first one Had Chrome Knobs,
Then Radio Came about a month or so later, then back to the Cast Chrome.
I remember Leo Fender telling me that at Namm 1980 or 81.

Well most of the 70's We're a Cast that's why they are so Light in Weight and the EB i beleive are too be Brass Chrome Plated that's why you'll feel the weight difference.

Leo was famous for Cast knobs as all the Tele, P Bass in the 60's we're all cast, The 50's til 1957 i beleive we're brass and chrome plated also.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Lovely Bass Dave

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Dave...do you have a pic of the headstock front?