when i was young (& stupid)

[artisan]

in the days when men were men & all the sheep were worried (& walked kinda funny) i owned my first Musicman bass.i'd completely forgotten about this bass until my brother mentioned it this week.
not shure of the model but i think it was a Sabre bass.it was natural with maple neck(i think)it had 2 x2pole pickups & a black plate.it had the origional sale receipt
with it & i seem to think it was a '78.
unfortunately i have no photo's of it as i was usually too drunk to use a camera at that time & being a self confesed moron i didn't like it & traded it for a fender jazz (sorry for the bad language) -how i wish i'd kept it.
any how i'm rambling on a bit--sorry folks--i just wondered if anyone could tell me how stupid i was & if it was actually called a Sabre.
also anyone's got one or played one,if so do you have any photo's of it.
cheers
his stupidness artisan.

 

[LowDownDave]

Definitely sounds like a Sabre. There's a horrible picture of one selling on ebay.co.uk right now! But I'm sure there must be better photos somewhere on this forum. Do a search my man.

 

[artisan]

cheers Dave,now why didn't i think of that duurrrrr.

yep found a photo in the picture gallery section--mrpackerguy has a sabre identical to my old bass.
hmmm now i really wish i had kept it.

i'm so stupid
i'm so stupid
i'm so stupid
i'm so stupid
i'm so stupid
repeat to end.

 

[strummer]

bah, just buy another one.

 

[Big Poppa]

you were a flaming moron...now does that feel better? Actually you can still get one and I liked the sabre so little that I discontinued them. I know there are a bunch of rabid fans of them. But when we started from zero I had to concentrate on getting one right.

If you crave a two pickup bass the new offerings we have I am quite proud of....

 

[phatduckk]

If you crave a two pickup bass the new offerings we have I am quite proud of....

and they rule...

 

[GregJ]

alot...

(btw, you are an idiot, Sabres are sweet to look at, but I never played one...yet

Greg

 

[artisan]

you were a flaming moron...now does that feel better? Actually you can still get one and I liked the sabre so little that I discontinued them. I know there are a bunch of rabid fans of them. But when we started from zero I had to concentrate on getting one right.

If you crave a two pickup bass the new offerings we have I am quite proud of....

haha nice one,mmmm think i'll try a Bongo next.
in fact if you want to you can send me one for an extended free trial(like for the rest of my life maybee)

 

[artisan]

alot...

(btw, you are an idiot, Sabres are sweet to look at, but I never played one...yet

Greg

ohh i agree fully

 

[mrpackerguy]

I know there are a bunch of rabid fans of them.

Drool.....slurp........foam........ Does this look familiar? I sold a '77 Ricky in the day to fund this:

No offense, BP, but Leo got that bass right, IMO. You guys then blew everyone out of the water with the double pickup Rays and Sterlings and more player versatility with that pup configuration. I love my EB MM basses, but I'll never relinquish the Sabre. Nevah!!

 

[roballanson]

in the days when men were men & all the sheep were worried (& walked kinda funny).

You'll be from the wrong side of the Pennines then......(Lancashire born and bred here).

You get the occasional Sabre on Ebay in the UK..sometimes.....

 

[artisan]

Drool.....slurp........foam........ Does this look familiar? I sold a '77 Ricky in the day to fund this:

No offense, BP, but Leo got that bass right, IMO. You guys then blew everyone out of the water with the double pickup Rays and Sterlings and more player versatility with that pup configuration. I love my EB MM basses, but I'll never relinquish the Sabre. Nevah!!

ooohhh looks just like me old bass
i am a moron-its official.

 

[artisan]

You'll be from the wrong side of the Pennines then......(Lancashire born and bred here).

You get the occasional Sabre on Ebay in the UK..sometimes.....

cheers i'll 'ave a skeg on t'ebay mebee.

 

[philthygeezer]

ooohhh looks just like me old bass
i am a moron-its official.

Just pick up an HH Stingray, Sterling, or even better, Bongo. Get the single humbucker Bongo that everyone who's tried one just raves about.

Prove you're not a moron by benefiting from 20 years of experience and development on the part of Sterling & Co.

 

[philthygeezer]

Drool.....slurp........foam........ Does this look familiar? I sold a '77 Ricky in the day to fund this:

No offense, BP, but Leo got that bass right, IMO. You guys then blew everyone out of the water with the double pickup Rays and Sterlings and more player versatility with that pup configuration. I love my EB MM basses, but I'll never relinquish the Sabre. Nevah!!

If you feel that way why not get another?

 

[artisan]

'coz i'm skint right now as i just bought my Stingray & a Harley.

so no new bass for me for a while but it doesn't matter coz i just love this

just the best damn bass i ever owned!

 

[LowDownDave]

That's a SCHWEET looking bass Artisan! Love the trans-red/maple combo, which ALMOST became my first SR4 before a black one caught my eye. And you are correct, you shouldn't "need" another bass for some time while you still have that to play with!

 

[Moondog]

'coz i'm skint right now as i just bought my Stingray & a Harley.

Nice! welcome to HOG!

I can't imagine life without StingRays and a Harley

'04 FLSTFI

 

[artisan]

That's a SCHWEET looking bass Artisan! Love the trans-red/maple combo, which ALMOST became my first SR4 before a black one caught my eye. And you are correct, you shouldn't "need" another bass for some time while you still have that to play with!

thanks mate
mind i think all MM basses look stunning,don't think i'll ever buy anything else.

 

[artisan]

Nice! welcome to HOG!

I can't imagine life without StingRays and a Harley

'04 FLSTFI

thanks Moondog.

life is good a new SR & a new Harley
lucky old me.