You are looking at a Fender Steve Harris signature P-Bass. It features a Lake Placid Blue finish, (Basswood body, Maple neck/fretboard) BadAss II Bridge, Wine Red Mirror pick guard and a SPB-3 (Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder) pickup, (and don't forget the headstock pic of "Eddie"!!!).
From what I've heard, these Fender Steve Harris signature basses are quite rare (supposedly 500 made for US), and are collectable amongst Fender and Iron Maiden fans alike...
This bass is CIJ and I am having issues dating it... The Fender Japan website says, "P + 6 digits means 1993-1994 for MIJ." The serial on this bass is P + 6, however it's not MIJ, It's CIJ! Fender says, "P + 5 digits means 1999-2002 for CIJ." The serial is 6 digits and not 5, so I'm not 100% sure on the date. I'm assuming its between 2001-2004 because that's around the time when 1st run Steve Harris' were made.
There were 2 runs of Steve Harris Signatures. The first runs were in made in 2001. These basses are essentially a Japanese 1957 RI with a LPB finish, they topped it off with a mirror red (claret) pick guard to imitate the West Ham United crest colors on Steve's original bass. The issue with this series of basses is that they're really nothing like what Steve's signature bass should have been.
In honor to faithfully reproduce the original, Fender offered a 2nd run in 2009. Steve's signature bass was never intended to be like a 57 RI. It was supposed to be more like a 70's RI. The 2nd run addressed this, and featured a heavier alder body in royal blue metallic (darker than the lake placid blue of the 2001 signature), gloss-finished maple fretboard, a chrome mirror pickguard, Badass II Bridge, and the Seymour Duncan SPB-1 pickup. (1st runs say Fender with Iron Maiden and a Eddie pic on the headstock, 2nd runs just say Fender on the headstock.)
Sorry for the after school special. It seems hard to find any info on these rare basses, so I figured I'd shed some light on TB, not only state what I have for sale, but to differentiate the two Fender Steve Harris signature models...
I was never fond of the mirror red pick guard, so I purchased a mint green guard to add to the classy/vintage LPB finish. The Mint green guard is currently installed, however they both will be included in the sale/trade. The bass has some light finish cracks on the side (photographed) I've been told most, if not all 1st runs had an issue with the finish checking/cracking too early. It is just in the finish (not in the wood or structural at all). The neck also has some killer flame to it, It was hard to photograph. Hopefully it turns out for you in the pics!
I'm asking
$900 Paypalled/shipped in the USA. I'm not firm on the price, but I know these worth more than your everyday MIJ/CIJ P-bass. Please no ridiculous low-balling!
I will gladly accept trade offers on 4 and 5 string basses and/ or maybe a lightweight head. Brands of interest would be
Fender (Jazz/75 RI), Modulus (Flea 4/5), Ken Smith (Burner 4/5), Lakland (Skyline/55-02D), Musicman (Stingray/Sterling 4/5), Markbass (F1 or ?), and anything else you think would catch my attention. If you have something really nice (like a real Ken Smith, haha), I also have some other gear I would be willing to add to the trade (like a 2 for 1 or something.) I have some pretty nice stuff, just check my profile if you're curious... Feel free to PM with any offers or questions!
Thanks!!!
