I'm feeling nostalgic for the first bass I ever owned. I have no idea who made it but it was unique. It had a circular translucent green plastic insert in the headstock, maybe the size of a silver dollar or a little smaller? I seem to recall the headstock itself was square-ish with some details cut into the top. I remember it was blonde. All of this could be inaccurate except the plastic insert. Does this ring a bell for anyone? This was...a long time ago in Northern Alberta.
That's what I was going to guess mid-late 70s. Vague recollection perhaps at best, no idea what they were, but I think I've seen that too.
Yeah I was gonna say, either Hayman/Burns/Shergold, or Electra MPC...although now that I think about it, the Electra might've just been a 2-dimensional logo (paint or decal) not a translucent insert. I definitely can picture & am familiar with what OP is talking about, just can't quite get the name out of the nooks and crannies of my brain! Hayman made drums too; Bill Bruford used one of their kits early in his career.
Just checked the Hayman, maybe, but I think I'm remembering a translucent green that went all the way through. Could be imagining it (or inflating it) though. Long long time ago...
Oh my goodness.... thanks guys. That's it!! Wow. I had in my mind the straight silver body element with the knobs and the name but wasn't sure, and didn't recall that the name is on it. What a trip to see it again. So many memories, practicing in the auto body shop that the guitar player's Dad owned. There were 3 of us and a drummer, and we all played guitar (I had just bought my first electric). I had only ever played classical and the other two looked at me and said 'You can play with your fingers and we need a bass player, so...'. I wanted to be in the band so bad, I asked my Dad to let me trade my 6 string electric for a bass. Any info about these would be greatly appreciated. I'm off to Google now to see what I can find out. Anyone have one? Play one? Got one for sale??
PS - insert doesn't look green to me on most of the Google images results. Pickguard or something under the strings maybe somewhat greenish, maybe that's what I remember. Memory kicking in...dang, did I actually find this bass here when I first joined? Young guys, enjoy your memory while you have it.
Just google shopping search it - there's a bunch out there right now - reverb and ebay and online vintage music stores - unfortunately they're pricey ($1200 - >$2000). But sweet looking.
Thanks, there it is on Reverb. Darn, I could justify it for nostalgia's sake at a lower price but $CDN 1700 is going to turn into well over $2000 when shipped up here for sure. Darn. But oh man... what I would pay if someone could magically prove to me that they have the actual bass that I owned then...
If someone insisted that the solid logo in the middle of this translucent (transparent?) disc was green I wouldn't argue.
Haha, yeah I guess so. I really had that strong memory of the green disc. Finding out a bit about them. Had no idea that they were British made. From last year! NVBBD (New Vintage British Bass Day) - Hayman 4040
There are a pair of 40/40 basses on the 'Bay right now - very interesting. The body shape reminds me of a Wal. I'd never heard of Hayman before reading this thread, but they have my attention now...