Gratuitous Steve Harris Bass Pic

[roller]

How do the residents at the retirement homes react to that?

Every show i play, i put my foot up on the monitor and play the riff of the Trooper while im setting up.

Every single time.

 

[roller]

I've read that Harris started off with a Precision copy... but what year was his first real Fender P?

 

[ScottfromCalgary]

I've read that Harris started off with a Precision copy... but what year was his first real Fender P?

From a 2020 interview with Reverb:

“…So I went out and bought myself a Shaftesbury copy of a Fender Telecaster Bass. I s'pose I had that for about six months, and then I chopped that in for a Hayman. They got taken over later by Shergold, but they didn't change the name or anything on the guitars when they took them over. I had one of them for a while.

The first Fender I picked up was a Jazz, and then I realized that wasn't what I wanted, so I changed to a Precision, and I've used Precisions ever since. I just found the Precisions were best for me, and I still use them now. I really like the bottom end, the roundness on the bottom end of a Precision. I can get a real lot of top, and real lows, the midrange, everything, and all really solid”

 

[Hot Rats]

I've read that Harris started off with a Precision copy... but what year was his first real Fender P?

 

[DaveParker39]

I played the MIM white West Ham model the other day
The biggest surprise was how loud it was unplugged

 

[Rojd]

 

[drumvsbass]

Had a blue sparkle, loved the look and sound. Didn't love the weight nor the baseball bat neck. Sold it to a guy in a Maiden Tribute act.

 

[BassyBill]

I don't think the Old Gold or Baggie-stripes would suit in quite the same way, to be fair. Maybe OP could change out for a Millwall badge. Surely that wouldn't cause ol' Steve to pop off at all

One of my current Warmoth basses under construction is going to be a Wolves P bass, black with gold pickguard and hardware (and gold pearloid block markers on an ebony fingerboard) Maybe I should incorporate the badge?

 

[rtslinger]

Sweet I played run to the hills between sets on Friday

 

[JeffreyMcJunior]

I love Iron Maiden and I’ve always wanted a blue sparkle Steve Harris model.

+1 for the strapp. Super comfy and makes heavy basses way more manageable. Also helps with that pesky neck dive thing I keep hearing about.

 

[socialleper]

My shoulder hurts just thinking about them, but they’re very cool.

You should see the strap Steve wears with his basses. SO much padding. The dude is 66 and still runs around like a madman lugging these basses around.

 

[JimmyM]

You should see the strap Steve wears with his basses. SO much padding. The dude is 66 and still runs around like a madman lugging these basses around.

Very cute .

 

[socialleper]

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Very cute .

They make him look like a hunchback sometimes, but if that's what he has to do...

 

[socialleper]

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Very cute .

AND he has worn shorts on stage for every show for the 25 years.

 

[Jack Butler]

Every show i play, i put my foot up on the monitor and play the riff of the Trooper while im setting up.

Every single time.

This is the way...

 

[ScottfromCalgary]

You should see the strap Steve wears with his basses. SO much padding. The dude is 66 and still runs around like a madman lugging these basses around.

You know, it's weird, because I was in the light basses only camp for years. Always searching for 8 pounds or less and balking at the idea of going back to heavy basses. I've changed my tune considerably with these and honestly don't even think about the weight even after playing the 12 pounder for 2 and 1/2 hours straight. As I said, the Strapp works really well for me and I guess I'm blessed with not having any neck/shoulder/back issues, so that helps.

 

[ScottfromCalgary]

Had a blue sparkle, loved the look and sound. Didn't love the weight nor the baseball bat neck. Sold it to a guy in a Maiden Tribute act.

Yup, I'm doing a maiden tribute act too...thus all the right gear

 

[Crackle]

I have all three of the Fender Steve Harris model basses. I installed a Seymour Duncan SPB-4 into the blue sparkle model soon after it became available. Maybe around 2013 or 2014. Huge improvement to the SPB-1 IMO. All three of the Steve Harris basses are completely different:

1. 2001 model has a basswood body, small frets, and a satin finish on the neck.
2. 2008 model has an alder body, jumbo frets, and a high gloss neck with a mid-1970s feel.
3. 2016 model has a maple body, jumbo frets, and a high gloss neck with a U profile. Very heavy but comfortable.

 

[DwaynieAD]

the white one looks amazing

 

[socialleper]

You know, it's weird, because I was in the light basses only camp for years. Always searching for 8 pounds or less and balking at the idea of going back to heavy basses. I've changed my tune considerably with these and honestly don't even think about the weight even after playing the 12 pounder for 2 and 1/2 hours straight. As I said, the Strapp works really well for me and I guess I'm blessed with not having any neck/shoulder/back issues, so that helps.

I've been lucky that so far heavy basses don't bother me much. My first "not starter" bass was an 80s US made BC Rick that weighs a ton. So I've always been used to heavier basses. My Spector Euro 5 is a monster as well. You are right, the right strap makes all the difference.