Steve Harris' bass

[LukeMan970]

Does anyone know where to get a bass like the one Steve Harris has. I'm not talking about gettting his sig model just something like the white one with the black pickguard and maple fretboard. I've been GASing for something like this but can't find one anywhere.

 

[B8ssMan89]

That IS his sig bass... He just got it repainted and slapped a new pg on it.

 

[jaymeister99]

Does anyone know where to get a bass like the one Steve Harris has. I'm not talking about gettting his sig model just something like the white one with the black pickguard and maple fretboard. I've been GASing for something like this but can't find one anywhere.

Go get a white Fender Precision, slap on a black pickguard, Seymour Duncan 1/4 pounders, and a badass bridge. Voila, you will have yourself a duplicate of the Steve Harris Bass.

But keep in mind you may be repainting and changing pickguards often if you want to continue to have a "signature" Steve Harris Bass. He often has it repainted different colors, and puts new pickguards on it. I remember back in '85 when this was blue with a mirror pickguard.

 

[RoBoTaint]

it would be cheapest just to have a company such as warmoth build you the bass to steve harris specifications.

i added up all the parts.... and for an almost identical steve harris bass it would be around $900-1000

 

[fenderphil]

dont forget the flatwounds!!!

 

[Darkstrike]

You can see in this pic that his pickguard is still a mirror guard, IIRC, he always keeps the mirror.
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[Would'e?]

Red mirror in fact, with a blue and red West Ham shield painted on the bass as well. It's done up in team colors.

 

[Darkstrike]

Red mirror in fact, with a blue and red West Ham shield painted on the bass as well. It's done up in team colors.

Not 100% here, but I believe the red mirror is only on the Fender Sig production model, and that his own is plain mirror.

 

[Would'e?]

It always looks red in pictures and has for years, even when the bass was blue.

 

[Darkstrike]

It always looks red in pictures and has for years, even when the bass was blue.

This is why I hate,(but love!) mirror guards, if they have colour, its really hard to tell, I have never seen a pic of it that looks red, including the one above.
And when I seen them live to be honest, I couldn't tell either, but thats because I wasn't close enough.

 

[stuonbass]

Get the Squier 70's modified P-Bass. It is white with black pick guard and SD pickups. You could then add after market goodies like Badass II bridge, mirror P/G, and even a maple neck (warmoth perhaps). You will want a tube amp to get his tone.

 

[DCOOPER]

I believe that is Steves original p-bass,the blue one you see in Live After Death etc.They just repainted his favourite bass for him.

 

[Darkstrike]

I believe that is Steves original p-bass,the blue one you see in Live After Death etc.They just repainted his favourite bass for him.

It is, and before it was blue, it was black.

 

[netface]

anyone know what year that bass is?

 

[Colonel_Claypoo]

most people would tell you a '72

 

[Richard89]

Has he changed the neck on it? seems like it doesn't have a logo

 

[Darkstrike]

Has he changed the neck on it? seems like it doesn't have a logo

Thats just blur from movement in the pic.