Have you ever seen one of these?

[paulo]

Hayman 4040
It sounds really nice on the video.

Here's a TB thread about it: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/nvbbd- ... 0.1066116/
And a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WQyby1jhqQ

[fivebass52]

Very cool looking, and sounding bass! Watched the video - a lot of usable sounds... wouldn't mind having one! Carmen, show us yours - can't believe you wouldn't have one of these in your collection!

[tim]

Have you ever seen one of these?

No, but I want it.

Always wanted a P/P.

[Carmine]

Have you ever seen one of these?

Yes I have Paulo.... the pic you posted is actually a picture I took of my bass a few years ago. Here's a few more:



Good info. in the TB thread and video you posted!
Additional trivia: Back in the day (1974) Michael Lutz of Brownsville Station was an endorser. I'm guessing it was plenty loud cranked thru that Sunn Coliseum stack:

[paulo]

Carmine, that picture came up mixed while I was looking up something else and it did catch my eyes!
Really cool that you have one and thanks for posting more pics!

[Jeroen]

Weren't they related to Shergold?
And I'm also quite sure their instrument designs must have inspired the guys at WAL when they started building basses. There's so much similarity between this Hayman, Shergold and, say, a WAL Pro or a Mark I.

[Upsidedown]

The Hayman build did indeed become Shergold. Famous quirk was the body wood. It's obechi, which is not under any political protection at present so we may be seeing it in a lot more guitars in future. They were very affordable compared to the big US brands in the UK at a time when the alternatives were cheap & mostly nasty plywood bodied Japanese copies.
http://blackguitars.com/burns-1969-hayman.html

[screambasses]

My guitarist, circa 1985, used a 40/40 guitar. I've always wanted the bass version, which come up fairly often.
That's Spider One to the left of me. I'm playing a righty Ibanez destroyer bass.

Screen Shot 2017-12-22 at 7.52.02 AM.png (403.9 KiB) Viewed 10693 times

pete

[Upsidedown]

Rarest might be the 5050 bass. I don't even know if there was any left handed....

[fivebass52]

Carmine, I Knew you'd have one!