Page 1 of 6
Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:56 pm
by craig55
OK, ok...we have covered this a bit, but I still reserve some hope that John Hall will get Paul to sanction this!
Who else would be in line to buy a top notch bass with a great paint job?
Well John?
Any chance?
Perhaps a donation to one of Maccas favorite charities?
It's my hope for the holidays!
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:12 pm
by wj350
I'm surprised more folks haven't mod'd theirs.....
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:00 pm
by iamthebassman
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:18 pm
by simer4001
I have a 4001C64 with Paul W. now. He will be giving it the MMT treatment. I believe that McCartney copyrighted the paint job so mass reproduction seems unlikely. I can't confirm that to be the case, but I believe it to be.
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:23 pm
by revolver323
Uh oh ... can o' worms time. If Paul did copyright the paint job, then anyone who has copied it is in trouble ...
Can you copyright a paint job??
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:23 am
by simer4001
Only if you are under the influence of LSD at the time you copyright it.
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:50 am
by gregga41
revolver323 wrote:Uh oh ... can o' worms time. If Paul did copyright the paint job, then anyone who has copied it is in trouble ...
Can you copyright a paint job??
Geez! I hope J Lennon didn't copyright a jetglo 325...with bigsby!!!
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:27 pm
by wj350
I'd think you'd be fine as long it's a right handed bass....the paint job would be the complete opposite of Sir Paul's...
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:26 am
by simer4001
wj350 wrote:I'd think you'd be fine as long it's a right handed bass....the paint job would be the complete opposite of Sir Paul's...
Always a loop hole!
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:18 am
by jingle_jangle
Yes...a thorny area. I can't find any info on this pattern having been copyrighted, despite a fair amount of online research.
Brian's bass will be substantially identical, with a few changes that we've agreed upon already.
Hang in there, Buddy...good things are on the way...it's been stripped and is in line for Booth Time, soon after Michael's.
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:21 pm
by simer4001
I'm hanging in there Paul. No worries! I can't wait, but I can wait. You know what I mean? By the way, let me know when you're ready for Michael's pick ups. They are at my home in San Francisco. I can have them dropped by anytime. Let me know how things are doing when you have a moment.
As for the copyright issue I thought I read that here. I will have to go back and check. I thought it was JH who stated that it was a copyright issue. I must be getting old. I can't remember anything anymore. What were we talking about?
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:34 pm
by jps
simer4001 wrote:I must be getting old. I can't remember anything anymore. What were we talking about?
We were talking about that you forgot to send me one of your 4003DCMs that your said I could have as a gift.
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:42 pm
by simer4001
jps wrote:simer4001 wrote:I must be getting old. I can't remember anything anymore. What were we talking about?
We were talking about that you forgot to send me one of your 4003DCMs that your said I could have as a gift.
I didn't forget that Jeffrey. You should have received it by now. Hmm! I should check into it.
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:54 pm
by simer4001
Paul tells me I'm waiting for booth time.
Re: Any chance for a MMT Painted 4001 in the future?
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:06 pm
by simer4001
Well, it's finally here. I posted these pictures in the Reflections of a Curmudgeon section but I thought I would update this section as well. Wonderful job, Paul. Everything I had hoped for and had expected from you.
