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jps wrote:Even if the PG material is thicker the pickup would still be at the same height since that would be relative to the bottom side of the PG wouldn't it?

Yes, but they wound appear to be lower to the top of the thicker guard.

Is the guard made of thicker material?

Oh... my... stars...

Has anyone noticed the dark line accross the bottom of the front edge of the tailpiece on this photo? At first I thought it must be the reflection of his coat in the chrome but it stops before the edge below the thumbrest screw so its not that. Has the tail been replaced as a temporary repair or so...

That is Tim Christensen & The Damn Crystals, a Dutch(?) group. Looks to me that the bass is either a genuine (and nicely kept/restored) '60s 4001S/RM1999, or a newer bass made to look like one. The tailpiece is a three-screw and looks a bit "frosty" like the plated aluminum ones did. ...

The Pickguardian "vintage conversion" is all wrong. It has rounded corners, that "double hump" at the bottom, and 1" spacing pickup cutout. A good "vintage conversion" should have the elegant original shape, with screw holes that line up with recent-issue 4003 gua...

Bridge caps were stock up until the mid 80s. There somewhere are posts by Ted Staberow covering the history of the pickups. Used to be a sticky but I can't find them now.

KOLAD wrote:Wow nice bass, who made that pickguard and whats the model of it called (the shape, and the material?)
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All that bass lacked was checkered binding.

Brian, that was Jeff Scott's 4003 from when the new inlays came out.

I can do it fairly. It helps to have thick thumbs and how much pick you have exposed. Watch his hand closely.

Beautiful.... just beautiful. Thanks.

https://glenmorangie.com/en/glenmorangie-25-years-old

jdogric12 wrote:It's such a subtle difference, yet the new stuff looks so weird to me.

I agree.

ilan wrote:Looks way better than bubinga. Dramatic grain, and the hue is nicer, less orangey.

Unless you prefer the reddish hue and honey hilights like I do.

Well, after almost 20 years with my pseudo-MMT paintjob I have turned my 4001S over to a local guy to refinish it in white. Here's a progress pic: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/a7b06e3c-6eda-4fe8-ad83-69a64d905745_zps0b045681.jpg I can't believe how clean the fretboard is, it...

Just saw your announcement Mark. Though we talked about it in PM, I just want to say congrats again and enjoy those badboys.