Restoring a "slightly" modified 1968 4001

[Colonel Sanders]

This baby is on its way to sunny Australia and I should receive it in a week.

http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodima ... 12-Big.jpg

I want to restore it in a staged approach.

A new pickguard will be first along with a Lollar horse shoe pickup. A new Rick horseshoe should be also very fine but I already have one in my 4001v63. I am kind of keen to compare a Lollar with it.

For the toaster, if I cannot find a period correct one in a short timeframe, I am thinking at getting a new one and reduce the number of windings to be around the correct "period correct" impedance.

I am not touching the abalone inlays, they just look too cool...

The holes that will be left by reverting to a correct pickguard are my biggest puzzle. I am very keen to leave the bass in Mapleglo. What would be the best technique to plug the holes, refinish and make sure it is as invisible as possible.

[ken_j]

You might try PC Woody to fill the holes then pait any grain if necessary. The color of the epoxy is very close to that of the maple. It sands easy. Of course I would try it on a scrap piece of wood first. It is availble through Amazon and many other places on the web. I've used this product in the past on many projects with great success.

I see that bass has a V63 tailpiece on it.

[Seans]

A lot of money really with threaded plate for bass, but they do come up quite often, someone here will probably have one etc etc, http://www.ebay.com/itm/221178894785?ss ... 1438.l2649

Oh and edit, welcome to the beautiful world of the Non Skunkers

[Colonel Sanders]

A lot of money really with threaded plate for bass, but they do come up quite often, someone here will probably have one etc etc, http://www.ebay.com/itm/221178894785?ss ... 1438.l2649

Oh and edit, welcome to the beautiful world of the Non Skunkers

Look at that...

So this is also correct for a bass?

[Seans]

Yep, they all shared the 6 pole, the only difference is, if the Toaster was mounted straight to a body and not to a scratch plate they would drill out the threads in the two mounting holes, this one still has the threads so it's from a scratch plate mounted guitar or bass.

I'm not sure on the 68's but around 70 they used a short magnet so the routing didn't have an extra depth in the centre for the poles, someone State side will be online soon, Mark/Tony?.

Edit, just looked in the register all 68's pictured seem to have short pole toasters

[Colonel Sanders]

You might try PC Woody to fill the holes then pait any grain if necessary. The color of the epoxy is very close to that of the maple. It sands easy. Of course I would try it on a scrap piece of wood first. It is availble through Amazon and many other places on the web. I've used this product in the past on many projects with great success.

I see that bass has a V63 tailpiece on it.

My friend, this was your 4001 post!!!

I will see this as a good omen.

[Colonel Sanders]

Yep, they all shared the 6 pole, the only difference is, if the Toaster was mounted straight to a body and not to a scratch plate they would drill out the threads in the two mounting holes, this one still has the threads so it's from a scratch plate mounted guitar or bass.

I'm not sure on the 68's but around 70 they used a short magnet so the routing didn't have an extra depth in the centre for the poles, someone State side will be online soon, Mark/Tony?.

Edit, just looked in the register all 68's pictured seem to have short pole toasters

Ain't this place great?

Good pickup about the pole length. I will hold off pressing the buy it now button...

So that mean a new toaster from Rick will not fit the bill either.

[Seans]

Yep, they all shared the 6 pole, the only difference is, if the Toaster was mounted straight to a body and not to a scratch plate they would drill out the threads in the two mounting holes, this one still has the threads so it's from a scratch plate mounted guitar or bass.

I'm not sure on the 68's but around 70 they used a short magnet so the routing didn't have an extra depth in the centre for the poles, someone State side will be online soon, Mark/Tony?.

Edit, just looked in the register all 68's pictured seem to have short pole toasters

Ain't this place great?

Good pickup about the pole length. I will hold off pressing the buy it now button...

So that mean a new toaster from Rick will not fit the bill either.

Well actually, I had a Long pole toaster in my 70 and clearance was fine. I pulled it and put the original back, as it was outing the balance from the bridge pup.

[Colonel Sanders]

Well actually, I had a Long pole toaster in my 70 and clearance was fine. I pulled it and put the original back, as it was outing the balance from the bridge pup.

I got pictures of the neck pick up cavity and looking at these, I think a long pole would be too close of a fit.

[Seans]

Just measured a 66 toaster and from scratchplate to magnet end = 12mm.

[Colonel Sanders]

Just measured a 66 toaster and from scratchplate to magnet end = 12mm.

Thanks, I'll compare that to my two 72 4001 I finally received today. The neck pick up cavity should be fairly similar.