Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
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- opticnerve
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Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBg8rdB ... e=youtu.be
It didn't last long at 16K!
http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/basses/10
It didn't last long at 16K!
http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/basses/10
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
Nice example. Bet it sounds great.
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
Nicest one I've seen., looks new.
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Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
If hope so at 16ks4001 wrote:Nice example. Bet it sounds great.
Is a nice bass otherwise, except for the horrible glue staining.
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
Another Ms. Courtney strike?
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
I'm sure,for that kind of coin.
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Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
It was put into the register in 2015..
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... 6order%3D5
Pictures look like Olivia's?
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... 6order%3D5
Pictures look like Olivia's?
Brian Morton
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in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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67 FG 625
74 JG 4000
76 JG 430
77 JG 620
77 JG 320
79 JG 4001
80 FG 620/12
81 BG 480
91 JG 610
02 BG 620
78 TR7
83 TR25
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
Weird, I thought in the video I saw glue stains.Ontario_RIC_fan wrote:It was put into the register in 2015..
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... 6order%3D5
Pictures look like Olivia's?
Must have been the video quality
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
I'll take the compliment! I took the photos in the Register when I owned this bass. I sold it a while back to the bass player in a well known blues/rock group. He has evidently decided to move it.Ontario_RIC_fan wrote:It was put into the register in 2015..
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... 6order%3D5
Pictures look like Olivia's?
Before I acquired it, this bass was for sale on ebay and it seemed that nobody wanted it. The seller had a reissue horsie in it, with the original in the case. There was also some additional badmouthing of the bass on this forum. When I got it, I discovered the main problem -- the adjustment screws for the horsie were a bit too short, so I had some slightly longer ones made, identical in spec except for the length. Presto, the original horsie was back in and working.
I hope the new owner enjoys it!
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
I see this one has those adjustable angle mutes.
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
Beautiful!
The action looks pretty high in some of the pictures and it looks like the bridge is bottomed out.
Is that an optical-illusion, Ron?
The action looks pretty high in some of the pictures and it looks like the bridge is bottomed out.
Is that an optical-illusion, Ron?
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
It sure looks that way to me, too.
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Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
For $16K I'd want the proprietor to be able to pronouce the name correctly!
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
As I recall, the action was medium-to-high and the bridge was bottomed out.teeder wrote:Beautiful!
The action looks pretty high in some of the pictures and it looks like the bridge is bottomed out.
Is that an optical-illusion, Ron?
Re: Very nice early '68 4001 at Willie's Guitars
From what I understand, someone famous Rushed to buy it!opticnerve wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBg8rdB ... e=youtu.be
It didn't last long at 16K!
http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/basses/10