1964 RM1999 Completed Restoration!
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Great! Really great! This bass deserved this.
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Late to the party...
Congrats Andy! It looks fantastic!!!
And kudos to Larry...brilliant job!
Congrats Andy! It looks fantastic!!!
And kudos to Larry...brilliant job!
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Wints, please tell me you kept the green upper wing!
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How much has the weight changed Andy? Most of these early basses were pretty light...
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I do JB. Larry and I came to the conclusion, that it too, was possibly not original...but, it's still here!sloop_john_b wrote:Wints, please tell me you kept the green upper wing!
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It's very light Sean. I can't remember if it felt heavier before...it's been too long since I played it on a regular basis. What I do realize after playing my 60's Jazz and P bass mainly for the last couple of years is just how delicate and small the whole bass feels, especially the neck and board.xsubs wrote:How much has the weight changed Andy? Most of these early basses were pretty light...
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Thanks Tony! Larry's work here was superlative!opticnerve wrote:Late to the party...
Congrats Andy! It looks fantastic!!!
And kudos to Larry...brilliant job!
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What I do realize after playing my 60's Jazz and P bass mainly for the last couple of years is just how delicate and small the whole bass feels, especially the neck and board.
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Andrew Winter (wints) Veteran RRF member Posts: 6454Joined: 07 Oct 2001 11:21 am][/quote]
+1!
What I do realize after playing my 60's Jazz and P bass mainly for the last couple of years is just how delicate and small the whole bass feels, especially the neck and board.
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Andrew Winter (wints) Veteran RRF member Posts: 6454Joined: 07 Oct 2001 11:21 am][/quote]
+1!
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I know what you mean. Now try a Höfner 500/1. It'l feel like a toy and make the Rick feel like an anvil! The typical German-made Höfner weighs less than five pounds.
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Now we're into the acoustic section Paul. This is a Hofner free zone!bassduke49 wrote:I know what you mean. Now try a Höfner 500/1. It'l feel like a toy and make the Rick feel like an anvil! The typical German-made Höfner weighs less than five pounds.
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Wonderful workmanship, and gorgeous Fireglo, is this what you're wanting the Silver case for ??
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Then try an older 4005...wints wrote:Now we're into the acoustic section Paul. This is a Hofner free zone!bassduke49 wrote:I know what you mean. Now try a Höfner 500/1. It'l feel like a toy and make the Rick feel like an anvil! The typical German-made Höfner weighs less than five pounds.
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thx1955 wrote:Wonderful workmanship, and gorgeous Fireglo, is this what you're wanting the Silver case for ??
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I don't have a slip for an old tuna boat John...But I get where you're coming from!chefothefuture wrote:Then try an older 4005...wints wrote:Now we're into the acoustic section Paul. This is a Hofner free zone!bassduke49 wrote:I know what you mean. Now try a Höfner 500/1. It'l feel like a toy and make the Rick feel like an anvil! The typical German-made Höfner weighs less than five pounds.
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Please post more photos!