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That's the name of the game. Come one, come all. Bass, Guitar, 6 or 12. As long as the Headstock is the center of attention, it's welcome here.

OK, here's one I particularly like:

Here is one I took a while back:


Rickenbacker 620/12 by Halbert, on Flickr

Mine are all in the Register, so I'll post a few links:

My stealthy '92 2030 Glenn Fry:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

My '79 4002MG:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

My 2003 4001C64S:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

My '87 Ruby 4003S:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

Here's "Mojo Guy," my '73 4001 with the non-exploding type of wavy Grover:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

And lastly, the "pregnant dog" headstock of my '98 4003S/8:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

Here's three (4-bangers) with a little neck showing.



And my prized 8-stringer

cjj wrote:OK, here's one I particularly like:

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Sublime.

Here's another one of mine that I like a lot:

Of course, this one's kinda cool too...

This one's a bit rough and has plenty of "battle scars", but it plays like a dream... This one's nice too...

cjj wrote:This one's a bit rough and has plenty of "battle scars", but it plays like a dream...

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This one's nice too...

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Looks like that first fret is a ways down on the fingerboard (last pic - fireglo).

cjj wrote:Of course, this one's kinda cool too...

I really like how those slots are cut for the truss rod nuts, instead of a giant hole. Wish mine was like that.

Spike- wrote:

cjj wrote:Of course, this one's kinda cool too...

I really like how those slots are cut for the truss rod nuts, instead of a giant hole. Wish mine was like that.

Well, as you may notice, there are no adjusting nuts there either. That's because these are the "old style" folded rods and the adjusting nuts are at the body end instead of at the headstock (as done on the 4001). This was done on early 4003 basses before they came up with the new truss rod system and put them back at the headstock, where they are much easier to deal with...

Ric N. Backer wrote:

cjj wrote:This one's a bit rough and has plenty of "battle scars", but it plays like a dream...

head1.JPG

This one's nice too...

4003afgH.JPG

Looks like that first fret is a ways down on the fingerboard (last pic - fireglo).

Yeah, it's about 33.25 inches down the fingerboard...

cjj wrote:

Spike- wrote:

cjj wrote:Of course, this one's kinda cool too...

I really like how those slots are cut for the truss rod nuts, instead of a giant hole. Wish mine was like that.

Well, as you may notice, there are no adjusting nuts there either. That's because these are the "old style" folded rods and the adjusting nuts are at the body end instead of at the headstock (as done on the 4001). This was done on early 4003 basses before they came up with the new truss rod system and put them back at the headstock, where they are much easier to deal with...

Actually I haden't noticed I thought the shadow was hiding the nut or something. Regardless, I still like that headstock. Although I may be a bit biased since it shares the same type of 'wave' as my 480. (sharper, more defined crest)

Here's a couple of fireglo