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That’s also a great story! But the main thing I take from it Jeff is that you saw Genesis in 1973…I’m not prone to jealousy but in this case I’ll make an exception!

Painful isn’t it? Still, at least you know where it went.

Hope you’re ok by the way!

The first thing I’d ask is are the setups on both basses the same? Same relief, same string height, same make and gauge of strings? Because all these things will affect how an instrument sounds acoustically, regardless of how it’s constructed. How many types of basses have you played? Because they’r...

I always hated guitars with the strap button located on the heel; as has been said, they neck dive and hang away from you, which is horrendous for me. As a huge Lemmy fan I always wondered why he would do that, but I guess it must have worked for him. BTW, good to see you’re still around here Richar...

Sorry to hear you haven’t found it yet. I had my first ever bass, a 1980 Rick 4001 in Jetglo, serial number TC915, stolen around 1986 from the band van in Hendon after a gig. Rather strangely, I’d also replaced the scratch plate (but not the trc) with a black one, so the bass looked just like yours ...

I had that bass for about a week, a few years back, before returning it to the shop. It needs a lot of work to restore it. It cost me me about £1499 and they even offered a significant discount if I kept it, which with hindsight I should have done as I could have fixed it up over time. It didn’t hav...

Happened to be browsing at some online retailers and came across a few of these 4030 Short Scale basses in Midnight Blue with checkerboard binding and black hardware. Anyone have any experience with these? I know there have been a couple of previous VERY limited versions of this floating around. Wi...

teeder wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 2:50 pm I believe so.
The C64 should have a scatterwound toaster, but maybe later V63's had them too.

I've forgot some of this stuff through the years.

That’s my problem too Kevin. Can’t remember this stuff anymore!

Welcome, Michael. I own myself a 4001CS and a V63,both from '91. The C64's had lower windings in the pu's, which I'm sure helps clean up their tone. This was my understanding too, that the C Series basses had lower output pickups as well as having the cap. Am I correct in believing that both pickup...

In my experience the effect of removing the cap varies from bass to bass. I’ve just done a first and actually replaced the cap in my ‘72 Azure, which is currently wearing TI flats (I normally bypass or remove the caps in my Rics). Possibly because of the flats, I feel it’s opened up the sound a bit....

Have you ever heard players like Geddy Lee or Flea play acoustically? It’s pure buzz, so much so that it’s actually part of their sound.

Thanks Jeff, had a feeling you’d know.

Thanks Kevin, I had a feeling that was probably the case.

My ‘72 (neck-thru) and ‘73 (set neck) 4000 basses didn’t have the cap.

Following on from another thread, from what I’ve seen Jon Camp typically played in stereo (please correct me if I’m wrong). Does anyone know if his basses typically had the cap in? I know they would have come like that but does anyone know if he removed them or kept them in?