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A few of us have experienced your pain.

If you go down the path of getting a replacement tailpiece from RIC also replace the tailpiece bracket. It's the same material, the same age, and only a little bit more solid. After replacing my R tailpiece the bracket blew out about 18 months later.

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I put TI Flats on my '24 4005, and I'm very happy with them. After that I reused the shiny, new RIC roundwound strings on my 4003. Zingy!

Cheers,

Andrew

I picked up an '86 330 a few years ago on the cheap, as one truss rod was busted (stripped thread). The other one had been dimed to try and balance out the tension. Anyway, on replacement both were banana'd with the unbroken one particularly so. Considering the torque the truss rods are under, I'm ...

FWIW, I found some gerneric dot markers of the correct size a few months ago, and I finally got to fit the replacement yesterday. The diameter was spot-on, but it needed to be sanded down to not sit proud. All done now, and seated with a bit of CA glue.

The end result is I have something like 49 ...

Great pics, BTW.

Paul started writing with Elvis Costello in 87' and did some work on his album Flowers in the Dirt & EC's Spike!. EC had asked him to bring in his Hofner for the sessions, as he was a great fan of vintage gear (as well as being a Beatles fan from his youth). Paul had largely ...

I got my 4005V a week ago and whilst I can't say what the neck profile is, or how it compares to a 1960's bass, I can compare it to my 03' 4003. The 4005V bass has a thinner neck in comparison to my 4003.

Hi Folks,

I received my 4005V this afternoon, and it's lovely. After over 8,000 miles it was still in tune!

1st impressions; the fit & finish is perfect, the body is light (@8.8lbs) and resonant, slightly neck heavy (light body) but you don't notice it after a while, the timber looks lovely ...

Thanks Folks, I appreciate your suggestions. I'll start looking into what I can find in my local shops.

Cheers,

Andrew

Hi Folks,

I've got one of these on order and I was wondering what would be a good flatwound or tapewound string to install? In the past I've only used flats on a shortscale bass, and RIC strings on my 4003, but I'm thinking of going with flats or tapes.

I'm guessing it'll come with RICs standard ...

Hi folks,

The first 4005V I've seen for sale - https://reverb.com/au/item/83213383-ric ... -maple-glo

Andrew

Wow! That's very nice. Well done.

Cheers,

Andrew

I was told 'in the summer', so between June and August.

Hi Mark,

From what I can see the 360 V64 was only manufactured between 1991 & 2000, it was replaced by the C63 model. Unless it's NOS it'll probably by a C63. Other differences are discussed here - https://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=397975.

You can run the serial number through the ...

Hi Mark,

Depending on overall condition that looks like it's in the mid-to-high range on the Register pricelist data. That's assuming you're in the US.

https://www.rickresource.com/register/pricelist.php.

It's not an unfair price on face value.

Cheers,

Hi Folks,

At this stage nothing new on when they're available. I was told they expect they'll be released in summer (northern hemisphere), which is anywhere from next week to the end of August. I'm sure I'll hear from my dealer as soon as they land, so I can pay the balance owing.

I had some ...