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Was this a new or used guitar?

phaluska wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:06 pm Oh, and by the way, I am not thinking of selling it.

Any change on this?

touch33 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 2:52 pm My strings of choice are the TI "Infeld-12" flatwounds.

Great choice, and will help out a lot with any intonation issues.

I once got really heavy strings on a 610 and had it tuned B to B. I couldn't speak for the intonation.

nixdad wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:57 am Very cool! Which years were you at Rickenbacker, and what was the original color of the bass?

I was there 2003-10. The bass was Mapleglo, but refinished to cover a repair.

That was shot on the couch in the lobby of the hotel where the SoCal Rickenbacker Confluence was taking place, Saturday August 25, 2007. I remember the TVs in the bar had coverage of Hurricane Katrina going on. That's where I met you, John Hall, Dane Wilder, Gary Clausen and many others. I shot sev...

bassduke49 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:04 pm Here's the picture I took of Kenny's refinished 4005 back in '05, I think. It's a deep dark translucent green but looks almost black in photos:

Where was that taken?

bassduke49 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:43 am Kenny, do you still have your green one?

OH yeah.

that's hot

jps wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 11:47 am Could be just the poor video quality, but it looks like the pickguard may have modified.

Clearer photos on page one of this thread.

jps wrote: ↑Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:04 pm If the rods are jammed up into the spacer bar I suppose they could move along these aren't the droids you're looking for...

oh dear

Without a taste test, I'd say that the differences in tone are minimal. The bigger thing, which also affects intonation, is the kind of string used.

I'd use a file rather than a hammer!

Small mark to make sure it's the right spot, then go back later and file to the preferred depth.

Sly Lives! documentary, out now on Hulu, shows this clip (from...The Andy Williams Show?)...

I retract my question! I was groggy when I typed it. Of course I know what a 650 is. Derp.