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Congrats on a beautiful bass! I owned a late 80's V63 for a time and am sorry you had to go through so much with your bass. Would love to hear some sound files. It was my original understanding that the magnets on the V63 horshoes were NOT charged and were largely ornamental. I know the original ...

I have owned two V63's and a C64S in the past and am quite happy with my MG 4003 with toaster on it now (my only Rick). Both my V63's were Fireglo and the finish was outstanding. The plain sanded finish on the C64S was, well, plain. The horshoes are great and have a lot of output but many people ...

Yeah, after 25 years I sold my 72 in the 90's, regretted it but am loving my new 4003. Probably wouldn't have sold it if I'd known about that stupid cap that I could've removed though.

I will indeed defer any bidding to the more knowledgeable members bidding here and share the sentiment in the request for some detailed pics and description. The body laminates look to have flamed maple qualities as well if not mistaken. Very rare find indeed and kudos to our vintage Rick ...

My former '04 JG Laredo (now Mark G's) has a finished board. It was also 4 strings when I had it, and Mark has added a 5th string!

After a long time off I recently put mine on and lasted about 10 days this time. Just kept getting in the way although I really like it when I use a pick. Most of the time I'm finger player so again it came back off. Every time I put it on it forces me to explore other playing positions which is ...

Mark, that is a beautiful bass and reminds me very much of a 4 string Laredo I had with chrome surrounds that I sold to a nice guy in Florida.