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I'm having trouble getting in touch with Paul. Can someone PM an alternate email to his managing director address? Or a phone number even? Thanks.

Grey wrote:

DriftSpace wrote:My 4003 restoration, performed by Paul, took 18 months; a year ain't nothin'.

Work on my 480 has taken 29 months, 18 months ain't nothin.

29 months ain't nothing. Sent the acoustic deposit Sept 2010, body was completed Nov 2012, and nothing since. 50 months and waiting..

jingle_jangle wrote:..then a birdseye maple 700 for a Stateside customer..

Hmm, this sounds awfully familiar.. waiting to see that birdseye!! send pics anytime

I've got a 911 and you'd be surprised how very well it does work but it is also with a very different feel and dynamic. When you consider everything (initial cost, initial quality, reliability, performance, repair costs, efficiency, aesthetics) it is absolutely the best sports car value on the plan...

Ric hasn't done anything new in ages. This is a fact. Even a rabble-rouser like me has to comment that this is wrong. :| 2-piece necks adjustable hi gains 4004l, C, Cii 650's 660 one-offs Ruby resurrection "vintage" bass tailpiece and horseshoe resurrections C********* series with its cra...

Why is everyone walking on eggshells and making excuses. Ric hasn't done anything new in ages. This is a fact. The current line-up is great - and always has been great - but there's nothing new. For better or for worst. The backlog explanation for the constantly delayed "colour of the year"...

coolhandjjl wrote:

aceonbass wrote:John...Leak away...deepthroat

My 4004/2 v57 coming soon.......

This is absolutely GORGEOUS! Surprised no one commented.

Are you doing the work yourself?

L&M's prices are way inflated. You'd do better buying from a US dealer and having it shipped up, or hitting up ebay.

Here's my fancy '91 360v64. The neck is superb.
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http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1299/body1j.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1184/headstock.jpg

I really like the body/pickguard/finish combo but the headstock w/ trc looks really out of place. Maybe a 4003 headstock would help rickenize it?

It looks like it might have a wider neck?

Haha nice ad - someone got a steal. That's basically a custom shop bass that sold for half the value of a new 4003. PLus the 3001 neck is creamy, albeit a bit heavy and neck-dive prone - but that's the nature of the beast.

The top one looks like an overweight lp junior, and the bottom one just looks like pure garbage. Well in all fairness, they both look like pure garbage.

These threads are starting to get a bit old, dontcha think?..

my '91 330/12

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8358/frontciq.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/385/frontclosei.jpg

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http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4602/headstockn.jpg

HA! Dale told me he would do some work on a 4003 for me. When I was ready to send it to him, I never heard from him. No returned emails or calls. That's messed up. Dude, what email are you contacting? He doesn't use the fortuneguitars email anymore, and is very active/responsive on a different foru...