John Hall, Make me a Bass...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:09 am

checkered binding, star inlays, 3 HB1's...

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:25 am

Yes. That way the cost is kept down but the look and basic features are the same.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:41 am

.....stop with the LK talk....yer killin' me

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:49 am

Soon Brian.....soon....

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:50 am

....any reason for the optimism ?

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:06 pm

I could go for that, but for personal reasons, i'd like an official LK. chris surely deseerves one more than i do.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:59 pm

Brian - RIC rarely gives timelines for product delivery. If JH himself says "...we'll finally finish the run by summer 2005..." I'm inclined to believe him.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:40 pm

aw shucks!....I was hoping you had some inside info

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:52 pm

Nope - I'm just as much in the dark as you. Just trying to keep your spirits up!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:36 pm

Geez, let me make my statement about "loud" music I play a litle more clear...I meant aggressive metal, which in my own humble opinion, the 4005 doesn't have the right vibe for. I guess I shouldn't have taken for granted you knew what I meant.
Yeah, the bands that you guys mentioned can be very "loud", then again at times, so can a symphony orchestra. Bands like Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, etc, were once thought by some as metal bands, seem quite mild now in comparison to metal bands now.
I did not say I didn't like the 4005, I certainly wasn't the one who said it would flop outside the forum.
Maybe a 4005 would be fine in that type of band, I don't know, since I don't have the chance to try one out...and one of you guys that pointed out how well the 4005 will perform in a loud rock band knows of what happened when I once ordered an instrument that I couldn't try out before buying. So, I don't think I want to spend $3000 or more on an instrument that might not be right for me.

billythebass · Post by **billythebass** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:29 pm

Guys, if RIC made everything that everybody wanted then nobody would want anything because anybody could have anything. Having said that it would be very nice if JH made me a 4080 in fireglo and reverse trim. Why? because life is short and I WANT ONE!!!

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:43 am

Joey,
Your points are well taken and I totally agree with you that a 4005 would look out of place in a metal band. The semi-hollow body might as well have feedback problems if stage and FOH sound pressure exceed a certain threshold.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:39 am

Since when is feedback a "problem"?????

I know, I know....just kidding!! sort of....

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:29 am

I play an upright with a mag pickup at um.. considerable volume sometimes right in front of an SVT and usually don't have uncontrollable feedback problems, and those are very prone to feedback too. I had an EB-2 and used to blast it in front of the same amp, never had feedback problems. I can get some cool Hendrix-like feedback on the upright though. It goes up an octave from the fundamental if I want and I can slide it up the neck and back down and keep it up the octave. I'm the upright player from hell, haha!

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:39 am

I just want to know when JH will start making 4003s with man-sized necks. Like my Gibson or Ilan's Gretsch. My left hand gets fatigued on these skinny mama's-boy necks.

Oh yeah, and I demand a return of red with black trim. Music stores look so drab nowadays without those things hanging on their walls for several years at a time.