Rehabbed by a true craftsman

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:06 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=7308906726&rd=1

The Frankenbacker!

marty · Post by **marty** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:06 pm

Irreversible routing too by the look of those pickups...this would require some block inlays to be put back to stock and then probably a refin too..

henny · Post by **henny** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:20 am

Poor thing.

Ah well, each to their own... it's his bass.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:05 am

Another candidate for The Ric Page's Hall of Shame.

bassman_bob · Post by **bassman_bob** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:48 am

We have "Rickenfakers" in our lingo, is this one a "Rickenfender" ?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:53 am

Fenderbacker has been used to describe that too. I saw a picture of a 4005 neck in a jazz bass body. The builder called it a Fenderbacker. I have a Lakland Osborne body with a Fender neck. I call it a Fakeland.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:42 am

I think "Frickenbacker" would be a more inclusive term for these.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:30 pm

That Jazz Bass with the 4005 neck was built by and is still owned by Steve Azola.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:59 pm

Thats what somebody did to my 67 at one point added p-bass pickups the treble surround on mine hides this ,i also had maple fillers added to fill the routes.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 2:02 pm

As much as I hate mods.. didn't (one of my favorite basses) The Great White have a DiMarzio P treble pickup?

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:56 pm

I'll post some pics of the 67 body I have Ken. You have to see it to believe it...The body is so light now, there are probably heavier acoustics!