4005 embarrassment

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:14 am

Dave,is that the same 68, that was on ebay a while ago,it had two stress cracks near the heal,somthing about the guy had it under his bed for twenty years???

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:55 am

No Ken;

I did see that one on ebay too;

Thanks Paul

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:01 am

Per your request Chris

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:02 am

Per your request Chris

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:03 am

Per your request Chris

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:05 am

Per your request Chris

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:06 am

Per your request Chris

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:51 pm

Sweeeeet!!

I never get tired of seeing/playing these things....

Nice, nice bass Dave....

...and thanks for posting the pics!!!

jal · Post by **jal** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:00 am

I've ran into the same problem w/ my 1965 4005 ever since I got it 20 odd years ago , after buying her strings & them ending up on my Jazz Bass because of the fit of the E string I just when to a smaller E , I think I settled on GHS 32"-33" set Pressure wounds w/ a 96 E , note I say "I think" because it's been years since I changed them ( oh the shame) & it's long over due but the action is soooo perfect I almost hate to touch the neck , that said the last few notes on the E sound like you're kicking a cardboard box so it's time for something I've been told to try Pyramids , any 4005 owners here use them if so how do you like them?,

BTW another fix I've not tried is to just use needle nose pliers to flatten the E string rather then take a power tool to the tailpiece

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:40 pm

Jaime;

Three things in this world scare me…

Thermal Nuclear war…

Circus people…..

and changing the strings on my 4005