Difference between a 4001v63 and 4001C64?

desertgoldenboy · Post by **desertgoldenboy** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:22 am

Good day, gentlemen!

I joined this forum a couple of weeks ago when I bought my first Rick...a 2001 Desert Gold 4003, and I participate whenever I can. Everyone here has about 10,000% more Rick knowledge than I do, but I'm learning little by little and I thank you all for that.

Maybe I missed a thread somewhere but I wanted to know the differences between a 4001v63 and a 4001C64, other than the obvious reverse headstock, and what makes one more desirable than the other, as a player and as a collector's piece.

Any comments would be welcome. Thanks much!

PS: Where are the females in this forum anyhow?

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:34 am

Take the ratio of male to female guitarists, then the percentage of female guitarists that play a Ric, then the number of those who care/bother to post to a forum, and that's your answer.

desertgoldenboy · Post by **desertgoldenboy** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:38 am

Guess I was hoping for Susannah Hoffs in particular...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:50 am

We get one once in a while, I think we scare them off though.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:42 am

My wife calls us "Ricken-dorkers".

Kenn what was the question again?????

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:05 am

the difference between the 4001v63 and the 4001c64 ... both have a 4003 type neck ... ie ... modern truss rods ... both are replicas of 60's 4001s models ...

The horseshoe pickup is different ... the v63 pickup is hotter ... the c64 has a slimmer and more resonate neck ... and of course the headstock ... the v63 came in more colors ... the v63 is no longer made ...

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:37 am

but the c64S pickup is hotter than the c64.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:23 am

v63 is as nice a bass as Ric has ever made !!

Anyone interested in swapping a c64 for a v63, has to be Fireglo though !!!

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:34 pm

Sorry, this one is spoken for!

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:48 pm

Hi Jeff,
I have a v63, I'm considering a swap of it for a c64.

But I'd also take either the front right, or left as well.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:55 pm

Sorry, I got that backwards! You'll have to discuss the left and right hand Fireglo beauties with Chris Pappas!

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:14 pm

I hope my new C64FG looks that good when it arrives!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:00 pm

I love that fireglo V63 that Jps has, it's gorgeous.

Dave Pascoe said: "My wife calls us "Ricken-dorkers".
Dave tell your wife that's okay... but Anythingelse-dorker, we might be insulted.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:36 pm

Joey;

I'll be honest, she just calls me that....

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:34 pm

I guess once a ricken-dorker always a rickendorker could be worse like a fen-dork.