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Nice deal on a 4001

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This is the guy who sold me my 4000. His shipping costs are high, but I'm having Fedex pick up from him so no extra costs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7336489550&category=41439&rd=1
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Post by 1rr3l3v4n7 »

Ouch!

Pricey!!!

I personnally don't like mat finishes... I like it when it glo!

749$ (or more) + shipping + painting + refinishing = damn too high for a 80's 4001 (JG)...
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$35 to ship is pricey ??? am I reading this wrong ?
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No, but the refinishing will be...
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Whoops, I didn't notice the stripping part....

Jim, I personally think $35 is pricey, that's why i asked him to allow me to arrange my own pickup. It'll cost me about $16-18 fully insured.
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Based on those figures you're right Marc.
I've just came off buying a bunch of stuff for work. A 25" Professional Sony Broadcast Monitor cost me $300 to ship, I was initially comparing the $35 to that. !!!
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Jim, alot of these guys go to local shipping depots to ship. When you ask those places to box and ship, they charge a fortune. Most Ebay guys just pass the cost on to you.
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'NH' dates to August 74, right? That 4001 is definitely eighties, as hinted at by the fatter body horns. What's the story here? Hello?
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74 would likely have 1/2" spacing on the neck PU also...
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You're quite right, Ed, but the pickguard could be a replacement, whereas the body horns are a dead giveaway.
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Well, while we're at it, and also the headstock.
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Post by rictified »

Either late 70's or early 80's I would think, it has a skunk stripe. I think it could possible be although unlikely a late 74, I have seen a few that looked like that with high gains. I've never seen a stock toaster with 1" spacing.
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Post by david_schwab »

Looks like a 4003 to me. I have a 72 4001, and the body is different.
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the toasters were stock on 4003s5 and 4003s8 basses with the 1" spacing ...
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Post by david_schwab »

That would make sense since the toasters have 6 magnets... better for 5's and 8's.

Speaking of 8's... it's a shame that they didn't use the headstock like the 8 that Chris Squire has. It was weird, but better than that elongated 4001 headstock!

They really should have made it like a Rick 12 string...
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