4003s5

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:26 pm

yes I can sell you a set of 5 saddles complete with screws that are ready to drop in ... no mods needed and 100% reversible ... e-mail me and I will figure out a fair price ... and if you still don't like the bass after that then I will gladly purchase it from you ... also the 4003s5 has an bridge pickup that is overwound to about 15k ohms ... this can make the 4003s5 a little thick sounding ... sometimes I put a Seymour Duncan jazz neck pickup in the mute cavity and wire it in with the neck pickup ... this adds a little bit more treble bite and it is a 100% reversible mod ...

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:27 pm

Jeff,you have mail.

4003s5 Man,absolutely a dream to play.This one sounds and plays awesome I haven't found good use for the low "B" yet except playing blues,but its still new to me.The high gain in this thing kicks.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:38 am

roll the neck pickup off to about 7-9 range and the bridge pickup will really growl and scream ...

What year is it ... that looks like a 98 or 99 to me ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:09 am

Ken currently the saddles are not grooved ... I usually like to put them on the bass to groove them ... I like to get the maximum spacing ... I set the B and G strings about 1/16" to 1/8" to the outside of the bridge high gain pole pieces ... there is a little bit of an art to this ... too wide and you get string drop off and too narrow and you get tight spacing ... here's a picture of the uncut saddles ...

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:19 am

Jeff,Its a 98,and great go ahead and tally up something I think I can handle it.

my girlfriend even commented how full it sounded.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:41 am

That is one beautiful bass, Ken. How many does this make now?! Did you take some sort of speed-buying course?

Say...if you're gettin' tired of that old, out-dated '72FG, let me know!

I agree about the tone on the S5's. Mine sounds brutally cool. I wonder if a 4003 would sound the same if its bridge pickup were wound as hot.

Sergio?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:51 am

I actually prefer the sound of my 4003 4-2-5 basses to the 4003s5 basses ... I like 2 11k ohm high gains as opposed to a 7k ohm toaster and a 15k ohm high gain ... but the 4003s5 still sounds very good ... just a little different ... but the 4003 4-2-5 sounds a little more like a traditional 4001 ... that's why for gigging my favorite bass is this one ...

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:08 am

Its a cool bass, Jeff. I'd like to hear you play sometime. Do you ever get as far west as Chicago? How about Kalamazoo or Battle Creek?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:10 am

nope just southest Michigan ... and sometimes I gig with these ...

4004 4-2-5

4003s5

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:20 pm

Jeff ,did you change your e-mail address??

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:49 pm

I have an earthlink account and a SBC account and an account at work and a domain www.3dentourage.com and with the domain I get unlimited alias email addresses ...

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:55 pm

I just wanted to make sure it was you I'm exchanging emails with.you have mail