Why has this V63...

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:23 am

Bob Atherton's bass on ebay has 3 as well, from 1984.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:45 am

Well, I may have to revise my theory...let's see some more pics of different ones...

In the photos section on the main Rickresource site, in group 2, there is a 1997 4001V63 in Turquoise with three dots, and an '84 V63 with two. YMMV, LOL..

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:02 pm

My '84 4001S (3 dots)

My '91 4001CS (2 dots)

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:42 pm

Here's my '91.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:05 pm

My '88 v63 only has the two dots.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:15 pm

2x

3x

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:18 pm

My 84 v63 had 3 dots like the one pictured in R Smith's book. I think that the Turquoise bass got the dot by error.

Wasn't that one on Mike Parks' site?

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:26 pm

The one on Mike Park's site had two.

That was my first thought, too.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:11 pm

Hmmm-
Well that does again prove that there can be errors
on the production line. When that bass was built, there
were several models available with similar necks.....

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:15 pm

Is that a 4001CS with 3 dots, Jared?

sabbath_of_bass · Post by **sabbath_of_bass** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:27 pm

Are the triangle inlays the same way. Some 3 some 2?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:15 pm

No. I have never seen a deluxe without a 19th fret marker.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:48 pm

my ****** camera shows what "appears" to be 3 dots.

bass is locked away-can't tell.

will check later

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:49 pm

after further review, the play is reversed-only 2 dots.

damn

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:10 am

Fact is, there's no way that Turq V63 could be a 4003S transient...

So, conclusion... it must have been a bodge at the factory.

Jared, are you sure your CS has three dots, not two?

Edit: Posted at the same time