My C64 has arrived

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:44 am

On Wednesday, I received the call that my bass had come in. Needless to say, I picked it up about 23 minutes later and have been playing ever since. When I received the call, the first thing I asked the dealer was how it looked, and he said it has a serious Chris Squire vibe to it. How's that for proof positive that it has the 60's look nailed.

The neck is noticeably slimmer than a current 4003, and the sound is everything I had expected. The headstock is gorgeous and looks great in person. I especially love the walnut wings poking through the fireglo finish. The pickups are awesome, too, and really have a vintage sound. The toaster is very deep and earthy sounding. The horseshoe has great treble bite to it. In my opinion, besides the sound, the toaster/horseshoe combination on an "S" series makes for one asthetically-pleasing bass!

Here is a picture:
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/3523/bodyfront2wf.jpg

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:49 am

Three more pics:
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/360/bodycloseup3hi.jpg
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/4426/bodyrear4ty.jpg
http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/1929/headstock0id.jpg

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:55 am

Very nice!

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:40 am

Beautiful!!!!!

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:40 pm

Very Cool! Mine should arrive on Monday. I was hoping it would have shown up today so I could use it for a wedding tomorrow. I have a set of TI Jazz Flats waiting for it.

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:09 pm

I'm still waiting for mine to come in. I'm guessing Jan of Feb of next year. I've got a set of Chromes waiting on it.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:29 pm

I can tell you is that there's a big bunch of these going out right now, both right and left handed. You might get lucky yet.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:59 pm

Are the C64 horseshoes functional or are they like the V series, just for looks?

Cole

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:24 pm

Thanks John, I hope so! I'm supposed to get the second one Mike Parks gets in.

ric620 · Post by **ric620** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:43 pm

Very nice bass. Still can't stand that reverse headstock and trc, though.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:47 pm

Great looker!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:27 am

Andy congrats,but I still cant believe they havent fixed the trc yet heres macca's headstock why the smiley face lettering on the c-64.The curve in the lettering starts at the wrong end.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:33 am

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:24 pm

FWIW, the TRC currently on McCartney's Rickenbacker 4001-S is not the factory original. The one in the pic is of the type used on left-handed instruments from about 1969-70 and on...it could be even later than that....

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:00 pm

I'm speaking of the lettering even on the his old trc straight at the bottom curves at the top the c64 should do the same but it was easier for Ric to mirror a Left handed trc then make it correct.