Checkerboard binding on a 4-2-5

anoukane · Post by **anoukane** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:12 am

Great to hear that Greg! I hope we both will succeed in doing the push/pull mod. to our 4003

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:16 am

I'm gonna do a push pull on my 4-2-5 also.

It's pretty neat, now we have two more happy Rick owners!!!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:28 am

I might join you guys with the push / pull mod...maybe my S/5 will be first.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:01 pm

I don't know what the deal is, but I am getting awesome tones out of the 4-2-5! It is true there is 17 years difference in these pickups and my old 87, but I swear this thing screams! I normally play through the bridge with the tone set for max treble. I have the b2's mids bumped in the equalizer and I am using chromes. When I play through the bridge, I approach the CS/Geddy, growl/grind. The difference is using a pick or not. When I switch to the neck, the tone is set for max bass. I get the PM sound, as well as a reasonable Fender thump. And, I have the whole range in between. One trick pony? I think not!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:28 pm

I am convinced that the 4003 neck is overdesigned and with the tension of a 5th string the whole bass resonates and sings better ... I think back to my old 68 4001 ... I strung it up with rotosound strings and it sang ... the stress of those strings on that thin neck was an awesome combination ... When I had your bass here I ran it into my pod and used the marshall major model and it growled nicely ...

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:36 pm

Quiet! You guys are making me regret selling it!

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:15 pm

I was just at Guitar Center on Sunset(I had lunch at the Sunset Grill!) The guys went wild on the 4-2-5!!!!! I swapped my B2 and Hartke 4x10XL for a B2RE and a 4 ohm 4x10 HLF Classic cab. Ampeg all the way! The mids are SCREAMING!

I am here at Island Def Jam working on PC issues, mostly Blackberry stuff, and was real close to GC so I thought I'd go down and see what I could scare up. I am now officially done buying for a while. Of course, if I can't make the POD XT Live come to life, I may be selling it!!!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:06 pm

I want one of those new pod floor models ...

bazzanderson · Post by **bazzanderson** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:45 am

Charly,
Man....I'd love it if you posted more pics of your 4-2-5! I just ordered a 4003 Fireglo that will get the 4-2-5 treatment from Jeff as soon as I get it (June).
-Barry-

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:10 pm

I'll take some on my carpet this weekend and post 'em.....

bazzanderson · Post by **bazzanderson** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:56 am

Thanks, Charly!
-Barry-