4003S/5 Project

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:51 am

Except for the lack of a walnut-winged headstock, my 1975 4001S WHT is pretty Squire-ish:

I do remember seeing on eBay quite a while back a 4001S that had been converted to a CS look-alike with the addition of painted-on "walnut" wings.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:54 am

my 4003s5 has stained headwings to simulate real walnut headwings ...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:08 am

I remember that, pretty kool

luv them wings

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:04 pm

The glue on lower wing is drying right now and I expect to have some pics tonight. There were actually some rub marks where the neck slab scrapped against the lower wing - the source of the creaks. I used my jointer and took off less than 1/128" (if the gauge on the tool can be believed) from the face of each wing. The wood faces up very nicely now with no gaps.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:09 pm

It is whole again!

More sanding is in order then a refret.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:55 pm

I can see that the bass is now 1/64th of an inch narrower.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:25 pm

I noticed that right off too. Very obvious. Your slipping Ted.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:50 am

Ok, so the bass had BT hardware but none of it is in good shape, especially the tailpiece. I am thinking I would have the tailpiece powder coated or something and save it for another 5er project.

There is a plating shop near me that does automotive/motorcycle chroming (small batches), so I could have some of the totally beat hardware in my parts box replated. I was thinking about machining an old 4 string tailpiece to match the shape of the 5 string model and then have it re-chromed. Seeing as I am doing a CS look-alike, BT does not make any sense at all. What do you guys think?

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:54 am

Yes, chrome is the way to go for the look you want.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:04 am

Yeah, if you're doing a CS look-alike you need chrome.

Nice work so far Ted.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:29 am

Chrome !!!!!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:41 am

Yep, get rid of the BT for this project.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:09 am

there are no-good chrome guys here

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:26 am

Hey, man, the BronzeGlo Abomination has black trim !!!

(The SnotGlo has chrome)

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:23 am

The original surround is peeling a bit and it is chrome underneath. I may just remove the rest of the black and go with it as it is. Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, she is an '86.