4004 Laredo *Caution* Five String Content

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:48 pm

Jeff, no covers, I got the idea after seeing that 4003 you had with the hb in the bridge position. I think not having covers might help in letting the wide spread on the strings work better, I'm not sure.
This bass is only going to be a blue/green boy until June 2007 when it has a date with Paul W. for a bright white refin w/exposed walnut wings. And I got a jetglo Laredo on order, I wonder how long that's going to stay a four string.

John, the 73's are still going to stay around and come out occasionally. I think they are going to be a great retirement resource twenty years from now.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:52 pm

I was thinking of getting a 4004L Mid Blue and exposing the walnut headwings and putting on a white trc and adding a 5th string and then doing the vvt mod ...

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:04 pm

Yea, that would be nice, I think the Laredo's have slightly nicer, thinner necks than the Cii's do. I believe that walnut headwings should always be exposed, with the exception of jetglo.
Jeff, have you been to the Bayou cables website? They offer pre-wired VVT and concentric pot setups that could be made to one's spec's, then all you would have to do is solder in your pickups and remove the original harness in it's original condition.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:22 pm

nope I haven't seen that ... I use carvin pots on both of my 4004 vvt 4-2-5 basses ...

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:22 pm

Hey Mark . Looks like you have overcome the fear of the drill bit

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:24 pm

By the way......Jeff......My band loves the 4-2-5 conversion you did on my FG4004Cii.....Much Thanks

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:20 pm

Nice engineering job - looks great!

And now I need to start playing my (non-RIC) 5 banger again.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:23 pm

Barry ... yep that is one pretty bass ...

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/05-4004cii5.htm

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:43 pm

Hey Jeff, get some saddles ready, I'm going need you to do a quicky saddle mod on my 5-string I have coming in this week

Hopefully I can set up a time with you before Saturday night??? Won't have it till maybe Thurs. or Friday. Nice window, eh?

If it doesn't work, I can get by this weekend without it and we'll do it another time...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:58 am

Sure thing ... I have no out of town trips scheduled yet ...

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:35 pm

Mark, this bass is gonna look great in bright white. Brian Crisman is also planning on doing the same. How about a Tuxedo-esque 4004 w/ white fretboard and micro dots?

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:12 am

I think that since Brian has the blackstar 4004, he should do the the tuxedo 4004 also. I'm going to keep my 4004's fret boards natural wood color. I think the walnut wings would go better with an unpainted fret board. When I do the jetglo 4004, it's going to have chrome hardware, stacked pots, natural board, and....five strings.
The white and black 4004's are replacements for the 4003's with the same colors that I've sold in the past year. The 4004 is a very versatile modern rick with unlimited mod potential. If you don't like the hb's, put toasters in. If you think the string spacing is a little wide, put a fifth one on there and tighten it up. You don't really have to use that B string...but you will.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:02 am

Hmm... That five stringer could do with a set of Instigators, you know?

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