Glover's restored 4001

pekka · Post by **pekka** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:15 am

http://www.deep-purple.net/gallery/brum-2007/deep-purple-6.jpg

Wonder what that neck pickup is?

Hmm, Bernie Marsden is quite large these days...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:27 pm

Darkstar?

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:44 pm

Looks more like a Bartolini humbucker.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue May 08, 2007 3:29 am

Is that Bernie Marsden with them?!

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Tue May 08, 2007 4:21 am

Still the bass volume knob missing, his luthier didn't have one?

Now at least the two slanted J-Bass-PUs are gone. If it was again the same luthier who did this cruelty to the bass, I really wonder what neck PU he used this time? The modern amplification can cope with all Rick PUs and still leaves the original sound characteristics at least.

pekka · Post by **pekka** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:28 am

Yep, it's Bernie.

I believe the original mods were done by that Dawk guy who modded also Ronnie Dio's EB3 and Graig Gruber's non-reverse T-Bird and Joey DeMaio's 4001. Roger wanted more bass and said to Dawk that he liked the Jazz pickups or something. I wonder if they knew about the cap then? And if it still has the cap on?

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:29 am

Looks like Roger should have had Dale or Paul do the work on this bass!

That pickguard looks cheesy and too big. I know there are some serious body routes on it, but those could have been filled before the JG was sprayed.

I think that neck pickup is too wide to be a Bart.

Also note:

--Big honkin' Schaller M4S type tuners

--Hipshot bridge

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue May 08, 2007 9:38 am

Not very impressive...

dluxe · Post by **dluxe** » Tue May 08, 2007 2:39 pm

This is what it once looked like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCI8sy4eI4Y

jojo99 · Post by **jojo99** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:11 pm

>I think that neck pickup is too wide to be a Bart

It very well could be a Bart, just not the RIC replacement model. I have a bart that looks exactly like that...I think it's a one-off, or something long discontinued, since I've never seen this particular model in their catalog. It's a fantastic pickup, and it used to be in the bridge position of my 4001...would've been great in the neck, too...deep, with great clarity.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:20 pm

I was thinking one of the Bart guitar HBs.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:33 am

Ahhh, okay. I figured they probably came in other shapes and sizes!