8 string heaven....

gearhed289 · Post by **gearhed289** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:57 pm

As some of you already know, I am the very lucky new owner of the Fireglo 4003S/8 that just sold on ebay. What was advertised as a '96 4008 (no such thing!) is in fact a '93 4003S/8. And guys, I can't tell you what an amazing machine this is. I mean, besides it's overall awesomeness, it's in UNBELIEVABLE condition for its age. It looks like it's made of glass! She's a real gem. Even the vintage silver case it came in is spotless. WOW! It came with a Duncan treble pup installed, but the original high gain was included. I had it back on within hours and gigged with the bass the day I got it. First song with the 8 - Jeremy by Pearl Jam. Big stupid smiles from everyone in the band as soon as I played the opening riff. It's a wily beast that needs to be tamed, but it's worth the effort. There's some pretty nice wood grain, and the Fireglo is SWEET! Being a '93, it's a "fat horn" model like my '89 4003S. These are the most solid feeling Rics I've ever played, with the most comfortable necks. The fingerboard looks like a piece of fine furniture, and I could swear it's extra thick. It's a full 1/4''. I also removed the whole mute thing and relocated the ground wire. The old Ric tailpiece is a lot more manageable without the big thumb screws in the way. Oh, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that a new nut was installed with the more common string arrangement eE-aA-dD-gG. Here's some pics for now. Not the greatest, but you'll get the idea!

gray · Post by **gray** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:01 pm

Amazingly beautiful! Congratulations!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:01 pm

The fingerboard does look thick. Very nice catch, Tom. Enjoy that bad beast!

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:02 pm

She's a sweetheart, Tom. I'm glad you ended up finding one. I kinda wanted to sell you mine(or trade) because I knew you'd do it justice, but in the end I decided it would just be too hard to find another one.

I wanna see/hear this one sometime soon though.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:14 pm

Cool....now learn "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, and tell your guitar player to take five.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:54 pm

Sweet bass. Nice score.

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:19 pm

Congratulations! It really looks like a cousin to my 4008.

I was wondering from the auction pics if the strings had been rearranged. Looks like I'm gonna have to do that to my Jetglo - I'm glad things worked the way they did!

bob_the_bass · Post by **bob_the_bass** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:57 pm

Now that is AWESOME!! You landed a beaut there Tom!

Bob

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:04 am

They're great aren't they Tom? I loved mine, wish I still had it.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:49 am

10 strings ... http://www.3dentourage.com/425/10string.htm

bob_the_bass · Post by **bob_the_bass** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:04 am

9 strings !!!

http://www.conklinguitars.com/facebass/9gallery/9strings.html

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:10 am

Congrats, Tom. Beautiful FG.

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:35 am

14 string.
http://www.warrguitars.com/WarrRSS/phalanx.html

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:15 am

nice parking space!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:18 am

Very nice, Tom, congrats. Glad you installed the original bridge pickup.