4001/6 project done

rsrelic · Post by **rsrelic** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:38 pm

Dale I did use your rods and they work great. This thing needs some solid rods with the E to E tuned bass strings. I sounds great running the toaster through my ampeg B15N and the high gain (with the treble cap kicked in) through a marshall. It takes up a bunch of room and would be killer in a three piece band. Your stuff made the project come together, so thanks for all the help.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:09 pm

very cool ... but you probably can't play that baby finger style ...

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:09 pm

When you bought it had a funny switch on the pickup cover over the bridge. What was that about?

Looks nice. Was the headstock shaved at one point? The wave looks big?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:18 pm

I don't think the point is to have it played fingerstyle. It's more like a longer scale Bass VI. I'd love to hear it with the mute!

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:37 pm

That's awesome......great work! I love my Laredo strung piccolo so a six string must be a blast!

rsrelic · Post by **rsrelic** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:03 pm

Rikk the toggle was for a EMG circuit in the bass (who knows for what). The headstock was not shaved before, but it's almost a whole new headstock in shape and size to work with the six Rick bass keys.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:14 pm

"rebound it with checkered binding (...) and painted it aged black."

That's the best part! I love aged black (greened w/yellowed clearcoat) and yellowed checkerboard binding, no matter how many strings it has!

Way cool bass. I used to own two 6-string basses, a Fender VI and a 1960 Danelectro (EDIT: pic in my next post), both 30" scale, but never had a full-scale old-style 6er.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:28 pm

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:03 pm

Cool basses Ilan! I bet a Rick sixer like this would fit nicely in YOUR collection, too! I know my home studio would benefit from having one around!

gray · Post by **gray** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:55 am

That's one exotic 4001! Neat stuff!

prog_rockin_metal_man · Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:07 am

that is cool...I wonder what it sounds like. I never heard one of those old style six string basses before.

ram · Post by **ram** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:10 am

Roy,Dale et al, great job! Another one of a kind! I love seeing great thought and care put into a project. I'll bet it sounds as good as it looks! Congrats!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:04 am

Very cool, Roy, nicely done! I'd want to string it BEADGC.

rsrelic · Post by **rsrelic** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:54 am

I'm a old school 4 string player so my mind works e-G or on a guitar e-e, so I've never been able to figure out what to do with a low b because they just don't sound right to me, and I won't even try to go into a high c LOL. Ya can't play this thing with your fingers are do any kind of funk on it because the strings are just tooooo close together.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:01 am

I am truly jealous. Nice job!