71 4001 MG @ Elderly's

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:56 am

Interesting description of 4001 MG (VG-EC).

Has potential-for a competent luthier.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:54 pm

Why? Why do morons think that they can out engineer a bass that's proven? I'll never understand it, but if I had the extra green I'd buy it, but I've got two in the shop and having another one built, so no more toys.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:22 pm

You have to admire the sheet metal pickguard and use of slotted panhead screws ...

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:41 pm

My concern would be how much routing is under that guard, and whether a replacement could be refitted without too many unsightly leftovers.

They could at least have included some LEDs...

vinylrec · Post by **vinylrec** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:50 pm

I don't know...but I think I'm going to be sick

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:51 pm

Note that the bridge pickup cover is incorrectly mounted too, as if that was ALL that was wrong!
Did anyone see if this one was a 21 fret model?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:15 am

It's a 20 fret.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:16 pm

Here.

vinylrec · Post by **vinylrec** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:35 pm

That bass looks like it was created in a lab...yikes

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:45 am

Looks like there would be quite a few exposed screw holes from that grille....errr..pickguard. Did someone play this with a drill or something and need extra protection? What's the point of the sheet metal?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:01 pm

Whoever made and installed that metal pickguard should be made to swallow it in order to become shielded against whacked-out ideas...

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:48 pm

I think it hasn't been sold yet. No wonder. 750 dollars is way too much to ask for so heavily (and crassly) modified a 4001. How much would it be worth if in near mint condition?

big_g · Post by **big_g** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:48 am

Which one of those switches is for the Puree setting?

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:07 am

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:36 pm

if there is a knob for "brightness" -it ain't working...