4003 MG BT

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:53 pm

what's with the fretboard? Painted?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3710729837&category=4713

Or is it my cheapo Samsung monitor?

mikeylc · Post by **mikeylc** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:20 pm

It's pretty dark on my monitor too. I was wondering about it as well.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:28 am

It's not your monitor, I'm using a Diamond grpahics monitor and it looks like a Ibanez board, really dark.

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:43 am

Here is one of the photos with increased brightness. What do you make of the black and white binding?

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:21 am

Look at how the bridge pickup cover is mounted! We've seen this kind of thing before. Why do poeple do this?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:31 am

Me wonders if it's a faker. I don't care how long the guy has had it. Especially since he admits buying it as a beginner. Maybe he was duped.That fingerboard bothers me.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:39 am

could be a refretted board with the varnish stripped. That plus bad lighting can make it look that dark

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:51 am

Why spend that much on a questionable instrument when you can buy a new 4003 for less?

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:01 am

Bad lighting would not account for the different color bindings, however. I cannot see an instrument leaving the factory like this. I am suspicious.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 4:45 am

Peter i have seen many white finished basses (both in photos and i person) that had black plastic parts and body binding, but white fingerboard binding.

Perhaps this bass was originally white

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:02 am

Owen: Good point, perhaps it is a refinished instrument.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:12 am

its also gotta be a 4003 - look at the tailpiece, also no center neck lamination.

marty · Post by **marty** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:12 am

Scott Doseck refurbished a similar looking bass as a project:

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Notice it has black binding on the body and white on the neck, and I think he discovered that the bass was originally white during the restoration, so I'm going with Owen on this one, that it's probably had the original finish removed.

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:37 am

Agreed Marty.

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:51 am

That bass is way overpriced no matter what.