i think you all need to see THIS!!!

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:00 pm

I know that this is an ebay sighting but I wanted to make sure you all saw it first!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0396032372

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:03 pm

WOW CB BT im diggin it

johneek · Post by **johneek** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:09 pm

I've wondered how long it would take to do something like this. Does anyone think that this is a hint about what may be coming?

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:16 pm

BOING!

NOW we're talking....look at that baby....BIRDSEYE! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

It's killer.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:16 pm

FWI and I might have made a poor financial decision. Very nice!

jakeox · Post by **jakeox** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:28 pm

Want. The lack of FWI is curious, though. I wonder if this was put together pre-FWI? Or maybe they just had some extra pre-FWI necks laying around and decided to use one of them up for this one-off because they can't use them in regular production runs anymore.

robj · Post by **robj** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:35 pm

wow.. gorgeous bass!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:41 pm

Maybe the body wings are some of the 4002 parts we have heard rumor of? Birdseye maple with black-over-checkerboard binding....

jakeox · Post by **jakeox** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:46 pm

rickfan60 wrote:Maybe the body wings are some of the 4002 parts we have heard rumor of? Birdseye maple with black-over-checkerboard binding....

I think this was strongly hinted at recently.

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:50 pm

WOW! That is stunning. I love it.

wints · Post by **wints** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:58 pm

That looks rather like the wood I have seen from 78, both on the 4002, and a couple of 4001 basses.

It's truly stunning wood, but personally speaking, I can't understand the logic of using premium grade wood, and then going back to the short inlays and non matching headstock wings. Black trim? Doesn't do it justice either, from my perspective.

This should have had the new full width inlays, two wonderful pieces of walnut for the headstock, a fretboard with killer grain, and possibly a toaster and RI HS P/U. If you are going to make a "full on" premium bass, (and this certainly should have been) don't get conservative on the back nine when you are ahead on par...

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:59 pm

rickfan60 wrote:Maybe the body wings are some of the 4002 parts we have heard rumor of? Birdseye maple with black-over-checkerboard binding....

The fat horns support your suspicion. This one's from "The pallet".

The pickguard must also be new old stock. With the half-inch spacing and post-73 knobs layout, my guess is '74.

The BT surround/chrome handrest are a nice touch, like a Blackstar.

fretless · Post by **fretless** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:56 pm

Sweet !

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:03 pm

looks nice...I would play it anyway...looks almost like less than 1/2" spacing...more like pseudo cheyenne spacing...could be interesting...

deaconblues · Post by **deaconblues** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:06 pm

wints wrote:
It's truly stunning wood, but personally speaking, I can't understand the logic of using premium grade wood, and then going back to the short inlays and non matching headstock wings. Black trim? Doesn't do it justice either, from my perspective.

I'm willing to bet this one has been sitting around for a while, and predates the FWIs.

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