Why Did Paul McCartney stop using his 4001?

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:03 pm

Very clean!

Representin' the BB's most excellently!

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:39 pm

Beautious! Best of luck, and don't let it go. they're starting to dry up quick. Not that they sold a ton anyway!

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:13 pm

By the way Brian... you might want to remove and replace all of the screws that fasten the bridge to the body at your earliest convenience. I've had two of them shear their heads off, leaving the screw stuck in the body. Good thing there's NINE of 'em! Talk about redundancy!

Age, or cheap metal... whatever the reason, I'd advise you to replace 'em with good, solid wood screws of matching dimensions.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:54 pm

Brian - beautiful! Even nicer than in the eBay sale pic. Congrats.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:06 pm

Thanks for the tip Alvaro.

Thanks John! I gave it the Scratch X/Zymol treatment and a new set of strings. She shined up pretty nice.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:40 am

I just wanted to bring this thread back to the top.

MaplegloMatt · Post by **MaplegloMatt** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:14 pm

Thanks for bringing this thread back up, Brian. I just took a few minutes and read all the way through. Cool info about Macca getting another Rick from JH.
Also, beautiful pics of the BB1200. I've got an early 80's BB400 as a back up to my 4003s and I love it. While it may be the poorer cousin to the 1200 the quality of those early (Japan made) BB's is really good. Even with the bolt on neck, my BB plays great and has decent sustain. Oh, and yes the plush green in those Yamaha cases in ugly!

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:49 pm

My BB1200 is great. Just don't let Roosa know I said that.

ricaddic · Post by **ricaddic** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:02 pm

Belive it or not, though I love the sound of Ric's and Hofner's and own each, I absolutely love the sound he gets out of his Kay Jazz Bass Special, that bass has a great full sound, and since he is favoring the Hofner allegidly because its lighter, would love for him to play the Kay over the Ric or Hofner.

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:43 pm

I want him to start playing the 4001S again, and grow back his rockin' Wings-era shag mullet!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:47 pm

I'd like to see him use his 4004!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:02 am

ricaddic wrote:Belive it or not, though I love the sound of Ric's and Hofner's and own each, I absolutely love the sound he gets out of his Kay Jazz Bass Special, that bass has a great full sound, and since he is favoring the Hofner allegidly because its lighter, would love for him to play the Kay over the Ric or Hofner.

Can you direct me to songs on which he played the Kay Jazz Special?

fireglo · Post by **fireglo** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:06 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO0aURDiuPo

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:53 am

That's full playback, are you sure it's also what he recorded with? To me it sounds like a Hofner bridge pickup.

BTW for the reissues Kay uses a Hofner tailpiece...

congerz83 · Post by **congerz83** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:52 am

simer4001 wrote:Sorry for the delay.

This would look goood on my wall....

(In a horse, mumbled voice) "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"

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