Is my 4001 done?

[Robinthebassplayer]

Here is a picture of what appears to be 2 cracks along the wood grain on my 1972 4001 I've pulled the tension off the strings, and would like to know what those in the know think I should do. It can be felt when you run across it. Thanks! Robin

[cassius987]

Ha! That's nothing... at least from what I can tell. My 4001FL looks worse in a couple of the traditional spots but it was glued by a luthier and is rock solid. I would talk to a luthier about stabilizing this crack, also probably with glue. Also: dry weather can cause cracking in some cases. You may need to humidify your house. Of course this really is more of an issue with acoustics, and I see you're in Washington which I thought was supposed to be fairly humid.

[paologregorio]

I've seen a 4001 made new that had literally been run over by a truck and busted into multiple pieces. Your bass is light years from being done. A couple of the forum luthiers or bass gurus will pipe in shortly with some sage advice.

[cjj]

My '76 4001 is FAR from done. In fact, it's actually my favorite, even though it suffered some serious "crackage" long before I owned it...

You'd be amazed what can be fixed by a competent luthier...

By the way, I use Rotosounds on it...

[Robinthebassplayer]

Thanks for the feedback, I was freaking out because I love my Ricky, and it's been my main Bass since I got it last year. I do know a very competent Luthier, he's slow, and expensive, but good. Thanks for the pic of your 4001 CJ, it gave me hope, and yes, I have Roto's on mine as well Robin