Merry Ric'mas

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:17 am

'tis the time to deck the halls. Tinsel, ornaments, pictures of family and the occasional 4000.

Grey · Post by **Grey** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:29 am

Is the neck pickup a mod?

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:33 am

Oh, yeah. The wood, jackplate, trc and bridge pup are the only original parts left on it. Actually, some of the dots may still be original, too.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:15 am

Leave it there and Santa is going to abscond with it.

Looking like Christmas!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:56 am

Scott, was the neck pickup always 1" spaced on that bass?

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:43 am

When I got it someone had routed a big Guild pickup in it, so I had lots of options. I've got two pickguards for the 1\2 and 1" spacing.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:48 am

s4001 wrote:When I got it someone had routed a big Guild pickup in it, so I had lots of options. I've got two pickguards for the 1\2 and 1" spacing.

Gotchya! I could've sworn the last time I saw it it has a 1/2" spaced pickup.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:54 am

Looks more than 1" now. Little extra?

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:47 am

WHOA! is this an earlier vintage,neck through 4000? (i'm assuming because of the headstock wings....)
NICE...

T.A.R. · Post by **T.A.R.** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:58 am

Scott that is Sweet!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:18 pm

Woody, Scott's bass is a SWEET '68.

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:16 pm

So somebody took a 68 4000 and routed in a mudbucker? Drugs

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:55 pm

ricosound wrote:So somebody took a 68 4000 and routed in a mudbucker? Drugs

In all honesty, it sounds amazing with the bridge pup. Just ugly as sin.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:56 pm

sloop_john_b wrote:Woody, Scott's bass is a SWEET '68.

Yep. I've had to use ninja style violence to pry it from the hands of anyone who's played it.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:23 pm

sloop_john_b wrote:Woody, Scott's bass is a SWEET '68.

Yes it is, with a wonderful neck and tone.

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