4001v64 Dumb Questions

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:31 am

Now that the Rickenbacker bug's bitten me (thanks guys), can someone describe how a 4001v64 performs tonally and playability wise? I already own a 4003 and I'd like to see what the differences are.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:34 am

C64 OR V63?

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:37 am

C64. Sorry for the typo.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:44 am

I liked the "feel" of the C64's neck better than the 4003.

I don't like the upside-down headstock!

The sound is the 'same' as a V63 (cause the p'ups are the same).

Now if that thang had checkered binding...

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:05 am

In what way did you like the C64 neck over the 4003? From what I've read, the C64's neck is not as thick as the 4003's and may work better since I have small hands.

turlu · Post by **turlu** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:36 am

Jared,

Maybe I am wrong, but I thought the pickups for the C64 are wounded differently than the V63's.
That's what I think anyway, but only JH would be able to confirm it I guess.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:47 am

Stephan-

You're right! The C64 is wound differently. I was thinking of the materials not the electrical.
V63

C64

I believe the toasters are the same, but the difference in the horseshoes should give it a different tone-But I can't tell.

Old age-need a boost in Acetylcholine and reduction in GABA...

titanic_tony · Post by **titanic_tony** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:56 am

I just played a C64 yesterday at Bass NW in Seattle. Really nice bass, but in comparison to my '78 4001, the neck was much wider. I wasn't impressed with the sound of the E-string. It could have been a dead string. Does it have the bridge capacitor?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:02 pm

so the v63 horseshoe will sound more like a modern high gain and a c64 will sound more like a 70's high gain ... the real 60's horseshoe pickups were more like 7 or 8k ohms if my memory serves me well ... and all toasters are supposed to be scatterwound to 7.4k ohms ... I tested several and none were exactly 7.4k ohms but they were close ...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:46 pm

When I have nothing better to do, I will swap the C64 horseshoe with one in my V63s

The mind is a terrible thing to waste...