Finally....

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Ivan3000
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That is really nice! By thicker 'D' you mean more chunky neck, right? If so, chunky necks are the best!
I really like the shading on the back of the neck/headstock.
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IvanMunoz wrote:That is really nice! By thicker 'D' you mean more chunky neck, right? If so, chunky necks are the best!
Going by my knowledge and experience, '70s necks were thicker/chunkier than '60s necks but by no means are they chunky. They are my personal favorite feeling necks. 8)
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jps wrote:
IvanMunoz wrote:That is really nice! By thicker 'D' you mean more chunky neck, right? If so, chunky necks are the best!
Going by my knowledge and experience, '70s necks were thicker/chunkier than '60s necks but by no means are they chunky. They are my personal favorite feeling necks. 8)
Quite right. By comparison, a 2006 4003 might have a way chunkier neck....
The 70-71 necks are just a little deeper, this might be due to the fingerboards being a little thicker.
Makes the bass feel a little more solid.
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chefothefuture wrote:
libratune wrote:Congrats, John. That's a fine looking bass!

Now all you need is the lampshade . . .
And I know right where to put it! Right in the living room window!


Few things could tear me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window......
Did your wife break your leg lamp? :lol:
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"The best things in life aren't things."
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Man, that thing is stunning in every way. Congratulations on a stunner!
John Sr. :mrgreen:
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CONGRATS MAN!!!
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That is one really nice FG, John. Congrats. That back pic shows it just fine, and it is beautiful.
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ken_j wrote:
chefothefuture wrote:
libratune wrote:Congrats, John. That's a fine looking bass!

Now all you need is the lampshade . . .
And I know right where to put it! Right in the living room window!


Few things could tear me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window......
Did your wife break your leg lamp? :lol:
small-45-leg-lamp-1.jpg

And she used up ALL the glue, on purpose!
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Why, it must be Italian! Fra-geee-lay!
Author: "The Rickenbacker Electric Bass - 50 Years As Rock's Bottom"
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Y'know somebody in Terra Haute won a bowling alley!
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Congrats John That is a beautiful bass, Love the early seventies necks.
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T.A.R. wrote:Congrats John That is a beautiful bass, Love the early seventies necks.
Ditto.
That and I really like the 70-71(very early 72 as well) headstock; reminds me of a '50s one
run through a de-bigulator.
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