Hudson's Purpleburst 4005

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:08 am

Does anybody know the story of Mark Hudson's purpleburst 4005? Does it actually exist? Has anyone ever seen a pic? Was it a refin or a one-off custom job? Here's Hudson's purpleburst 350 from Mike Park's site:
http://www.the-music-connection.com/rpb.jpg

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:24 am

That sounds right. I believe JH said that Mark Husdon had some custom Ricks made in purple a long time ago. To the best of my memory, one of them was a 4005. The purple was to match mother Hudson's favorite purple scarf, or so I remember. The Parks pic was the first time I had actually seen one of them.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:44 am

Mark's mom lives about a block away (Seriously). Should I go verify the scarf story and see if it still exists? LOL

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:55 am

Stranger things have happened. Heck you may walk in and the 4005 might be sitting by the fireplace.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:42 am

If this 4005 exists, I'd really like to know if it was a new custom instrument or if it was an older bass that was refinished. It was built from scratch, maybe a new 4005 series isn't so far fetched...

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:08 pm

At the time the Hudson's got their Rick's(the 70's)4005's were still in production. I think they were made up into the early 80's. They weren't big movers then for sure. I remember seeing a fireglo one on the wall at Big Dudes Music City in Kansas City for over two years!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:01 pm

I think Hudson and JH are buds.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:17 pm

According to Mike Park's web site, the purpleburst 350 is from 1993, and there is also a matching 370. If the purpleburst 350,370 and 4005 were all from the same time period (early 90's), I wonder if the 4005 was built or a refin? Anyone have a line to John H. to get the story on this?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:44 pm

I think the 4005 only made it to the early 80's. Perhaps it is a factory refin if he does in fact have one.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:46 pm

He is listed here http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mccorp/bassartists.html as having a purple 4005.

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:51 am

Ok I'm a rube. Who is Mark Hudson; doesn't ring a bell?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:23 am

Wes: Try this site.

http://www.sunshineday.com/neugast/2nd%20Tier%20Pages/hudson%20brothers.html

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:12 am

Um, so in spite of being Goldie's ex and Kate's namesake, I guess I missed the whole thing. My subscription to Tiger Beat must have lapsed by then.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:46 am

A couple of other Purple-Burst RICs were made too. A couple of 620s, I believe. Mark only got one of them. I'm thinking that the other went to Joe Perry......

rhinobass · Post by **rhinobass** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 8:13 am

"Hysterical" is one of the funniest movies ever made.