Lets see what yall think of this FL 4001?

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Re: Lets see what yall think of this FL 4001?

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pickguard replaced and knob arrangement not correct for that year. knob arrangement looks wrong for any year rick i've ever seen ??? hmmmmm. '90's/ 2000's style neck pickup and neck pickup rout in pickguard looks hand cut.
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Re: Lets see what yall think of this FL 4001?

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I'm guessing that the "racing stripe" (which appears to be paint, not tape) is hiding a crack in the area of the reworked jack recess.
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aceonbass wrote:The wiring harness has to be the worst quality I've ever seen in a Rick. Not only are there no Switchcraft or CTS parts in there, but it's using ceramic caps and it's wired wrong! Looks like something you'd find in an Asian copy.
cjj wrote:Yeah, definitely a crummy rewiring job, not original. The ceramic caps are 0.022uF too instead of 0.047uF...
Not to mention the cold solder joints. There is no flow on any of them.
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ken_j wrote:
aceonbass wrote:The wiring harness has to be the worst quality I've ever seen in a Rick. Not only are there no Switchcraft or CTS parts in there, but it's using ceramic caps and it's wired wrong! Looks like something you'd find in an Asian copy.
cjj wrote:Yeah, definitely a crummy rewiring job, not original. The ceramic caps are 0.022uF too instead of 0.047uF...
Not to mention the cold solder joints. There is no flow on any of them.
Yeah, that's what I meant by "crummy"...
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