The CORRECT McCartney Conversion...

[Lefty4003S8]

FIFY

Now THAT'S more like it!!!! Thanks!!!!

[walker]

Thanks, guys. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, too.

Jeff - is that your Jetglo-to-Walnutglo refin? That's a nice healthy gap it has between the neck pickup cavity and the edge of the fretboard.

You know, the more I'm looking at the slight variation in the two pickguards, I'm thinking that just shifting Rick's down about ⅛" and back towards the tailpiece by about 1/16th-to-3/32nds" would set it at about the same relation to the HS pickup and neck as Paul's. That would tighten the gap at the front of the HS surround, and create the gap below the surround and at the end of the fretboard. I think it would work to just make a new PG using Rick's "edited version" as the template and just shift the screw holes over. hmmm.... will confer with the owner.

[walker]

(Woops! There you go:)

[deaconblues]

Interesting comparison, Dan. Even that RM looks like it has the bottom wing cut just a little deeper than McCartney's. But it's not like RIC didn't have a chance to use his bass as a template.

Well I'm not sure what Rickenbacker used as a template for the c64s -- or if they used one at all. The overall shape looks awfully close to the standard 4003 in the second photo.

[congerz83]

I'll share the most important picture I've had time to take...

[walker]

Heh heh! I knew the shoes wouldn't last long...

[heinpete]

...is the displacement of the bridge on the lower pic on purpose?

[walker]

Not sure. You'd have to ask Paul.

[heinpete]

...Paul B.?

[teeder]

Probably to get the E & A to intonate!

[eddied]

For fun I thought I'd post an authenitc picture of the 4001S that I personally took at the old Boston Garden during the Wings Across America Tour. A super nice roadie acrtually let me get up close to take this and it is a precious treasure for me.

Boston garden 76.jpg

[bigbajo60]

For fun I thought I'd post an authenitc picture of the 4001S that I personally took at the old Boston Garden during the Wings Across America Tour. A super nice roadie acrtually let me get up close to take this and it is a precious treasure for me.

Boston garden 76.jpg

Is that link working for anyone?

[JakeK]

Is that link working for anyone?

No

[jps]

It's not a link nor attachment, just some text. Eddied needs to properly attach that image.

[edski]

Probably to get the E & A to intonate!