Pickup question ~ 3000 on eBay

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:58 am

Hey, does this look like a modern RIC (4004) pickup in this 3000? Easily reversible mod - but it may sound good as is...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3778178850&fromMakeTrack=true

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:23 am

Dane Wilder puts 4004 hb1 pickups in his 3000 basses ...

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:01 am

I have a stock 3001, but that looks intriguing...

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:54 pm

All you long scale guys have your 3001,4000,4001,4001/8,4002,4003,4003/5,4003/8,4004,and 4005's. Leave me me my lonely Model 3000. I have a very special project in mind for this bass.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:35 pm

Hahahahahahaha! You can have 'em, Dane! You forgot the 4080 and 4004Cii

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:17 pm

Ok Dane, you win.
Anything for a fellow 3000 series fan!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:36 pm

I'm interested in the 2020 ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3778498430&rd=1

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:58 pm

I think that's actually a 2050 or 2060 Jeff. The 2020 looks exactly like a 2030 but has passive electronics.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:00 pm

Thanks Chris. I can still see I'll have to bid against Kenny H. though.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:38 pm

I thought the 2050 and 2060 had body binding??? the body on that bass is exactly like my 2030 except for the electronics ...

cdaniel · Post by **cdaniel** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:25 pm

"I think that's actually a 2050 or 2060 Jeff. The 2020 looks exactly like a 2030 but has passive electronics."

Jeff is absolutely right on this one. For this body style:

no binding + pickguard = 2020 Hamburg
no binding + no pickguard = 2030 Hamburg
binding + no pickguard = 2050 El Dorado
binding + pickguard = 2060 El Dorado

It's a 2020.

henny · Post by **henny** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:27 am

That 2020 is a weird but sleak bass.

Go for it, Jeff.

basse · Post by **basse** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:54 am

That replacement pickup looks a lot like the stock ones in my 4002.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:15 am

you are right ... I wonder if it is a 4002 pickup ... to quote John Hall ... "those pickups are as rare as Hen's teeth"

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:26 am

Jeff's bidding on a red bass with black hardware?
I'm shocked!!!