I´ll update later when I´ve played it for a while.
Im off to pick up my new v63
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jocke
Im off to pick up my new v63
Just got a letter telling me my new bass, a fireglo 4001v63, can be picked up at my local post office. Im off skipping all the way to the post office
I´ll update later when I´ve played it for a while.
I´ll update later when I´ve played it for a while.
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jocke
Got the bass.
The setup was quite bad so I put on a set of Joe Osborne flats and raised the bridge. Not bad but I just had to remove the horse shues. I know it looks kind of naked without them but they do get in my way and my playing becomes less dynamic that way.
So I opened it up and it looks like the last owner had removed the shues one time to many. The pup wires just broke off so I had to solder them back. Now everything is sweet. It´s a player indeed. Im going to try a set of rounds next.
One problem though, the neck is really sticky against my palm. My last v63 was not that way as far as I can remember. Might be some old dirt though.
Also I probably will get a Rick humbucker for the neck position as the toaster is too weak compared to the thunderous horse shue.
The setup was quite bad so I put on a set of Joe Osborne flats and raised the bridge. Not bad but I just had to remove the horse shues. I know it looks kind of naked without them but they do get in my way and my playing becomes less dynamic that way.
So I opened it up and it looks like the last owner had removed the shues one time to many. The pup wires just broke off so I had to solder them back. Now everything is sweet. It´s a player indeed. Im going to try a set of rounds next.
One problem though, the neck is really sticky against my palm. My last v63 was not that way as far as I can remember. Might be some old dirt though.
Also I probably will get a Rick humbucker for the neck position as the toaster is too weak compared to the thunderous horse shue.
...as the toaster is too weak compared to the thunderous horseshoe.
Hm... Sounds like quite a common issue on Rick basses fitted with re-issue HS pickups. Yes, I guess replacing the toaster with a Rick humbucker is the simplest way to overcome the problem. I won't go into the alternative, not-so-simple ways - they're too much work, unless you are really intent on preserving the original look of your 4001V63.
Hm... Sounds like quite a common issue on Rick basses fitted with re-issue HS pickups. Yes, I guess replacing the toaster with a Rick humbucker is the simplest way to overcome the problem. I won't go into the alternative, not-so-simple ways - they're too much work, unless you are really intent on preserving the original look of your 4001V63.
A Rickenbacker bass is much like the Jaguar E car - perennially ultra-fashionable.
My toaster is a little weak, but that's fine for me. I usually play with the shoe volume at 10 and the toaster at about 7-8. If I need something less aggressive I'll switch to the toaster alone, and then kick it back over like a rocket booster! That shoe cuts through like a hot knife!
Man those 4005's look huge! I played one at a shop back in the mid to late 80's, and I don't remember it being that big! It was really cool, and I would have picked it up, but I had just bought a 4003S.
Man those 4005's look huge! I played one at a shop back in the mid to late 80's, and I don't remember it being that big! It was really cool, and I would have picked it up, but I had just bought a 4003S.
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