An "Elderly" 4003S/5 JG

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:22 pm

ask MANY questions first, but a steal at $1000

http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-3487.htm

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:31 pm

Talk about chunky necks,just kidding haha?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:44 pm

I'd prefer that my 4003S/5 was jetglo instead of the Midnite blue I have.

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:56 pm

Are you suspicious of something, Jared?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:23 pm

The D string bridge saddle on that bass is turned around causing it to have an uneven string spacing between the A and G strings. Maybe it's previous owner couldn't figure out how to intonate the string properly?

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:27 pm

But I would think that could be fixed by a good technician.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:37 pm

the first thing I do with a 4003s5 is replace the saddles and cut the slots for a wider spacing ... 2 1/4" instead of the 2 1/16" that is standard for these basses ...

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 2:53 am

That would just about be worth buying and then selling on ebay for a few $$$$$ profit......hmmmm.....

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:21 am

Good eyes Joey. I've bought a couple of Rics with turned around saddles also. I've turned them back around and wonder "why in the heck did they do that? Because the intonation has always been ok.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:22 am

I just called and it is sold.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:56 am

Thanks Bob. When I bought my 4003S/5, the B and G saddles were switched, looked like this:

I don't know what makes people do stuff like that!!??
It was an easy fix and then the blue beast was fine:

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:57 am

WOW! What a deal. That one is really nice.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:05 am

Joey-

One time as I was trying to intonate one of my 4001's, I adjusted the saddle all the way as far as it could go and it wasn't enough. The only way for me to get it to go farther was to take it out and put it in backwards. String spacing wasn't an issue as the saddle groove was cut in the center. Flipping the saddle did the trick and was easy to do.

Nice Midnight Blue by the way. I have one just like it but with chrome hardware and white plastic.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:10 am

Jeff, when I strung my '73 4001 BEAD, I had to turn around the saddle for the the B string to intonate properly. The saddles on the 4001 are notched in the center so turning them around doesn't usually change string spacing.
I got my blue beast seen above on ebay a year and a half ago for a $1000 with a buy it now.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:13 am

Nice Snag. Gotta love those buy it nows if you're in the right place at the right time!