Call me crazy..............

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:39 pm

but I got this hair-brained idea for a 4001/4003 restoration project. Picture this-find a basket-case 4001/4003 and repaint it black with flames starting from the headstock and running about halfway down the body. There would be no binding on it to interfere with the paint scheme. Have the pickguard painted to match or have new wings made and wire it like the 4004 series. Add a toaster to the neck and keep the hi-gain on the bridge.

Thoughts?

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:44 pm

You're crazy!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:47 pm

certifiable!

disassociated!

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:23 am

I like it... You're in the super secret "paint your RIC bass unlike factory" club!!!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:40 am

Hey, I'm in that club too.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:49 am

Call the white coats.....

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:52 am

You must be "Crazy" Ron Plichta!!! ;~)

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:14 am

That is almost as crazy as a blue burst C64!

highway_star · Post by **highway_star** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:12 am

I got news for you - if the C64 was available in Blueburst, I'd have a deposit on it faster than you could say "Rickenbacker".

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:22 am

we're all crazy here ... just in different ways ... I'm crazy about 5 string basses ...

different paint job ... how about a tape job?

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:52 am

Does your band play any VanHalen, Jeff?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:05 am

actually I don't like Van Halen very much ... his stuff is all like 20 years old ... we do 1 song ... and I think it is a filler song ... but I love the look of the Van Halen guitars with the stripes ... I was going to stripe a 4003 but the forum members would hunt me down and shoot me

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:11 pm

"his stuff is all like 20 years old"

What is wrong with music 20 years old? Good music is good music no matter it's age! Not that I am saying Van Halen is good music, neccesarily.

Or not good music! That is all personal taste.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:38 pm

Where does that put Mozart?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:20 pm

That is one of the vary rare Halenbackers special ed. basses made for "old" music, it's all bad you know.