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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:28 pm
by jsm610
Yes Mike, maybe we can get together one of the last weekends in May. I'm going to be out of town to see Weezer, Stereophonics, and Westerberg until then...
Plus my lightshow should be here by then.
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:32 pm
by mgauction
Gotta see the lightshow!
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:42 pm
by jal
Somewhere around here I have a mess of close-ups of my '65 I shot for one of many other restorations undertaken here , if you need them I'll dig them out
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:08 pm
by ken_swearingen
John, the pole pieces on the [vintage] 60's pickup had the shorter poles the longer ones are the re-issue.you can very carefully cut the slugs with a dremel ,ask Jeff or Ted how to do this.It may or may not change the sound,Ive heard of peaple doing this.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:02 am
by rumbush
Even though it would be a shame to not have a "fully" restored 4005 IMHO it would be an interesting experiment to try those DarkStar pups from Fred at
http://www.basspickup.com. Just throwing it out there as a possibility...
I don't have DarkStars yet in my 74 M-85 II but it would be nifty to do it...been chewing on it.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:38 pm
by jps
My '67 4005WB has short poles on the neck pickup and long poles on the bridge pickup. You shouldn't have to take the pickups off to see them, just look between the pickups and the body.
Humbuckers might be an interesting idea. Try the neck pickups from a Gibson EB-3 or '70s Telecaster Bass! Ha ha ha!
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:44 pm
by kennyhowes
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:14 am
by gray
It sure would be nice to see that thing resurrected.
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:52 am
by kennyhowes
gray wrote:It sure would be nice to see that thing resurrected.
Sorry, Robert - my smiley face was an inside joke.
See also:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=262696
and
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=320916
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:16 pm
by sloop_john_b
Kenny's restoration turned out nice, but I would have definitely kept a big pickup in the middle position on this bass. No, it's not "stock", but the 4005 in general would really benefit from having a pickup in or close to the sweet spot.
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:21 pm
by teeder
but the 4005 in general would really benefit from having a pickup in or close to the sweet spot.
That, I'd like to hear!
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:42 pm
by sloop_john_b
So, if anybody has a 4005 carcass with a big hole in the middle, please PM me.
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:16 am
by mc2NY
I'd leave it.
Might be original and just an early attempt by Ric at chambering to lighten the weight of the bass.
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:20 am
by mc2NY
Here is a pic of what the bracing looks like under the top, so you know what you are dealing with and what should be repaired/replaced.
I would think a good luthier could probably glue patches into the bracing and put in maple patches in the top, if you wanted to get away the cheapest route.
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 12:21 pm
by Ontario_RIC_fan
This is an old thread revived...
I believe Kenny eventually had that 4005 bass restored and refinished in green. From April 1967
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... 6order%3D5
Who did the restoration Kenny?
