Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:08 pm
Jeffrey, we are all glad JH managed to escape from your 4005.
"Hey dude, that bass really screams!"
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:45 am
So am I, I don't think I could handle all the noise otherwise!
"Hey dude, that bass really screams!"
"Hey dude, that bass really screams!"
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:02 am
My 1979 4001 has a carved smiling face in the cavity under the pickguard 
. I should post a pic of it...
. I should post a pic of it...Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:54 am
My bass is just "The Ric". Or occasionally "MY Ric", just to make sure people know who owns it! Hehehe.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:00 pm
Check under your truss rod cover. If there is a pencil number under the finish, your bass was likely worked on by Dale Fortune.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:23 pm
My '73 4001 FG has the words "4001 Q" and the name "Raul" under the pickguard in the control cavity.
As a result of this thread I now dub thee "Raul the Red Rickenbacker"
As a result of this thread I now dub thee "Raul the Red Rickenbacker"
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:50 pm
My mapleglo 72 has 4001 H in the control cavity
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:55 pm
My '68 just says '4000.'
Boooorrriiinngggg
Boooorrriiinngggg
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:04 pm
My lefty MapleGlow 1971 4001 says "4001 O" in the control cavity in green marker, and "Nat." in pencil in the neck pickup cavity.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:34 pm
That mean I built yer bass?
My family and close friends call me "Nat".. my normal friends call me Nate. Hehe
My family and close friends call me "Nat".. my normal friends call me Nate. Hehe
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:51 pm
A picture is worth how many words???
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:55 pm
LOL! That's too funny!
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:59 am
'NAT' is not a person in this case, it is short for natural maple or Mapleglo. It was better than average wood so it was picked to be Mapleglo. All of my MG Ricks have 'NAT' written in them somewhere....or Nat was one busy guy at the factory, LOL...
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:33 am
In the control cavity of my 4001, I have a few initials, and an Arroyo. In the treble p/u cavity, there's a WRL initials. Nuttin' written in my TR cavity.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:33 am
You'll find that Francisco Guerrero, Mike Gabriel, and John Gardino are also common initials you'll see. Lately Barbara Bailey Remington has also been busy.