Wow 72 4001 Sweet & EXPENSIVE!

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:38 pm

That's just not fair.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:29 am

Sorry......

I love 72......

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:42 am

Just held the one at Guitarville a couple of days ago.
It's VERY clean! A time capsule. A bit spendy tho, since I know what the seller paid for it (it's on consignment...)
It's Dec 72 BTW (LL****)

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:59 am

Congrats, John. She's a beaut!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:16 am

LL...okay, that 'splains why there is no finger-pull on that bass.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:57 am

gee for $5000 I could get a 4004ci, 4004cii, 4004L, and a 4003 ... and I wouldn't have a bass where the tuners fall apart and the fretboard can pop off from a truss rod adjustment and the neck can warp from round wound strings ...

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:33 am

True, but you also wouldn't have checker binding or pearly inlays, and even with all those basses you won't have the same sound (assuming that the bass you're talking about has a horseshoe).

$5K doesn't even begin to get you into the more esoteric or boutique basses. Unfortunately, the value of those decreases significantly on the used market, unlike many of these Rics.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:57 am

...I wouldn't have a bass where the tuners fall apart and the fretboard can pop off from a truss rod adjustment and the neck can warp from round wound strings ...

..Only if they're not taken care of properly...

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:19 am

No horseshoe. Just a very nice '72. I'd be afraid to take it anywhere.
For another $5000 I could definitely finish my Rick wish list.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:40 am

If I spend 5K on a bass, it's not coming out to play very often...the last thing I need is some dude spilling beer on it or a cymbal getting too close to it.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:43 am

Definitely no "around the back" guitar flips!
There's a guy in town who does that with a Strat, but he's pretty tall. Gets a reaction every time!

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:52 am

How about pitching the guitars across the stage in tandem, one to and from the roadie? That's what endorsement deals are for...

Agreed with the big ticket instruments not wandering far from home base. If anyone is going to injure those it will be me.

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:22 pm

If I had the money, I would gig that baby till the cows come home. The nicer the bass... the more I want to play it live. You buy pure-bread race horses to run... not sit in a stable.

"... and I wouldn't have a bass where the tuners fall apart and the fretboard can pop off from a truss rod adjustment and the neck can warp from round wound strings ..."

Mine holds tune just fine, and the neck is the best I have ever played on any bass. Has not needed adjustment in over 20 years... rotosound roundwounds on it the entire time (though I went for elixir coated roundwounds as an experiment and liked the results).

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:37 am

It's a really cool bass, but have 72's gone to the $5000 mark yet?
I thought we were all agape at $3500 for one a few months back...

Jeff, you only put these down 'cause you couldn't make 'em 5 strings....

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:38 am

yep ... the necks won't take 5 strings ... I am NOT a 4 string guy ...