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Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:21 pm**

Gee I have never seen a wine with belt buckle rash, fret ware and an amber clear coat ...

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:45 pm**

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:41 pm**

"Gee I have never seen a wine with belt buckle rash, fret ware and an amber clear coat ..."

Yeah, but there is a nice rosy glow... wait, that's after drinking it...

Ben - use a regular mono cable into the mono jack, then use the pup switch to move between the two. You will get a close enough reading that way, slightly altered by the pot resistance.

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:53 pm**

resistance is, futile...

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:54 am**

"but if they were made after 1990 they probably don't have 500k ohm pots ... somebody who has a 4001cs, v63 or c64 should test it"

THAT might explain why my 1988 V63 has more of a Chris Squire sound than my 1995 CS!

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:57 am**

ya I thought so ... I think the change from 500k ohm tone pots to 250k ohm tone pots in 1990 was across the board ...

I rewired a 1973 4001 and a 1976 4001 with 250k ohm tone pots and they had the 8k ohm pickups ... this combination made for a very pleasing tone ...

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:58 am**

Quote: "the early Rics were more resonant ... but they were also more fragile ..."

I think drying and aging of the wood would be the culprit in both cases. However, my 68' has proven as durable as any non-graphite instrument I've owned.

Actually, more stable than a certain graphite reinforced Fender I have.

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:39 am**

I don't consider any of my '70's 4001's to be fragile instruments.
I only have one issue with my '73 and that's only the fact that some bonehead that owned it before I did, installed a thumbrest in a place that would leave an open hole if I took it off.

Posted: **Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:14 am**

When I say fragile I mean the early necks before they got the walnut stripe ... my 68 neck was weak enough that I could easily bend it with my left hand while playing it ...

Posted: **Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:00 am**

The bottom line is we should all check our pot, I mean pots!

Maybe we need a "pots survey"?

Shaun,

What month is your '72 with the walnut wings?

Jeff T.,

"Kevin- you have some good taste! If (god forbid) I had to only have 2 Ricks, I think your two would suit me just fine!"

Thanks for the kind words. Two years ago I didn't even own a Rick, and to have fallen into these two is very special. Sometimes I have to pinch myself. (OK, I don't pinch myself, but I do smile a lot when playing out!)

Thanks everyone.

Posted: **Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:26 am**

It's very cool to see a thread centering around my "Web-Namesake"! Mine is a May baby!

I've always been surprised by comments like Fragile and week Toaster, regarding early 70's Ricks. Mine has always felt Rock Solid and the sound has always garnered praise, even from folks who still believed in the Bass motto "Bass should be Felt, not Heard"!

Posted: **Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:35 am**

I believe basses should be heard, right in the mix with the other guys and always appreciated bassist up to the task. Garret, yours looks as if it sounds fine!

Posted: **Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:50 am**

What are the chances he would have posted that as his "72'nd" post?

Nice one Garret!
My '72 is a June baby too! #513

Posted: **Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:10 pm**

Thanks John.....I'll give it a try.

Posted: **Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:44 pm**

"Garret, yours looks as if it sounds fine!"
Thanks Jim!

"What are the chances he would have posted that as his "72'nd" post?
Nice one Garret!
My '72 is a June baby too! #513"

Whoo Man, that's just crazy!
Too cool!
Thanks Kevin. Yours look great!
Mine is LE-463

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