1999

[antipodean]

would like to know why mccartney dumped the original surround ? hhhmmmmmm !

Didn't RIC do this for him when they replaced the dead horsie with a higain back in the '70s?

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

hmmmm...ended up in someones spares box, did it ? or ended up on a re-issue !!!!!!!!! ok boyz, ckeck your basses for macca's sweat !

[rickfan63]

nice bass but i'm not into the large radius of the surround at the pickguard. i like some of the v63's that had a very small tight radius at the pickguard as well as the surround. plus i like the tailoring of the rear flange on this v63...more scallop. this was an '87.
more squire like ! this is the rear pickup setup i got from RIC in '85 that went on my '64 4001s/rm1999.

It's funny. Everyone seems to have their own preferences regarding the V63/C64/RM RI. Some want small horns, some want a small neck, some want magnetized horseshoes, some want the longer headstock, some are bothered by a 7 screw tail piece, some don't like an upside down headstock, some prefer the nickle reverse tuners, some want a black nut, some want the tug-bar, some like the early V63 pickup surround, some want a pick guard that goes all the way to the surround...and the list goes on.

My own ideal RI RM bass would look like this:
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Only I'd put a non-scooped pickup surround on, the all-black vintage knobs, and the tug-bar (at least...until I figured out if it was gonna bug me!)

I love the color contrast on the headstock on that bass.

[rickfan63]

would like to know why mccartney dumped the original surround ? hhhmmmmmm !

Didn't RIC do this for him when they replaced the dead horsie with a higain back in the '70s?

Yes. The magnets were dead on the HS, so RIC custom wound a hi-gain for him. His bass now has a RI horseshoe in it.

[Spanky(Andy)]

Sorry for the ignorance, but what **are** the differences between an made for the Japanese market RM1999 and a V63? (aside from the perspex tug bar)

Cheers

Andy

[teeder]

From where I'm sitting it looks like a black nut, nickle tuners, tug-bar and a more proper shaped guard.
All of which my V63 will have along with an old aluminum tailpiece soon.