Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:46 am
or a 4005/5 !!! 
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Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:10 am
I'm holding my friend Scott's 4003/5. It's a real piece of art. Wish I owned it!
Wish I owned it!Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:09 pm
All Photoshopped mods, except for the pickguard in the pic below, but if you'd also make the Jetglo a 5'er as well as fretless, now you're really speaking my language!jingle_jangle wrote:Not chopped anything, Joey...those are both 4 strings. Now, if you wanna chop one, let's make a fiver!!!
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:34 am
Can a 5 string mod be done to the '73 bass that is up for grabs in the For sale forum?
LINK: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=406765
LINK: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=406765
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:59 am
Best not to....ricbass wrote:Can a 5 string mod be done to the '73 bass that is up for grabs in the For sale forum?
LINK: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=406765
Eden.
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:41 am
Yes, starting with the 4003 models, they have done a lot to strengthen the necks, which is even more important when adding a 5th string...weemac wrote:Best not to....ricbass wrote:Can a 5 string mod be done to the '73 bass that is up for grabs in the For sale forum?
LINK: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=406765
Eden.
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:38 pm
More shots of that 5-string conversion in the works. It will receive a solid-color paint scheme; hence the gray surfacer. It's getting a Kahler bridge...
Next: paint and electronics. Assembly. Tuners will be lightweight Hipshots.
Next: paint and electronics. Assembly. Tuners will be lightweight Hipshots.
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:03 am
Cool! But will it get hot under the Kahler? 
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:53 am
Badum bump!doctorwho wrote:Cool! But will it get hot under the Kahler?
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:23 am
No sweat, Gary.doctorwho wrote:Cool! But will it get hot under the Kahler?
Re: 5 string 4001 or 4003
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:12 pm
I just sold one of those Kahler bridges (4 string). They appear to have infinite adjustability and you can narrow the string spacing pretty tight. They do sit a bit high. I see you had to route out the footprint in order to compensate for a Rick's low neck.