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GoldenGloryOrn wrote:Almost, but more hair, no facial hair, no WB, Fireglo not Jetglo, no Eden/SVT - T-Max/Crest when I was VERY LOUD, glasses - yes, and I can't quite make it out from the pic, but are those toasters?

And is that an AWB drum kit?

Yes, the Feb '67 4005WB does have toasters on it.

And, yes, that is AWB's drum set.

jps wrote:

GoldenGloryOrn wrote:Almost, but more hair, no facial hair, no WB, Fireglo not Jetglo, no Eden/SVT - T-Max/Crest when I was VERY LOUD, glasses - yes, and I can't quite make it out from the pic, but are those toasters?

And is that an AWB drum kit?

Yes, the Feb '67 4005WB does have toasters on it.

And, yes, that is AWB's drum set.

Ah, now I can see them. Sorry about the machine heads

So, Jeff, when did you support the AWB? (Is this a well-known story? Sorry, I'm a noob.)

I'm glad mine isn't a WB. One of the reasons I prefer a 4000 over the alternatives is because of the forearm rub.

Anyway, irrespective of personal physical comfort, nice bass. How long have you had it?

Oh, and sorry, a closer look at the photo seems to indicate you've list your knob ... the old RoS problem I guess. OK in it's place but I'm not sure with a 4005.

And that dyslexic guy in your sig really should join the DNA! You know it makes sense.

I bought the bass in 1973, my first Rick! The ROS was in place of the 5th knob when I got the bass, it also already had the .0047µF cap replaced by a piece of wire. I had swapped out the tuning keys twice, it did have the original reverse Klusons when I got the bass. First it got Schaller M4S keys, then decades later they were replaced with Hipshot Ultralite tuning keys. The bass was certainly no closet/glass case queen. In the late '70s the bridge and R tailpiece got replaced by a BA II bridge for a few years. And there was already a hole on the body from when the first owner had put a Gibson bridge/tailpiece cover from an EB3 on the bass over the bridge toaster; that was gone by the time I bought the bass but the hole remained (the same; sorry, couldn't resist ). I sold the 4005WB in August 2011 to someone who had it totally restored, finish and all. It was a great bass, mostly original, wonderful player, sounded like a Rick is supposed to sound...but it was time to pass it on to it's next caretaker.

As to AWB, a jazz rock fusion band I was in opened for them at Lock 3 Live in Akron, Ohio a few years ago. At other times at that venue we had opened for the Family Stone Experience, and for Kevin Eubanks.

Nice story. So you no longer have it

No longer, but I do have some other great instruments.

Funny, I was getting quite an amount of feedback (and squealing) last night at the jam...but then again, we were playing louder than usual. I DID happen to notice last night that my pickups were a bit microphonic. It really doesn't really bother me, though, unless I'm facing the amp when twiddling the knobs (which, considering how I feel about that amp, is more often than I'd like...)