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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:31 pm
by jnbass
well them triangles look like the old ALCOA insignia.
Guess RIC didn't use CNC or plasma cutters back then.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:44 pm
by rickcrazy
Well, the aluminum baseplate on my 1970 21 fret 4001 has the word 'Harvey' rubber stamped in blue on the underside, followed by three or four stars, not triangles. Does anyone know who 'Harvey' was?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:27 am
by ojobob2
Pauls baseplate looks quite crudly cut. I have a 73' bass and its baseplate is far more "factory made" so i guess anything goes really
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:35 am
by headbanger
The plate on mine has KAISER in red on it. Aluminium and is really pooly cut. Where the ends on Jeffs are rounded off these are roughly cut & drilled.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:35 pm
by jps
I kind of like this home made look to them, it really shows that these basses were hand made.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:32 am
by weemac
Gerry, Has your 64 got the "Dont touch me or I will Fall apart" bobbbin on it?
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 5:05 am
by headbanger
Eden, yes it did have. The black one with the ridge around the edge. It did finally fall to pieces so I've had to make a new one.
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:07 am
by weemac
Yeah, they are kind of weird but they sound as honest as the toaster!