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Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:34 am**

Well the ironic part is I have the pickguard and an extra Toaster lying around. Sounds like destiny. Let's pray the route isn't too bad.

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:56 am**

Sounds like some kind of fate is playing itself out here....stepping out of the way!

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:16 am**

Go for it Wes, I wont get in your way

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:32 am**

My '72 had the same style of "mudbucker" when I got it:

Fortunately, there was *no* routing done whatsoever to make it fit.

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:24 pm**

My '76 came with what I believe is the "upgraded" Dimarzio model.....Am I seeing a trend here? Must have been something in the water back then. LOL

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:59 pm**

the late 70's, early 80's were the decade of "upgrades", triamping your bass, new pickups, etc. Can you imagine triamping a bass?, a Fender P bass at that, I knew a guy who did, haha! He had two 15's for the bottom and was a bottom freak, always blowing speakers, I wonder why? He had a rack that looked like a PA and his cabs were very tall, spent mucho bucks on all this stuff, and it sounded like S**t

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2004 4:42 am**

By the way Rob, how's your project coming? I thought this a worthy purchase at the time and you posted you were going to make something nice out of it.

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:08 am**

I'm working on it, but it's slow going. It's stripped, and I have almost all of the parts I need for it... check my thread in here for details- "my new project - '72 4001". I need to upload some pics of it's current state.

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2004 12:42 pm**

Compared to the bass this thread got started about, this one looks "prime"!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3701357615&category=38097

I'm posting it here, because some of us might miss it... it's been listed under an eBay category other than 'bass guitars'.

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:20 pm**

Here it is.

Posted: **Mon Feb 02, 2004 7:13 am**

Ended at $1900 - holy ****!

Posted: **Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:20 pm**

I thought about this one. Asked for pics of the routs and got no reply...so I left it. Big $$$ for everything on e bay recently. Hard to tell what,s really selling or shilling. Anyone here get this baby?? I,d be interested to see if that neck p/u was routed...

Posted: **Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:47 pm**

I think it got the bucks because of the horseshoe.

Posted: **Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:44 am**

I started out this thread all gung-ho and I would have really wanted to own and salvage this thing. But holy **** what's going on lately. Rick or not these prices have gotten way out of hand. $1900 for a clapped out project, best of luck to who ever ended up with it.

Posted: **Tue Feb 03, 2004 4:33 am**

The ivory ric is interesting. It may be the photos, but the rosewood really looks faded. Even though the seller said the crack has been repaired it still worries me a little. Could be a serious problem considering the location.

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Vintage 4001 on the 'bay?