4001v63 = IMPRESSIVE!!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 5:39 am

This may have been covered before....

The horseshoe cover on my V63 is more rounded on the sides than the C64 series covers....is this normal??

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 6:14 am

Somewhere in these threads John Hall stated that the replacement reisssues were diverted to C series production, so how can they be different?

Same materials, constructed to different specs. At least that's my understanding.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:51 pm

Ok, makes sense now. It was the materials not the actual pick-ups.

Now I have to get a C series since they're different sounding.

If only it didn't have that upsidedown headstock.

dead_in_okc · Post by **dead_in_okc** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:58 pm

I'm starting to get use to that headstock....The one I played the other day actually looked kinda cool....Different.....

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:40 pm

Cut off the headstock and turn it around!!! Heh, Heh!!!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 5:21 pm

or I can watch myself play in the mirror

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 5:26 pm

Upside down?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:13 pm

"Walking on the Moon"

haw · Post by **haw** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:08 am

At the risk of sounding daft, is there ANY way of getting the headstock turned round?
Would Ric do it if you asked them nicely or could a luthier do it?

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:44 am

Not an expert, but I think the answers are no, no and no, respectively.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:55 pm

Not meaning to sound daft either, why would you want to reverse the headstock??

I really don't like that spurting mudpot look...

upstairsdave · Post by **upstairsdave** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:48 pm

I have the 1991 4001V63. What was the original pickup vs the reissues. Mine has a split cover for the bridge pick-up and the toaster pick-up for the neck pick-up. I've seen some V63's with the split cover and some without the split cover. Is there any books or web sites devoted to the history throught the years to present on the Rickenbacker instrument company?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:50 am

I would think all the re-issues would have the re-issue horseshoe which has the split pickup cover.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:01 am

The V63's came with the toaster, horseshoe pu, and vintage bridge. The shoes on the horseshoe pickup have a gap as the originals did, anything other than that isn't original to the bass. Also the horseshoe pu surround isn't like a standard 4003 rectangle, it's larger and has a different shape. You should visit www.rickbeat.com and look at the models and become familiar with the basses.