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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:26 am
by mgauction
DEFINITELY - We need photos!
Chris - Two 4005? I saw the 1974 4005 at Guitar Center yesterday. Tempting!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:43 am
by bottom4
Which GC
I hate not being part of a club!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:00 am
by mgauction
Sorry. Hollywood. Nice jetglo.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:24 am
by thx1955
How much were they asking for it Mike ???
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:31 am
by jnbass
Hey I'd drive up there for that!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:21 pm
by beatlefan
I think it was 5400 or so......
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:21 pm
by mgauction
$5500. I liked it. It has a really wide flat neck profile, wider than my '66 fireglo. Worth taking a look at if you are in the area, but a lot of dough!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:05 pm
by beatlefan
...it really bothers me that there is an unclaimed 4005 Ric bass out there.....
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:28 pm
by mgauction
Chris, I was thinking of picking this up just to get it off the street!
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:41 pm
by beatlefan
Ahhhh.....what the heck...go for it Mike!! What would our friend Jared say...?? "buy 'em all and let the creditors decide!!"
Well....I think that's a little on the high end, but it all depends on how bad you want it.....this particular bass is a "newer" one, with the high gains.....I think the older, toaster equipped models have a little more "appeal" , at least to me. I'm not sure I could resist this one if I was in the area and could put my hands on it and play it, though....
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:22 pm
by jps
That price does seem a bit high for a '70s 4005, but as there are not a whole lot of these to begin with I guess it is fair game.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:31 pm
by mgauction
Absolutely, Jeff. You can tell the diferencce. Like Chris, it has a very subtle less appeal if you already have an earlier one. If it played and felt anywhere close to my '66 fireglo, I would have dashed with it, paid, sold -- gone!
However, if I didn't have one I probably would have bought it. They are just too dang scarce!
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:22 am
by jnbass
dang! I got a Massey-Ferguson that I "need", so there goes the 4005.
For now.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:33 am
by wints
There has not been a 4005 listed on E bay for a while now either. That would give an indication of prices to a certain degree. About 18 months ago there were around 5 offered in just a few weeks. A couple of real nice 68 F/G,s went for just over $2K and $3K respectively. Both real good buys. I think the black triple toaster example some 6-8 months ago was the last one I saw there, and I deliberated on that for 10 mins or so, before going for it at the $1800 BIN, only of course to see that someone else had got there first...
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:26 pm
by jps
Is that you riding the M-F, Jared?