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Posted: **Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:48 pm**

Here's a couple:

1976 4001FL

The non-stock pieces on the fretless are the ginormous chrome pickguard, chrome knobs, chrome TRC, chrome nut, and ebony fretmarkers - original frets were yanked. THIS WAS DONE IN 1985 BEFORE I KNEW THAT A 1976 4001 MG WOULD ONE DAY BE WORTH MORE THAN $375!!! So step off me, ey!

1979 4001SLH

The only STOCK parts left on the 1979 are the tuning keys, nut, pots & switch, bridge/tailpiece, frets, and jackplate. Even the inlays have been replaced! The HS pickup is from a pre-war Ricki Hawaiian guitar (1&1/2" wide), the toaster is a 1968, the paint - obviously no longer a Jetglo, it has Schaller straplocks, the PG has been cut in half, the tone pots & switch have been bypassed, and the TRC has been removed. This is the bass I use most for gigs.

Posted: **Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:49 pm**

Nice bass there! I kinda like the body shape upside down!

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:44 am**

Mark, they both look kind of cool in their own right.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:34 am**

Any more shots of the fretless?

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:49 am**

coool! iwas originally gonna order my 4002fl as a lefty as well

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:13 am**

As if that bass isn't rare enough as is!

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:28 am**

bob baltimores a lot closer to new york than lower sackville nova scotia too..giggles

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:43 am**

I've done it in a day trip!

I'm getting excited...

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:01 am**

wait til you hear my babee play bass..ive only been playing 35 years..shes been playing 42..
twin flame means shes just like me..giggles..scary eh?

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:22 am**

Yup, and I'll be the one laying down the groove and wishing I had BOTH of your hands!

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:26 am**

giggle...lil hint she originally played with a band called joshua in 1969....course like me it wasnt as her true self...

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:29 am**

My last band was 1996... I thought that was a while ago!

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:10 am**

Hey - thanks for the comment, Rikk. Here's the add'l FL shots per Bob's request:

The giant chrome pickguard & chrome knobs were on it when I bought it. I had the TRC custom made by a caster in Portland, OR.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:20 pm**

Shhhhh, that's an IP trademark.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:18 pm**

I actually kinda like the guard, although the front portion goes a little high on the bass. Having a chrome guard covering the whole front of the bass would give it a cool industrial look. Having one cut to replicate the '57 4000 would also be cool.

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