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1. Paul McCartney's 4001S
2. Chris Squire's RM 1999 (OK, any RM 1999)
3. 1968-1972 4001 FG or JG
4. 4080/12 JG
5. A mint 1974 4001 Azureglo 1/2" spacing (just to make Ilan jealous )

As long as we're dreaming, I just want two - my own signature models. Through-neck, but with hollow body wings glued-on to make them look nice and keep the weight down, 360 double-bound-ish body shape, checkerboard binding, guitar-style headstock shape with binding, twin Toasters, wired individually - all the way out to two jacks, two cords and separate amp channels, gold guards and TRC, crushed pearl inlays on the fretted one, varnished, polished fingerboard on the fretless with a few position markers on the sides of the fingerboard, but nothing on the face. Might even go for Humbuckers on the fretless instead of toasters to see if we could coax a little of that Pedulla-style whine out of it. Color? Rootbeerburst! - just a tiny bit browner than Brugundyglo and fading to super dark brown, almost black, at the edges. Oh well, a boy can dream, can't he? The really scary thing is that if they actually were nuts enough to make them, I'd be in the process right now of figuring out how to afford them.

Marc L,theres a 68 4001 v63 on ebay, If you hurry you can catch it.

I think that '68 is 4001v95 rustburst fakerglo ...

I guess I'm the odd one...nothing really eats at me for GAS now. For a while a picture of someone's bugundy 75 4001 FL piqued my interest, until a few weeks ago when I got a chance to noodle on Andrew Winter's fretless...really nice bass, but something about a Rick fretless didn't feel right.

First time I saw a pic of a 4004 Ci I drooled, less so now since I have a new Laredo. But I imagine the tone on a Ci would be different due to the wood differences and the PU placement.

And I'm not trying to be blasphemous, but the next bass I get might be a Fender P or J. But probably not, I'll probably put some beefy humbuckers in my fretless J so it has about the same output as the 4004 and be happy with 3 basses.

Todd,

I see you have a Hipshot bridge on your dream bass!

I even drew it while looking at the photos of yours Jeff.

My dream basses, hmm, let's see:

Of course, we have to start with Squire's RM1999!

Then a Walnut 4002, Mike Rutherford's custom doubleneck 12/bass, my 4004Cii with the neck made slimmer by RIC to feel more like my '73 4001, and finally, Jon Camp's 4001, as it was back in the early '70s.

4003S Seagreen
4003 Blackstar
4001V63 FG (84 or 85)
4004 Cii5
4001 Burg. 1968

4004LK 5-String
4004LK Fretless
4004LK 8-String
4005LK
4005LK and 4004LK Double Neck

1. The 67 experimental 4001S bass. (page 205 Smith)

2. The 68 deluxe made into a Fretless by the factory that went out the door in the 89/90 Ric NOS blowout.

3. 21 fretter with ebony board. Yes, they are out there...

4. Jwilli's 4005 Blueboy. Quite simply the most beautiful 4005 you will ever see...

5. Custom one off 24 fret bass w/ebony board and bound headstock etc, made to my personal specs.
When the custom shop opens again...(Taking deep breath..)

Dane ,I take it you want a LK.

Yes...but not just any LK.

Wow....looking at all of these lists, I feel blessed to own several of my "dream" basses...
I'll go ahead and list 'em along with a couple I'm gassin' for....

1.4002, any year (still looking)
2.60's 4005 FG (got it)
3.60's 4005WB FG (got it)
4.beater 4001v63 MG (got it)
5.Shadow (got it)
bonus pics:
6.early 70's 4001 (got a couple)
7.4001v63 Seagreen (had it)
8.4001v63 FG (had several)
9.4004cii Blueburst (on order)

Hmmm, let's see.

4004LK
68 to 72 4001 BG, FG, or MG (damm had one)
4004Ci walnut
4003 DG with black trim
One beat and inexpensive 4001, or 4003 that I can have custom painted.