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Way more clank indeed. And no route in mine......

So, what are the sonic differences of Crank and Clank? Please describe.

Hey, That was post 500 for me! Oh wait, now it's 501!

Well, mine never had a cap, & always lacked the bottom that a 4001 has below F#. It's not a huge difference, but noticeable. I'd compensate on the amp.

The treble & mids are more pronounced too. The lack of a rout for a neck pup, the set neck (and lack of 2 glue joints through the body) definitely make it resonate differently.
More bite & harmonics come through, particularly with rounds on it.

Not like a P, or a J with one pup solo'd. Raw & different. It's definitely it's own personality.
Cuts through a muddy mix easily.

Clank is the sound I make, crank is the look I get from the soundguy

"4000's don't have the 0047 capacitor" ???

That is the .047 tone cap, not to be confused with the .0047 cap that would be in line with the hot side of the pickup.

Thanks Jeff

my bad.........

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My 4000 is a 1968, so it is a neck-through. I have a re-issue horseshoe in it which sounds great. And yes, it is flat under the guard. It has been my main bass for years now. I take the 4003 along to gigs, but hardly use it.

Hmm.. I wonder what a Lollar horseshoe would sound like in a 4000... that'd be mighty cool.

Sold for $1500.00. Not a bad price...

I thought so too, Dave! I'm the lucky winner of this baby (those horrendous photos on ebay do it no justice at all.....)
and am very happy with it. It's in very nice shape, and that Azure-glo color is starting to grow on me. I couldn't stand it the first time I saw it, on a 620 6-string. When doing an A-B comparison with my 4001C64, the first thing I
noticed was that it sounds more powerful. All thinks being equal; amp volume, using the same pickup and tone settings, the 4000 definitely is louder with more punch. I had to turn up the amp volume to get the 4001 up to the same level.
Anybody care to comment on this? Thanks-Les
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7384576824&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I think it's just the overall "chemistry", if you will, of the different design. Mine sounds far more aggressive than both my 4001 & 4080.
I'm glad to hear others think they're worth that much money.

Likewise.....my 4000, although lacking the depth of my 4001s and the 4003s I've played, is much more aggressive and (to me) sounds more powerful. Congrats on the buy, I would've really loved that bass (azure is my favourite colour and I'm totally lacking an azure at the moment!)