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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:13 am
by rikk
I paid $200 for my 1979 4001 (in 1989?)
I traded EVEN my 4003/S5 for a Musicman 5 that I paid $750 less than a year earlier (1994?)
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:25 am
by green_us90
Kevin COle, very nice White '76. Does the TRC have raised letters or is it Plexi?
I got my White '75 4001, on 9/13/04, for $500. It was a lot of cake back then as I was 19 at the time, and had just bought a brand new 1994 Full Size Chevy pickup.(62 miles on the odo)
Still have the truck (118,000mi), and the bass which I will never part with.
http://www.fenderforum.com/userphotos/index.html?recid=14630
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:44 am
by ghs_boomer
Swapped a "62" Fender P bass for this way back in 1975 but i had to invest lots of $$$ to get her back to normal. It was a mess
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:05 am
by twangs
I paid $2000 for a 4004LK. Seeing what they are selling for now, I'm beginning to think I got a pretty good deal...
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:39 am
by jnbass
is that a white Camaro (or F-body) hood under that FG?
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:56 am
by throw_this_away
Mike, someone put the thumbrest in the same place with my 72'... my only issue with my bass.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:12 am
by bobcat
Seems like someone was a big Cliff Burton fan . . .
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:18 am
by ghs_boomer
"Is that a Camaro (or F-body) hood under that FG"
Sorry Jared, it's a 76 or 77 Chevy Caprice Classic.(yuck)
"Mike, someone put the thumbrest in the same place with my 72'...my only issue with the bass".
John, i removed it not long after the photo was taken. I couldn't stand it...Was it factory installed?
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:43 am
by jps
Not there!
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:51 am
by rickenbrother
I paid $575 for my '73 4001 about 3 years ago. I got it off ebay. The pics were terrible and the seller never mentioned that it had checkered binding...I got lucky.
Picked up my 4003/5 blue beast for $1000 also about 3 years ago.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:51 pm
by kcole4001
Dave R, thanks, the TRC is the standard black plastic w/raised letters. It needs a refin. The scratch between the bridge & pup surround goes right down to the wood. I still can't imagine how it was scratched that bad.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:54 am
by ricosound
Paid $200 for this 68-69 in the '80s and the worst part was I traded it soon after for little or no gain.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:09 am
by kcole4001
Ouch!
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:45 am
by alanz
$164.50 initial investment mid last year for what started as a hacked up red with black trim 1985 4003 and became the BronzeGlo. I put a lot more into it to get it back into shape though.
http://www.pbase.com/alanz01/rick_family
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:52 am
by ilan
Alan, the white/black double binding is a very nice touch. Kinda like a 4002 (checkerboard/black).