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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 2:14 pm
by beatlefan
SHADOW mint condition......sighhhhh.......
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 1:37 am
by carr
for me the cheyenne 4004 #1
this exquisite bass is sculpted from solid Walnut, complemented by an Eastern Maple neck running the full length of the bass. Two humbucking pickups are carefully placed for maximum tonal capability.
Looks class all the way
john
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:19 am
by banta
4004cii5 with translucent black finish, black hardware & ebony fretboard without inlays.
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 11:19 am
by cheyenne
I like how you think Brad.
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:12 pm
by banta
There are stacks of ebony boards at Rickenbacker that they won't use. They should.
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:54 pm
by rickcrazy
A near mint 1969 or 1970 21-fret 4001 in Mapleglo.
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:33 pm
by wints
Brad, I saw that post somewhere where JH states there are the ebony boards lying around the Ric plant. They have obviously been there some time. One can only presume that they may be used for a production run sometime in the future. A 21 fret ebony neck ...doesn,t someone here have one of these:-] in purple, binding everywhere...wait a second..I,m getting a feeling of being here before....
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:23 am
by squirebass
I believe the Smith book refers to some ebony board 4001's out there as well, supposedly made in the early '70s...
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:54 am
by ken_james
Got one, still not finished yet
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 3:27 pm
by cheyenne
Would you really notice a tonal difference if the fingerboard had the gloss finish ? Visually I think it would rock !
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:48 am
by ken_james
I can tell a difference with the maple boards(blackstar, tuxedo) than the normal rosewood. My ebony neck bass wasn't playable when I got it so it's going to be like Christmas when it arrives.
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 4:53 am
by ricnbacker
i think it would be a choice between a black on black like Brad has or a loredo.
more so the loredo because the black on black is just a 4001/4003 so it would just be a color change not a style change.
the loredo looks interesting but no one has one in any of the music stores on 48th st. in manhattan to try one out.