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Frode, Eric is the head of the painting dept. at RIC.

johnallg wrote:Frode, Eric is the head of the painting dept. at RIC.

Ok thanks..good to now. And Eric: Nice jobb on my new fireglo 2009

I finally plugged it in yesterday at band practice......oh man I need to change electronics on my other two ricks. My ears didn´t let my hands stop playing.................fantastic crispy punshy sound (is that a term?)

frode wrote:I finally plugged it in yesterday at band practice......oh man I need to change electronics on my other two ricks. My ears didn´t let my hands stop playing.................fantastic crispy punshy sound (is that a term?)

It is if you say it is! But many would spell it punchy

Frode, I think I have your twin here, another Jan (2'nd week) '09:

thb_bassman wrote:

frode wrote:I finally plugged it in yesterday at band practice......oh man I need to change electronics on my other two ricks. My ears didn´t let my hands stop playing.................fantastic crispy punshy sound (is that a term?)

It is if you say it is! But many would spell it punchy

Frode, I think I have your twin here, another Jan (2'nd week) '09:

Two weeks younger than mine Sweet

Many of the recent FG finishes have been absolutely stunning, and it looks like you got one of those. I had a 4004L FG for a while, and the edges are a rich, dark, brownish red, fading very gradually to maple in the very center.

Really gorgeous. Best of all, of course, the sound turns you on! The finishes can be so pretty that it seems easy to forget sometimes that ultimately the bass has to make you want to play it, not just look at it. Sounds like you got the best of both worlds.

Enjoy!

My impression of the sound of the 09 basses is that they are very "crackly"--the Hi-Gains sound even more potent with the tone knobs full on (full of lethal energy). Oh, and the tone knobs seem even better quality! Maybe I was just "high" when I first played my '09 but I really have the lasting impression that it has a hotter, stronger tone than previous 4003s (and that's saying something). I actually found it to be perfect for emulating Tool-esque sounds right out of the box--my favorite for rock tone. Later, with TIs and some adjustments to the Hi-Gain poles, I got a great jazz tone from it. Frode, I'm so glad you like yours too!

Wonderful new FG's all around, gentlemen. I'm getting serious RAS for a new 4003!

The only thing I´m gonna chance is to remove the horse shoe cover. It´s a bit in the way when playing.

sloop_john_b wrote:Wonderful new FG's all around, gentlemen. I'm getting serious RAS for a new 4003!

I hear ya John! CB and I'd not have a reason to avoid FG.