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aceonbass wrote:Critique away......

1) Excellent
2) Perfect
3) Too many strings
4) Me want so bad

aceonbass wrote:Critique away......

Okay, you asked for it! Being honest...

1) I don't mind the stock tailpiece, but I liked it alot better without the 4003 treble pickup assembly. It looks like a very pretty girl needlessly went to a plastic surgeon and...uh, never mind, I'll stop there. I'm sure it sounds and play terrific. I remember seeing this Cii at the 2010 NAMM show and drooling over it.
2) Very cool!
3) I like a little more than the first one, probably because its a solid finish, no pretty wood blocked or interrupted. I love 5 string basses, but I'm still trying to get used to the "two pounds of bologna in a one pound bag" look of the extra tuner crammed into the headstock. But I understand why you did it that way, Dane.
4) Excellent, perfection! Super cool! One of the best mods ever done! I'll fight ya for it, Todd!

Dane, I just wish I had half your skills....

aceonbass wrote:Hey, Joey...No.1 was a RIC NAMM bass? Really?

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aceonbass wrote:Hey, Joey...No.1 was a RIC NAMM bass? Really?

Yes it was. I'll find a pic or two tomorrow.
You got the '10 NAMM 4004Cii FG and I got the '09 NAMM 4004Cii FG.

Mods are good or bad according to the forethought, materials, and skill which go into making them. That's how I look at it.

I definitely agree with the idea of it being modded with taste, just as much as I agree with the "do what you want". I always like Lemmy's mods to his 4001s by putting a vintage thunderbird pickup in the neck. When I met him a while back I asked if he still had it (before I saw the Rickenbacker tour video) and he said he still has it but the thunderbird pickup died years ago.

Both are fine looking basses. The stock version seems a bit too minimalistic, too contemporary, for my tastes however. The v57 mod is exactly what I was looking for. No harm in modding. Just finished reading Keith Richards' new book. He explained his journey into 5 string tuning, and mentioned he was having guitars customized for that express purpose.

rickenbrother wrote:

aceonbass wrote:Hey, Joey...No.1 was a RIC NAMM bass? Really?

Yes it was. I'll find a pic or two tomorrow.
You got the '10 NAMM 4004Cii FG and I got the '09 NAMM 4004Cii FG.

Joey, what about the 2011 NAMM basses? I noticed Ric sent out a small batch of 4004 basses right after the show, a few of which went to the Music Zoo. They recieved a Trans Red Cii (already sold), a Mid. Blue Cii and the one I'm eyeballing, a killer looking Mid. Blue Laredo - would you by chance know if these are indeed the 2011 NAMM basses?

Thanks Jonathan, I chose the 4004 because of availability and the neck width/strength. Dane oversaw the conversion and adjusted the headstock to look more 4004ish. It has a huge sound! And is so light, weight wise… I just love the damn thing!

Dane, I like ‘em all! At first I was leaning the way of Joey with the surround on #1. But then I got to thinking that while it is being played that would actually look pretty cool with the hand coming in over top and all.

superdick2112 wrote: Joey, what about the 2011 NAMM basses? I noticed Ric sent out a small batch of 4004 basses right after the show, a few of which went to the Music Zoo. They received a Trans Red Cii (already sold), a Mid. Blue Cii and the one I'm eyeballing, a killer looking Mid. Blue Laredo - would you by chance know if these are indeed the 2011 NAMM basses?

Not sure about those. They could be. I know that The Music Zoo had a few 4004's in stock already at the time of the NAMM show.

cheyenne wrote:Dane, I just wish I had half your skills....

+1...so +1