An Introduction, a picture, and a story

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:53 pm

Here in San Francisco there is a store that had both "c" models, and 5 4003's. Of course I played them all! I loved the feel of the "C" series, and if I had the cash I would have bought it, but the 4003 felt and sounded great too. And honestly, I felt the "C" did not feel $1000 better. Now if money were no option I would have walked out with 3 basses, and a really nice 12 string I saw there! But...

I found out that the sound I wanted was mostly from the vintage PU in the neck position.

So I bought a new 4003, and a vintage PU, and gave it to my luthier so he could make a "c" style pickguard with the 1/2" spacing (it also looks cooler I think, with the pickguard being big enough to meet the treble PU surround),

I had a 4001CS way back in 92-93 and had the horseshoe replaced with the understring PU and I loved the sound. I am pretty much going to have a similar sound with my 4003.

Or is it now a 4003c? Or 4003v? Hmmm....

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:40 pm

Hey John,

Where abouts in San Francisco is this shop? I will be there in another week or so on a business trip-might as well look at RICs!

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:06 pm

It's a place called "rocker guitars". It's at 1350 Howard St.

Nice guys, and they have some nice stuff. When I was there 2 weeks ago they had the 2 'c' basses, 4 or 5 4003's, 3 12 strings, and some 6 strings.

I was stoked!
I havent been back because I must admit, I get bummed that I can't buy a bunch of guitars!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:58 pm

ok cool!

are the C64's "S" model? JG?

getting shaky just thinking about 'em!

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:19 am

The 'C' models are one of each, one is the c64s sanded one, and one is the c64 fireglo.

The neck on the C64s feels pretty amazing!

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:44 am

And to think I was in Frisco in October for a few days and couldn't find a guitar shop....

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 4:47 pm

ahhh, don't call it "Frisco".

I was repremanded for that infraction once.

Don't give a d_mn but my 2 cents...

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:10 am

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to offend. Too many seventies cop shows I think (or something like that; I actually can't remember the first time I heard it called that. Many many years ago!). Apologies to anybody who does give a d_mn! Anyway, I'm a foreigner (UK), that's my excuse