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Posted: **Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:36 pm**

I think it's safe to say our flag is the most stylish in the world.

....For Guitars, anyway.

Go for it!

Posted: **Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:34 pm**

I almost did it to a 2030-5 ... it was white and I thought about doing a Union Jack paint job ... but it is gone ... but there is a white 2030 on ebay right now ...

Posted: **Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:34 pm**

as I sit here playing the stripped Rick, here is the Fender that may get Union Jacked also...for you Mark...

Posted: **Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:51 pm**

Jwr2,

"non-ric toaster" ???

Nick,

If you are comfortable doing soldering, wiring, etc. the v/v/t mod is not too difficult. Basically, follow the schematics for a Jazz Bass. On my 4004Cii I wanted all the controls evenly spaced so I did a bit of routing to the control cavity. I needed to do this on account of the large mil-spec Clarostat conductive plastic pots I used.

Posted: **Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:38 pm**

yep non Rickenbacker toasters ... I picked up a few for my own use before Ric shut down the guy selling them ... they will probably resurface without the slotted top ... anyway they are scatterwound and hotter, and louder and have stronger magnets ... they are also slightly larger than a real toaster ... I like the way they sound ... I had to remove a little wood to make it fit in my 4004L5 ...

Posted: **Fri Sep 10, 2004 7:09 pm**

Jaymi, that's a refinished '81 P Special, isn't it? what was it, CAR? LPB? white? they weigh a ton but that's the only active bass that I like. Best preamp ever IMHO. I have a NOS '81 PCB and I was thinking about installing it in a project 4000 some day.

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:48 am**

it is refinished, it used to be (are you sitting down Ilan?) Lake Placid Blue. I am thinking about something else with it so..

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:19 am**

Ilan I would like to email you but your email on the site here is not in service. Send me an email and I will respond.

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:35 am**

Yep, Jaymi, as you can see LPB was my second guess in the previous post... most of them yellowed over the years into greenish metallic turquoise.

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:42 am**

Believe it or not, under some of the flecks of paint that have disappeared, there is a nice clear LPB that has NOT faded.

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:00 am**

Ooops sorry about that Jaymi... it's lukatch [at] globes [dot] co [dot] il.

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:30 am**

At The Farm, Chapel Point, Lincolnshire UK Saturday night. Chapel Point is about as pleasant as Barrow Point Alaska, although they do get quite a few "names" in. It's about 6 miles from Skegness (a name that'll make my fellow brits chuckle) and about 3 light years from civilisation. Playing - with far too much concentration (why don't I ever smile in these pix?) - my '79 4001 shed "Rosie"; she's an old slapper but I love her.

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:01 am**

There was one band I used to play in ... the other guys would get mad at me when I would smile ... So I quit that band ...

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:05 am**

Ilan, email to you. Philip, nice bass mate

Posted: **Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:21 am**

a couple of months ago at this bands last show before my singer moved to texas...

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