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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:18 pm
by jojo99
> *flies to Japan*
Tsetse flies?? LOL....maybe pick up a couple Van Goghs too, since maybe Japanese investors aren't doing so well at the moment? It's funny how any country's flighty economy can affect the changing-of-hands of cool trinkets...
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:54 pm
by s4001
Used to be you could buy a guitar and sell it to Japan for profit. Now it's the other way around.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:16 am
by rickaddict
Nice basses Graham. I'll have to get back out there one of these days...and then bug you to play them!
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:43 am
by bassduke49
Needless to say, I hope to feature photos of them in the book. Maybe I should take a trip.
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:04 am
by 8mileshigh
Paul.........you're welcome anytime. And that goes for the rest of you guys
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:25 pm
by wints
Graham,
I'd love the opportunity to check out the basses when I am back home (in Kent) next year.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:32 pm
by chefothefuture
Hey Dane-
The bodies on the pre 61's are also @ 1 and 3/4" thick.
Before I went whole hog from scratch, I did a mod to a '97
v63 to see how it would look.
What I got was sort of a quasi v62. The late '61 to early '63's had the slim body with old style gold guard, but the humongo peg head.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:49 pm
by aceonbass
If you look at the back of a '57 4000 headstock you'll see why they're so big. The tuner bodies are huge, probably the same ones used on fenders at the time. John, did you use the old style big tuners on your..er..uh..creation?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:11 pm
by chefothefuture
The tuners I used for both of mine are the vintage style ones
for Fender. I think they're Gotoh...
I had to reverse the ones for the treble side by removing the retaining snap ring, and flipping the stem around.
Now, I would just by a right and left handed set from AllParts.
The plates are shorter than the ones Rick used (as are Fenders)but they look pretty close from the front. The slotted posts didn't bug me as the bass pictured in the '57 catalog has them....
The knobs are sort of tough to come by as well as the combo string anchor( what the factory called them when I bought some in the '90s)
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:49 am
by 8mileshigh
Wints...........just let me know when you're in town. It would be great to meet you.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:42 pm
by ricnbacker
Banta
"You suck."
now you know how I feel when I see your black Ric
you suck....
lol
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:23 pm
by banta
lol
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:18 pm
by ratso
Congrats Graham! What a great trio and a great picture thread for us to enjoy. It's great seeing some of these return to the States. Thanks