4001 CS re-finish

[seyesbass]

Its about a 1mm gap.
With the bass having a solid paint job it might even be easier to fill the gap.
If it is sanded level there wouldnt be much difference in the bridge height on the G string side which is the side that would be lower.
I will be discussing it with Bob soon and he will have the best solution I am sure.

[seyesbass]

Some more photos of the necks on both CSs and a V63 for comparison.
I havent cleaned the CSs properly yet since last nights gig so they might look a bit smudged around the fret board..

[seyesbass]

And also...............

[seyesbass]

Plus....

[teeder]

Nice trio!

[henry5]

Pete, just out of interest, who is Bob Barry? Is he going to refin in conversion varnish? Just wondering because one day I may need my CS redoing (as original), and if I can't get it over to one of our USA specialists I'd like to know where best to take it.

[seyesbass]

Hi Shaun,
Bob has done quite a few re-fins over the years.
I havent gone into the fine detail yet but i will be talking it over in the next few days.
I would imagine he could re-do the CS as its original "Devon Clotted Cream" colour.

On the subject,I seem to recall Chris saying one time that the yellow colour that (Sam Lee I think) the guitar repairer re-finished his RM in wasnt exactly what he expected.
Perhaps he meant a Fender style blonde finish and ended up with this one off yellow instead.
Then again....is white JUST white?

[johnallg]

Pete - SHOWOFF!!! Very nice trio, sir!

[8mileshigh]

Pete - SHOWOFF!!! Very nice trio, sir!

+ 1

[aceonbass]

It'd be interesting to know if CS was expecting a different color. I've never cared for the yellowness of the bass, which is why I did mine more like the '76 P-bass I used to have.

[henry5]

Thanks Pete.

Mine looks very different in certain lights. Sometimes it looks very pale and luminous (my nickname for it is The Ghost ) and sometimes it looks like custard. The one thing that is consistent is the paint discolours /falls off if you so much as look at it. A slight exaggeration but you know what I mean.

[seyesbass]

I know exactly what you mean!
When I got the first CS back in 1991 my daughter Ellie said it looked like a slab of cheese!
Or at least I think she meant the bass!
I was telling the guys in the band about the paint job and how the CS is one of the (no disrespect to Rickenbacker) worst colours on any bass I have had when it comes to discolouration from contact with clothes,stands sweat...you name it.

[wints]

I still love that creamy coloured finish, whatever you want to call it!

[teeder]

falls off if you so much as look at it

That's how my FG '92 V63 is.
What a shame, because the shading is perfect, IMO.

[henry5]

falls off if you so much as look at it

That's how my FG '92 V63 is.
What a shame, because the shading is perfect, IMO.

And I thought it was just the CSs!