what do you think about 4654 project?

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BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:those coils remind me of the mustang bass pickups, only exposed. cool ! the original rick bridge would have looked better as the 3000 series basses had. i put a 4001 tailpiece assy on a gibson grabber and it looked great ! does mr. hall sneak into the factory after hours and make these one-offs ? 8)
That bass has been around for quite a while.
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I really like your 450 inspired bass Ron, but what's with the AllParts tailpiece :?: :wink:
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johnallg wrote:
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I'd like to know more about this bass
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rickfan63 wrote:
MiroN wrote:
BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:could you try it in jetglo ?
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Looks cool!
That does look cool. :D Especially with checkered binding.
This is better:

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My Basses' Name:
4001White 1981-11-W.
4003Jetglo 1992-04-Mr.B.B.
4001Mapleglo 1974-06-Tre
4004Walnut 1994-09 CI-Giusy
4004Mapleglo 2003-05 CII (Fretless 4-2-5)-Amo
4004Jetglo 1994-12 Laredo-Ruso
4003Mapleglo 1988-08 LK-Lemmy
2030MidnightBlue 1992-08-Nino
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Cool concept. 8)
If Mozart were with us today, he'd play a Fireglo 4001C64! ~~~*~~~ Beethoven, on the other hand, would play a Matte Jetglo 4001C64S!
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Very cool, I'd order one or two!
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shamustwin wrote:Very cool, I'd order one or two!

+1! , but I would like mine to have the guitar-style peghead please.
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I prefer the look of the ones with the standard 650 pickguard and pickup hardware.
JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! :-)
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many thanx to you guys with the computer skills to make things look real ! my idea was just a hen scratch tracing back in the late '70's. that last rendering was very nice. can you do a 1/2" spacing "super mario" ? ( i think mr. hall is quietly watching this thread with wheels a turnin' in his noggin ! wwaaaa ? we have to churn out another bass ??? ) :wink:
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I've always though this would be a great bass to have, but if it were ever to be made, it would have to be more than a 4003 with different wings.

I'd like to see this built around a very thin profile neck, like the 4004LK, half inch spaced toaster, single pole bridge pickup, vintage tone circuit, and, wait for it.....

Low impedance circuit and output like the 4002.

In the eye candy dept. I would like to see full width inlays and checkerboard binding, and would it be too much to ask for an ebony fingerboard ?

Then it would deserve a new model number. I call 4006.

:D
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gareth wrote:I've always though this would be a great bass to have, but if it were ever to be made, it would have to be more than a 4003 with different wings.
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Then it would deserve a new model number. I call 4006.

:D
Your words are right!!!
I think in the same way

I have 2 ideas
First: old style
Second: something likes yours 4006
My Basses' Name:
4001White 1981-11-W.
4003Jetglo 1992-04-Mr.B.B.
4001Mapleglo 1974-06-Tre
4004Walnut 1994-09 CI-Giusy
4004Mapleglo 2003-05 CII (Fretless 4-2-5)-Amo
4004Jetglo 1994-12 Laredo-Ruso
4003Mapleglo 1988-08 LK-Lemmy
2030MidnightBlue 1992-08-Nino
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BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:many thanx to you guys with the computer skills to make things look real ! my idea was just a hen scratch tracing back in the late '70's. that last rendering was very nice. can you do a 1/2" spacing "super mario" ? ( i think mr. hall is quietly watching this thread with wheels a turnin' in his noggin ! wwaaaa ? we have to churn out another bass ??? ) :wink:
I hope to understand your request :?

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My Basses' Name:
4001White 1981-11-W.
4003Jetglo 1992-04-Mr.B.B.
4001Mapleglo 1974-06-Tre
4004Walnut 1994-09 CI-Giusy
4004Mapleglo 2003-05 CII (Fretless 4-2-5)-Amo
4004Jetglo 1994-12 Laredo-Ruso
4003Mapleglo 1988-08 LK-Lemmy
2030MidnightBlue 1992-08-Nino
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looks weird in the beginning but grows on you pretty fast. :D
This'd be killer in 650 dakota style :D
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I don't mean to rain on a parade, but has anybody thought about unless it's a 30 inch scale and you use lightweight Schaller or Hipshot tuners, it will be neck dive hell? Seriously, on my custom fanned fret bass, a set of traditional full-sized tuners, nickel or chrome plated steel, weighs over a pound, and a set of lightweight aircraft aluminum Hipshots weighs right at 1/2 pound. That really makes a difference at the end of the neck.

They do look great, however. And remember, the original 4005 was exactly that: a stretched 360.
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MiroN wrote:Image
Lose the Horseshoe and replace it with a wood screw-mounting Toaster in RWRP to the neck one and we've got a deal.
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