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Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:47 pm
by woodyng
omg trotty that 4000 ...is...stunning....! i wish i had the $$ to buy your hs pickup and put it in my 74....btw,was the headstock redone on that one,it looks definitely longer than my 4000 headstock.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:16 pm
by ricosound
So here's my input to this. A vintaged '77 4001 that only needs to have paint reapplied (if I can stop playing it). It will be white with the black trim, Hipshot hardware, and reissue guard.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:28 pm
by gareth
A very battered 4001BT, tended to by Paul W.
Sergio Silva custom wound toaster, a Lollar horseshoe, FG finish and checkerboard binding.
Not shown, a nice correct TRC courtesy of Mark Walker.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:41 pm
by admin
Gareth: Another majestic moment. Exhilarating to say the least. Thanks for sharing this one.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:45 pm
by gareth
Next up. A shell of a '75 4001MG. This is all I started with.
Another bit of magic worked by Paul W.
Jetglo finish, Checkerboard binding, half inch toaster, and stock single pole bridge pickup. A very 70's thuddy RIC sound indeed.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:49 pm
by scotty
Whoooaahhhh there too many good pics in this thread to keep up with!
Fantastic.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:50 pm
by gareth
Last one.
'84 4000 AZ
Soon to become a 4001S. Half inch toaster and RIC reissue horseshoe. All the parts to restore back to the original are kept.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:16 pm
by s4001
gareth wrote:Next up. A shell of a '75 4001MG. This is all I started with.
Another bit of magic worked by Paul W.
Jetglo finish, Checkerboard binding, half inch toaster, and stock single pole bridge pickup. A very 70's thuddy RIC sound indeed.
75_4001small2.jpg
75_4001_2.jpg
Magic indeed! That kills!
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:27 pm
by iamthebassman
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:11 pm
by ram
Man there is some kick a$$ stuff out there!
My first mod – way back around ’75 – I saw a picture somewhere with dark headstock wings – So I painted mine (still like ‘em that way):
Second mod – my 4003s5 – made it Ric-O-Sound as well as std. (sorry no good shots of it)
Then there was Mod 3 – the doubling of string count… 4004L to 4004L8
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:20 pm
by kiramdear
Holy Moley! I've been busy trying to keep up! This is just stunning, one of the best threads ever. Keep 'em coming.
Sorry mine's just a plain Jane.
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:07 pm
by antipodean
Great collection of Mods Gareth... and I'd always thought you were a punk!
Tom's 4004L8 is IMHO, one of the seven wonders of the Mod Rickenbacker world!
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:20 pm
by aceonbass
antipodean wrote: Tom's 4004L8 is IMHO, one of the seven wonders of the Mod Rickenbacker world!
Oh really.......This one was signed by Chris Squire
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:23 pm
by johnallg
beatlefreak wrote:dog wrote:I only have the one, but I love it.
Just waitin' on a shoe.
Kris, more like this:
Re: It's A Mod Mod Mod Mod World!
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:40 pm
by bassduke49
I can't take any credit for this one, bought it this way from Forumite Sean Kelly. This was a Fireglo V63, but Sean had sent it to Dale Fortune for a redo. He painted it non-yellowing white, stained the fretboard an ebony color, finished the headwings the same way, installed an older (possibly one of those "real vintage") horseshoe pickup, shaved the neck, and replaced the position markers with a whiter material. Maybe I should dig out the horsie and sell it for $1250?
