The 7-screw tailpieces were produced in the '80s to avoid tail-bending due to less strong alloy materials used in that era. Look at the 2 extra holes in the black tailpiece above: they were molded or cast with rims at the bottom side like the other 5 for that design. I don't particularly find the 7-screw tailpieces good looking though.
Bob, how do you like your newly acquired '98 4003 FG?
Congratulations!
4003 tailpiece bending up
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for asking, I love it, I don't really like the strings on it too much though, they are round wounds with a blue-purple covering on the ends, they are very stiff, I've been playing a 4001 with original Ric strings for the last 6 months while I was in Peru and got used to them I guess. I'm going to try to find some Pyramid gold flatwounds tomorrow though, most everybody that has tried them has been raving about them. I did a blues gig tonight and the bass had more than enough bottom even with the round wounds on it for blues. It is a great bass, I love FG basses.
I wish I had known that the tail piece was stock and not drilled, I might have kept it. (84 4003)
Tonight I brought my 79 4001 and the new FG, I did the first set with the 4001, but it just didn't sound right for this band so I switched to the FG for the last two sets and it sounded great.
And yeah I never liked the tailpiece with the extra holes in it either.
Thanks for asking, I love it, I don't really like the strings on it too much though, they are round wounds with a blue-purple covering on the ends, they are very stiff, I've been playing a 4001 with original Ric strings for the last 6 months while I was in Peru and got used to them I guess. I'm going to try to find some Pyramid gold flatwounds tomorrow though, most everybody that has tried them has been raving about them. I did a blues gig tonight and the bass had more than enough bottom even with the round wounds on it for blues. It is a great bass, I love FG basses.
I wish I had known that the tail piece was stock and not drilled, I might have kept it. (84 4003)
Tonight I brought my 79 4001 and the new FG, I did the first set with the 4001, but it just didn't sound right for this band so I switched to the FG for the last two sets and it sounded great.
And yeah I never liked the tailpiece with the extra holes in it either.