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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 8:24 am
by jeff_ulmer
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 3:23 pm
by jps
William,
Just go for it, down the road you will be glad you did. A new 4003 is a fairly common bass, but a 4005? Think about it!
Did that help?
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:41 pm
by docbass
Yeah, I know. But with a daughter in college, I only have so much room to move on these things. Of course I could sell a couple basses. My other problem is the finish on this one is not that attractive to me. Oh well, I got a week to mull it over, right?
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:12 pm
by jps
Since it's a refin anyway you can certainly fix that problem without any worries. As to your daughter, perhaps she can skip a semester, or better yet use any grant or student loan money on the 4005
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:37 pm
by docbass
I guess I feel this is a bit overpriced considering it's a refin that doesn't look so great anyway. Compared to others I've seen, I think this is overpriced considering I believe it needs another refin!
Yeah, I have 5 more years of tuition, counting my son, then I plan on going on a bass collecting binge!!! And money won't be an object at that stage. #;^)
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:29 pm
by jps
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:01 pm
by jwilli
Claude, yes, RIC did refinish mine. I'm a lucky guy! J
"Jwilli
Yours turned out great..
Did Ric do the finish?"
Claude
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:48 pm
by docbass
You know, as much as I love the 4005 design, I'm starting to think that owning one is more pricey than it's worth. I have 3 great basses that I love and play all the time. At these prices, I'd be afraid to play a 4005, especially out in public!! I buy basses to play, not to hang on the wall. Maybe when I have some money to burn, such basses will be something for me to consider. I'm just not a collector in the pure sense of the word.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:20 pm
by jps
As a matter of fact, this Friday evening I will be playing a gig with my '67 4005 WB! Check out
www.rareblend.net .I don't collect either. Think of the guys who own multi-million $ Ferraris, such as the $6,000,000 330TRI, that are out there racing them in vintage events. The point is play your basses, vintage or otherwise, that is what they were meant for.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 12:55 pm
by shamustwin
We're playing the Poptopia next year. I will insist my bassist use my 4005 for that.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:37 pm
by jps
Here is a picture of the '67 Jetglo 4005 at Bassgear.com. This thing looks great.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:35 am
by shamustwin
allow me to amend that to "we might have a shot at playing poptopia" so as not to put a curse on things yet to come.
Nice '67. Even the R piece looks shiney.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:45 am
by rictified
I'd hate to see what an exploding R would do to that bass. all that tension, you know?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:14 pm
by jps
If it hasn't exploded yet it probably won't. By the way, how many have been reported to explode?
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:59 pm
by coolguy3
Hi Everyone - I was out of town for the past week+, visiting my family back east, with no net access. To William - yes, the bass sounds as beautiful as it looks, and it plays oh-so-sweetly!!!! To Jeff - yes, I will get around to cleaning up the bridge to try to make it as shiny as possible!! To Claude - THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!! (I already downloaded the excellent pics you took of it, both before and after). Ditto to Jaime!!!!!! Next week I will begin moving, so it will be a couple of weeks or so before I get on here again....moving sucks, but sometimes you gotta do it. Once I get settled, I will post a pic of my RIC basses, and my 1940 Rickenbacher lap steel....and yes, I play all of them!!
Later!
Jim