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bassduke49 wrote:Kenny had his 4005 refinished at the factory. He not only "knows" someone there, he IS someone there! I believe he had them use the Trans Green color used on Cheyennes (4004Cii), but applied a little heavier to darken it.

Thanks for that bit of info
I think it looks mighty fine in that dark green colour!

jps wrote:

Wildberry wrote:Nice veilingkistjes, too

Same to you, buddy!

BTW, what does that mean?

veiling = auction & kist = crate
Crates like that were used for dutch agricultural produce - coming from a village I remember them as something from well before I was born - but an item which most farmers and green house owners still had lying around when I was a teen. Nowadays they use rubbish plastic crates

Thats for the explanation, Werner. So, they are like this peach crate, right?

jps wrote:So, they are like this peach crate, right?

What peach crate?

As not to derail this thread even further the following question: did I read the first post of the thread correct: a 6 string version???
Is that still a bass, then?

Tuned E-e like the Fender Bass VI or Danelectro 6 string longhorn bass.

Back on track!

Not to be a dummy here,, but was the six string version called a 4005? or did it have its own numeric name? 4005-6 , 4006?

4005/6

Did I tell you there is one (4005/6) that lives about 5 miles away from my house? A little bit of a darker FG than the one in the photo. He has a dead front p/u and never uses it!! ugh!

Given the dead pickup, and that it obviously must be unplayable as he doesn't do so, I'll give him $100 and I'll even pick it up.