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Mark, I think I have about $1800.00 in it. I should be able to recoupe some of my investment when I sell all of the gold hardware I took off the bass. Incidently, I got the bass on a Friday afternoon and had it finished around 3:00AM Sunday morning, two days later.

Oops. John, you're right.

Remember Dane's "toasters" are really unbuttoned high gains (11.2k), and thus hotter than the 7.4k reissue toasters Jeff used.

....which makes my bass Under Dog!

Wow Dane - given the price of "ordinary" 4001/3/4s I'd say you have a great investment there as well as beautiful instrument

Thanks Mark...hey did you ever get your 3000 to intonate properly?

Not so far - its my job for the weekend!

Just a note,,,I had a freindly argument with John Hall a few years ago when I spotted Lemmy's bass with what I thought at the time was an entire bridge highgain and surround installed.

John was quick to let me know that it was just the chrome surround and cover that was on the Lemmy (no pickup), just so he could use it for a "handrest".

He went on to tell me that a bridge highgain assembly would not work on a 4004 due to the thinner body, and that you would literally route through the entire body trying. I would assume this would hold true for the Horseshoe as well. ?

Dane, did you have any problems in this area??

I remember that discussion to. The body is actually the same thickness, BUT...in the upper area on the back it's contoured to make it thinner and more comfortable. This is where you must be careful not to route through. I didn't need to go as deep as RIC does on a 4003, but my luthier checked the thickness of the body in this are with a caliper as he went. I still had 5/16" of an inch in this area before breaking through. Of all of my modified RICs, John Hall seemed to like this one the best and was even pointing it out to Cindalee.

green_us90 wrote:My Frickenbird project bass.

Well, I guess I found my old forgotten user account.

Anyway, here is what the Frickenbird sounds like. If you'll pardon the bum notes at the beginning which I shanked and my own take on Overture, it would cheer me up. It's been quite a long week at work!

'95 USA Precision neck
Warmoth body
RIC 4004 pickups, wired vol vol tone
Nickelround Rotos

Dry signal into an Ampeg B100R

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXXgha36asw


and my two 'Backers are in the shot for good luck

At the moment it's the monkey in the middle.

This is interesting to me. 3 years, 3 1971 4001's and a 1969 4000 later and this bass is still my favorite!

if it plays half as good as it looks,i can see why!

Since getting it back in August, my Music Man Classic Sting Ray is my favorite, but right there with it is my Gibson SG Bass and Gibson Thunderbird Studio Bass....

I still think this one is my favorite: But this one's moving up to be a close second: