Pix of that 4005-6 MG
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:08 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:54 pm
Are those tuned E to E?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:18 pm
$10,600!!!
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:23 pm
Yeah, I guess it doesn't matter.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:02 pm
That's actually a question I've always wondered about 4005/6s...are they 30" scale? If so they could be tuned A to A or E to E, like a Fender Bass VI or Danelectro or what have you....
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:38 pm
33 1/4" and tuned E-E.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:51 am
Damn, Gil gets some nice stuff.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:08 am
I think it sold for $6,500.00 on EBAY
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:23 am
That is a nice and rare bass, but personally I'm over my VI days so I'm not drooling. I had a Fender Bass VI and a 1960 Danelectro "tic tac" 6-string bass, and have sold both (on eBay). They are cool but I no longer have use for them, and I don't keep instruments that I don't play, at least occasionally. So even if I had a 4005/6, I'd sell it too. Can you think of a situation where you would need a 4005/6? $10K is way too much for a not-so-practical bass.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:39 am
"Can you think of a situation where you would need a 4005/6?"
I have two "old-style" 6-string basses, and have owned a total of four, all short-scale. I would LOVE a full-scale 6-string bass. But I'd prefer FG.
I have two "old-style" 6-string basses, and have owned a total of four, all short-scale. I would LOVE a full-scale 6-string bass. But I'd prefer FG.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:46 am
"... I would LOVE a full-scale 6-string bass. But I'd prefer FG."
I'm sure Jeff Rath can convert a 4003s5 into a 6-string full-scale bass. Neck width wouldn't be a problem - the Fender VI has an A-width (1½") nut, that's narrower than 4-string Rics.
I'm sure Jeff Rath can convert a 4003s5 into a 6-string full-scale bass. Neck width wouldn't be a problem - the Fender VI has an A-width (1½") nut, that's narrower than 4-string Rics.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:08 am
I really like the tic tac style. I used to wonder where they got those great sounding basses that had so much bottom but sounded almost like a low guitar at the same time, haha!
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:13 am
Right? On many recordings I have done over the years I've cut the bass part with a Gibson EB-2 then doubled it with a 6-string bass, sounds huge.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:34 am
Yeah it's a great sound. A lot of the late 50's early 60's Everly Brothers stuff has tic tac bass in it except with an upright and the 6 string bass.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:35 am
"the Fender VI has an A-width (1½") nut, that's narrower than 4-string Rics."
Some 4 string Ricks, yes; but my '75 4001 is 1 7/16", slightly narrower. Probably not enough to notice I grant you-
Some 4 string Ricks, yes; but my '75 4001 is 1 7/16", slightly narrower. Probably not enough to notice I grant you-