Kenny Howes rejoins the 4001 club

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:39 pm

There is no pic...

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:45 pm

Sorry, it took a second.

Here's another one:

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:49 pm

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:56 pm

I'll bet that bass could tell a lot of stories if it could talk.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:57 pm

Oh yeah. Plus it has a unique blend of battle wounds and original parts.

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:04 pm

Nice!

I bet some people on this forum could give you tips on how to fix it up!

I'd leave it as is, it has plenty o' mojo.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:14 pm

Nice one Kenny, congrats. I love that dark burgundy. I wouldn't change anything on it. It looks like it has some great playing history to it.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:14 pm

Isn't that the new color of the year....MojoGlo?

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:21 pm

I already did some fixing...all of the pickguard screws were replaced with these big ugly hardware store things, and the neck was a little bowed. One trip to the parts box, and some shots of Deoxit, and the MojoGlo is screamin'.

The wiring wasn't monkeyed with at all, down to the .0047 cap. Jury is still out on removing it - normally I would, but I want to mess with some ROS bimaping stuff first.

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:15 am

'Bout time too!

Major mojo with that old school BG, by far the best version there has been...imo...

I'd bypass the cap Kenny. Recently done it to my 72 and 73 basses, and with the p/ups being a little weak from this time it makes a huge difference in sound.

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:41 am

I just love that bass, I wouldn't change a thing on it (including cap). Love the colour and the play ware, looks like a really good player.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:41 am

Nice bass!

Lose the cap, I just yanked mine outta my 1974 4001 - it sounds HUGE now!!

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:01 am

I personally don’t get this removing the cap thing. I have 4 x 4001’s all with caps. I usually, except for one of them, turn the neck volume down a touch and a tad off the tone of the bridge PU. This gives me a very punchy, penetrating sound when used with the band; on its own I guess one might say it was subjectively a touch thin.

When the basses are recorded the producer can get any sound from a Mark King type of bright slap to the deepest, darkest subterranean bass one could imagine. I just recorded 3 numbers with my 78 Burg and the final sound ranges across the board.

I’m just about to sell my Fender J and Musicman because I can get all the sounds and expressions I need from my 4001’s (with the cap).

Just my 2 pence worth……..

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:37 am

Yeah, I didn't really get the cap removal thing either...until I did it.
BIG difference IMHO, rivals my 4003 for boom now.

But hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion...

4001's have their own charm with the cap as well.