Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:18 pm**

Does anyone know the 4004 Laredo? I don´t like the Cheyenne models that much, but think this one looks great.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:07 pm**

...why yes I do.....

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:53 pm**

Laredos are cool ... http://www.3dentourage.com/425/93-4004L-5.htm ...I think there is a midnight blue one on ebay right now ...

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:43 pm**

No, it was sold to someone here.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:44 pm**

A small army of 4004's recently arrived at POTR. I keep hoping pics will appear....

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:45 pm**

What is the body wood of the 4004L? The RIC site says that it is simply "hardwood". Does anyone know?

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:47 pm**

I believe JH said somewhere that they used "hardwood" to give themselves flexibility in the woods [maple or walnut] they use but it almost always turns out to be maple.

Correct me if I'm wrong, good people......

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:58 pm**

I agree.....I think it was determined that "hardwood" was used for simplicity. The Cii with the walnut sandwiched body was given as an example. I am reasonably sure the Laredos are maple....but since mine is JG I can't be sure.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:01 pm**

Found it....this is JH from the RIC forum....

"We said "hardwood" only because we reserved the right in the past to shoot a Walnut Cheyenne with a color if the wood grain didn't look right, making it a Laredo. As it turned out, we never did it and they've all been Maple."

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:26 pm**

Cool. I figured it was something simple. Thanks.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:07 pm**

Brian, that 4004L looks really cool all blacked out.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:12 pm**

Thanks....I'm just waiting for Dale to get back to me to finalize the details on getting the neck refinished in black. Then my 4004 Laredo/pseudo-Blackstar will be complete......bwahahahahahaha!!!!

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:45 pm**

Is the fingerboard unfinished on that bass?

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:04 pm**

And then there's the classic Fireglo. This one is a '97 with the maple fingerboard (now bubinga). I had Jeff Rath do his vol/vol/tone mod, and I currently have a low B strung BEAD. Brian is wanting to buy this from me, but I dunno. He'll paint it black and it's just to pretty for that.

Posted: **Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:44 pm**

my Laredo is all maple and so is Paul's ... the 4004L is colder sounding the the 4004C ... the walnut has a warmer sound ... and I highly recommend the vvt mod ... and as far as low B response ... the 4004 is good, the 4003 is better and the 2030 and 2020 are the best ...