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Which to keep?
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:15 am
by jdogric12
Hey gang. Since I'm no longer playing bass at the bar three nights a week, it seems silly for me to own two 4003's. Can't decide which to keep, though. I have an '85 MG/BT missing the pickup cover and an '05 MB.
I like the two finishes equally, so I've been trying to compare the necks. The 85 neck seems a little thinner. Is that true or some kind of optical illusion? And which one will hold value better? Please help!!!
Thanks everybody - Jason
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:54 am
by dswp
For me....
No brain-er
I am sure that the neck is thinner.
The 85 MG/BT must stay....
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:58 am
by leesh
I concur.
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:46 am
by fran4001
I too agree! '85 is pretty near vintage already!
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:38 am
by BobKat
'85! '85!
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:45 pm
by jdogric12
Thanks gang. Sold the '05 MB. That 85 neck is a lot slicker.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:21 pm
by ric330
Hey Jason Do you have a picture of your 85'?
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:32 pm
by jdogric12
Yeppers.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:27 pm
by rickcrazy
Fine-looking 4003. From September 2004 to April 2006 I owned a well-used March '86 4003 exactly like that. I modded it somewhat though: I replaced the black hardware with chrome except for the tuners, and put in a set of my own pickups + treble-pass capacitor. The guy I sold it to was quite excited about it. His words: "This Rick has bags of attack and a tone to die for. And despite the many battle scars, it looks uniquely beautiful." I couldn't agree more.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:45 pm
by jwilli
Ha ha, I say the MB!
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:14 pm
by ric330
Jason, that looks real fine.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:08 pm
by jingle_jangle
Looks like the '76 I got from Scott Doseck earlier this year, Jdog. A wonderful-feeling bass that will soon be renovated.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:52 am
by ozover50
Good choice, Jdog!