'72 4001 Question

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:31 am

I have a question for those of you lucky enough to have a '72 4001:

Were they all made with a white nut or were some made with black?

How about the switch tip, white or black?

It seems to me that most of the '72's I've seen have white.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:55 am

On my 2... White nuts and black tips..

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:56 am

I have two 72's as well(October and November), and the one I know to be all original has a white nut and black switch tip. I believe that white switch tips were used in this period as well, but not much.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:59 am

Thanks.

Them is purdy, Dave!

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:30 am

My MG '72 (currently undergoing refin with Paul W.) has a white nut, black switch tip.

cornishmusic · Post by **cornishmusic** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:49 am

that's a gorgeous bass Paul

wints · Post by **wints** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:09 am

I have a black nut and a white switch tip on my Dec 72. Both are non original...

325_fan · Post by **325_fan** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:16 am

My '72 had a black nut.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:27 am

Was it original, Chris?

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:28 am

Thanks, Tim. You're new here. This one has been shown a gazillion times. When it comes back from Paul W's magicwerkes, it will have a deep burgundy sunburst finish and new shiny checker binding. We're calling the color "mink." Ted Staberow did a lot of the prep work, including rebinding the neck and adding walnut headstock wings. I hope to get 'er back the end of this month if Paul W's schedule allows.

Enjoyed your video, BTW.

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:36 am

White nut, black tip.

henny · Post by **henny** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:04 am

White/Black here.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:51 am

Mine has a white nut and a black switch-tip....

bassman · Post by **bassman** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:49 am

White nut, black toggle switch. April 73.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Mon May 01, 2006 12:40 pm

From my experience, Rick switch tips were black starting in mid
61.
In 69, they stopped using bakelite for nuts and went to the white
plastic. Sometime in 73 or 74 they went back to bakelite.
This lasted until the mid 80s when white plastic began to appear
sporadically.