The new arrival - '73 4001 FG

[brycycle]

thanks to Tony's assistance in getting it across the border, my latest bass arrived last night.

cleaning-up an old Ric is a great way to diffuse from a hectic week, with the help of Charlie Parker...

'73 4001 FG, all original save for the toggle switch (if anyone has a spare, please get in touch!) - oh and the tuners. will have to dowel/re-drill to get a set of Grovers back on. if i can get the ferrels off w/o damaging the finish (the previous owner appears to have glued them in).

a few pics of it's current state:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f156/ ... /front.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f156/ ... horn-1.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f156/ ... tock-3.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f156/ ... back-3.jpg

[dswp]

Nice one Bryce!!!

[incubus2432]

Very nice!

[wints]

Yes, nice one.

Congrats!

[VRICKY63]

Beautiful !!!!!

[jps]

She'll be a beaut when you're done!

[sloop_john_b]

Looks like a nice one that's only gonna get nicer, Bryce!

Would it be a January '73?

[doctorwho]

That is a nice one ... congrats, Bryce!

[rick_ovic]

Very cool, Bryce.

[86kubicki]

Nice pick up Bryce! Are the inlays the old-school sparkly ones or are they the milkier transitional style?

[mikes123]

*drools* Gotta love that checkerboard binding

[brycycle]

Nice pick up Bryce! Are the inlays the old-school sparkly ones or are they the milkier transitional style?

transitional - fist time i have seen them in person, they look better than i expected.

[jps]

I agree, the transitional inlays can look very nice.

[ajish4]

Bryce,

It was a pleasure lending a hand with this one!

Needless to say, the neck is KILLER on this bass, and the sound...............IT BOOMS! What a great little bass.

You did well on this one Bryce!

Congratulations, keep the pictures coming!

ENJOY!

[beatlefreak]

Nice score, Bryce.