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fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:39 am
by tore-trang
I need a lowprofile crome cover for my 77ric 4001, for a while there have been one on the ebay, have mailed him but no respons yet. Do you think this is a true 72 cover and will its messure fit the gap of my 77 4001?
http://cgi.ebay.com/1972-vintage-ricken ... 286.c0.m14
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:59 am
by weemac
It looks for real, but it's in poor shape and very overpriced....He has had it on sale for a long time....
In saying that, they are not common and do have a nice feel on the bass.
I couldn't find one when I wanted one, so I ended up fabricating one out of stainless steel.
Eden.
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:39 am
by ilan
It is expensive but low profile handrests are difficult to find. Vintage Fender chrome covers aren't that much cheaper and are a lot easier to locate.
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:32 am
by tore-trang
ok, well here in Norway everything is overprized
But Will this fit my 77 4001 ric.? I have the lowprofilecover for my 74 bass, and the gap on the 74 is two hairstraw bigger/wider.
Anybody bought early cromecover for late -70 4001 basses?
Thanks
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:16 pm
by ilan
A friend of mine has a new handrest on a '73 4001 and it's a good fit.
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:24 pm
by ajish4
I thought the low profile pickup covers stopped around 72/73?
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:55 pm
by tore-trang
ajish4 wrote:I thought the low profile pickup covers stopped around 72/73?
I think it was when 4003 came..
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:17 pm
by rickfan63
$149.00 for a rusted pick-up cover!!! WTF!!! Grossly overpriced IMHO.
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:58 pm
by weemac
ajish4 wrote:I thought the low profile pickup covers stopped around 72/73?
Very close.. 74/75
emac.
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:50 am
by bails
I have a low profile on my '76 4001, and everything appears all original on it. I, too think I read that the tall covers first came with the 4003s...
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:18 am
by tore-trang
bails wrote:I have a low profile on my '76 4001, and everything appears all original on it. I, too think I read that the tall covers first came with the 4003s...
Me too...saw a 79 and a 80 with low profile cromecover..I think the high profile cromecover camed when the surrondings changed..ergo 4003.
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:45 am
by MichaelStewart
Has anyone put washers or some other type of spacers between the guard and the surround to make the high profile of the guard lower?
Just a thought...
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:50 am
by rickenbrother
MichaelStewart wrote:Has anyone put washers or some other type of spacers between the guard and the surround to make the high profile of the guard lower?
Just a thought...
That would make your pickup lower also. You would want a shorter spacer between the pickup mounting bar and the cover to make the cover lower.
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:54 pm
by MichaelStewart
What is the difference in the heights of the low & high profile covers?
Re: fake lowprofile crome cover?
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:32 am
by rikk
