Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:57 am
4005 bass owners, has anyone measured the thickness of your 4005 body top? Can anyone post your measurement? I'm trying to educate myself a little. Thanks! 
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Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:26 pm
I'll pull my RM3261 out later and see if I can put the micrometer on it.
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:22 pm
Very kind of you to do that, Gary!
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:48 pm
3/8" on my '67 4005WB.
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:47 pm
I have 3/8" width as well on my 74 4005WB
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:59 pm
HEY PAUL!!! My 66 without binding is a delicate 3/16" and actually just a hair under that, probably 5/32" if I held something besides my Stanley tape measure up to it. The 3/8" thickness on the 4005's WB seems huge to me. My Kustom K200 is 1/4" and my 66 eb2 is probably 3/16" as well. Hope all is well on your side of the world....cheers, David
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:15 am
My May 1967 (GE datecode) RM3261 tests out at 0.233 - 0.240" so mine is also a lot thinner than those 3/8" boat planks! 
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:50 am
Great infos guys, thank you all very much. Wow, 3/8" sure is thick!
Gary, thanks for the pic which helps with my perception alot!
David, please check your PM.
Wow, 3/8" sure is thick!Gary, thanks for the pic which helps with my perception alot!
David, please check your PM.
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:28 pm
re-measured.. It's 3/16"
guess I missed that day in math class
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:02 pm
Are you implying something here?nov_1981 wrote:
re-measured.. It's 3/16"
guess I missed that day in math class
Perhaps I should remeasure mine?
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:05 pm
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:10 pm
Did we go to the same school? Nah, my problem was that darned Jetglo 4005WB makes it hard to read the machinist's rule.nov_1981 wrote:.....guess I missed that day in math class
3/16" it is!
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:03 pm
Re: Thickness of the 4005 body top?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:21 pm
You're just jealous!