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This may be old hat to all you bass players, but I had never seen one of these before.....

Is that yours!? Not too many of those around...

Petty has a Mapleglo, got it from Gil Southworth a few years back.

I bet they're totally hip.

badeggs wrote:Is that yours!? Not too many of those around...

I wish....

Even fewer of these...

jingle_jangle wrote:Even fewer of these...

Cool, that's David Jenkins from Truetone Music in Santa Monica.

jingle_jangle wrote:Even fewer of these...

No kidding...how many would you venture as a guess...single digits...one hand...thumb required?

I'm guessing there was at least one...

cjj wrote:I'm guessing there was at least one...

There are three on the Register; one with the wrong date; two MGs and a FG.

John, do you know the serial no. of the one in the pics at the top of the thread?

I think Paul W. was pointing out that the 4005/6 leftie is probably one of a kind.

libratune wrote:

cjj wrote:I'm guessing there was at least one...

There are three on the Register; one with the wrong date; two MGs and a FG.

John, do you know the serial no. of the one in the pics at the top of the thread?

I don't, but will see if I can find it....

kennyhowes wrote:Petty has a Mapleglo, got it from Gil Southworth a few years back.

I bet they're totally hip.

Gil Southworth. Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Used to browse his store on MacArthur Blvd in DC way back when.

I had a 4005/6, I believe it was a '67- I wonder if the one pictured was mine? Sold it about 11 years ago to somebody in the San Diego area if memory serves for a very good price (this is before I really knew what they were worth!). It was cool but definitely not for me.

6 strings...Why bother...

Get a guitar for crisssakes...

wints wrote:6 strings...Why bother...

'Cause then you can play bass lines and chords and ditch that pesky guitarist.....