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aceonbass's thread

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about Lemmy's other Rick (Model 2030) made me wonder - does the sound of a 4004, any version, resemble the sound of the 2020/2060/2030GF? As far as I can tell, they have the same electronics, and maybe the same pickup spacing as the current 4004. I've never seen a 2000 series bass in person. They were discussed in "Model of the Week 19," which is here:

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I don't have a much experience with the 2000 series, from my little playing experience with them, they sound less Rick-like than the 4004 series to my ears mostly because the 2000 series has both-on necks. That's not to say they aren't nice sounding basses. When I played Erik's (blueflamerick) 2030, I thought it sounded P-bass like, but better. Definitely more weight to the 2000 series. I think there is a greater difference in tone between the two pickups on a 4004 as opposed to a 20*0, definitely more J-bass-like growl in a 4004 bridge pickup.
I have a decent recording of Erik's 2030 and a fair recording of a 4004Cii while playing with my current band, but it wouldn't be a good comparison because Erik's 2030 had a fresh set of roundwound strings installed prior to the recording and my 4004Cii has a broken in set of flatwound strings and the recordings were made differently.

see p3 here re pickups: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=387918&hilit=Model+ ... 0&start=30

Did the question in that thread about the pickups (hb's or singles) ever get answered?