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Hi all there.

How changed 4001 V63 specs over the years of production ?

For example if i remember correctly early models had hotter pick ups than the current, or am i wrong ?

Thank you

What I know about:
Very early models had real magnetic HS pickups
Headstocks changed around 1997
Pickup surround changed continuously

I'd love some real magnetic shoes!

Neck thickness varied, and I believe the height of the fretboard over the body changed as well. I really love the thin neck on the most recent 4001c64's, but the reversed headstock was a deal breaker for me.

Seem that a lot of people seem uncomfortable with reverse headstock.

Talking about reverse headstock, y luthier told me that probably the E string would suffer of the reverse headstock because of the diminuished length between the nut and the keywind, but hearing Mc Cartney recordings (for example) you can hear how the E string sound full and fat.

Anyway about the pick up i read somewhere (i guess in this forum but i can't remember the 3d) that at a certain point reissue 4001 basses (both V63 and C64 i guess) had toaster winded at some hotter values than the current production ... what years spanned this kind of production ?

IvanMunoz wrote:I'd love some real magnetic shoes!

Check in with NASA.

cangaroo wrote:......Talking about reverse headstock, y luthier told me that probably the E string would suffer of the reverse headstock because of the diminuished length between the nut and the keywind, but hearing Mc Cartney recordings (for example) you can hear how the E string sound full and fat.....

Hard to say if that was an issue. Lots of post effects at Abbey Road. I read that he often used two compressors daisy chained.

jps wrote:

IvanMunoz wrote:I'd love some real magnetic shoes!

Check in with NASA.

Or these limited releases from nike for The MJF foundation

coolhandjjl wrote:Hard to say if that was an issue. Lots of post effects at Abbey Road. I read that he often used two compressors daisy chained.

Intersting ... can you remember the source ?

cangaroo wrote:

coolhandjjl wrote:Hard to say if that was an issue. Lots of post effects at Abbey Road. I read that he often used two compressors daisy chained.

Intersting ... can you remember the source ?

This is well known about multiple compressors; these days that is a common thing to do. One sourse would be Geoff Emerick, another is very probably George Martin.

There's a number of references to use of Fairchild compressors at Abbey Road in Andy Babiuk's "Beatles Gear" (2001, Backbeat), but no mention of multiple compressors, for what it's worth.