Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:17 am
'tis the time to deck the halls. Tinsel, ornaments, pictures of family and the occasional 4000.
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Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:29 am
Is the neck pickup a mod?
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:33 am
Oh, yeah. The wood, jackplate, trc and bridge pup are the only original parts left on it. Actually, some of the dots may still be original, too. 
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:15 am
Leave it there and Santa is going to abscond with it. 
Looking like Christmas!
Looking like Christmas!
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:56 am
Scott, was the neck pickup always 1" spaced on that bass?
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:43 am
When I got it someone had routed a big Guild pickup in it, so I had lots of options. I've got two pickguards for the 1\2 and 1" spacing.
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:48 am
Gotchya! I could've sworn the last time I saw it it has a 1/2" spaced pickup.s4001 wrote:When I got it someone had routed a big Guild pickup in it, so I had lots of options. I've got two pickguards for the 1\2 and 1" spacing.
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:54 am
Looks more than 1" now. Little extra?
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:47 am
WHOA! is this an earlier vintage,neck through 4000? (i'm assuming because of the headstock wings....)
NICE...
NICE...
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:58 am
Scott that is Sweet! 
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:18 pm
Woody, Scott's bass is a SWEET '68.
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:16 pm
So somebody took a 68 4000 and routed in a mudbucker? Drugs 
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:55 pm
In all honesty, it sounds amazing with the bridge pup. Just ugly as sin.ricosound wrote:So somebody took a 68 4000 and routed in a mudbucker? Drugs
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:56 pm
Yep. I've had to use ninja style violence to pry it from the hands of anyone who's played it.sloop_john_b wrote:Woody, Scott's bass is a SWEET '68.
Re: Merry Ric'mas
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:23 pm
Yes it is, with a wonderful neck and tone.sloop_john_b wrote:Woody, Scott's bass is a SWEET '68.