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'67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:30 pm
by fran4001
This may or may not even be for sale, but my pal in London came across it, and were both wondering if anyone knows the deal here. Stupid rare I suppose!
http://www.fotolibra.com/gallery/693612 ... vance_desc
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:31 pm
by jps
It's probably Peter Levitt's, if he still has it.
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:18 pm
by superheavydeathmetal
I like the upside-down "R" tailpiece to match the inlay and headstock :lol"
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:42 pm
by leftybass
That's Pete's, pretty sure.
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:45 pm
by bassduke49
Gotta be Levitt's. Ian Martin is the photographer of this and a couple of shots of Levitt's basses in the book. I met Peter when he was in Chicago on his trip to buy this bass. Mustabeen back in '05 or so.
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:55 pm
by Lefty4003S8
I echo the previous posts about this belonging to Pete. He once told me that he has one of only TWO Lefty 4005's.
The second one is in a museum in Japan---according to him.
IF this one IS his, I am VERY surprised that he parted with it.
Nice bass!!!!! Wonder what the price is..............
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:53 pm
by bassduke49
As far as I can tell from the provided link, it is only a photo in a photo album by Ian Martin. I don't see anything about it being for sale or sold. I can't imagine Peter parting with it.
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:13 pm
by jps
bassduke49 wrote: I can't imagine Peter parting with it.
Lots of folks said that about me and my old 4005...............
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:38 pm
by Lefty4003S8
I'm STILL scratching my head on THAT one
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:43 pm
by Lefty4003S8
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:05 pm
by bassduke49
AND a factory 4003S short-scale (also pictured in the book)! For a lefty, Peter is pretty lucky!
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 1:45 pm
by Ontario_RIC_fan
EVER.. is a long time. But it comes round eventually I guess.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Left-Handed-Ric ... SwnHZYl5Eh
Anyone here score it?
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 5:19 pm
by jps
That is/was Peter's 4005.
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:48 am
by jdogric12
Robert Frost, 1874 - 1963
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Re: '67 4005MG Lefty?
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:28 am
by Ontario_RIC_fan
jdogric12 wrote:Robert Frost, 1874 - 1963
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
You know I once came to a fork in the road,
On the right it said Poe,
On the left it said Frost,
I took the fork less traveled,
And that has made all the difference,
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"