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Looking for help determining 4001v63 possible year of manufacture. Pots and wiring are not factory. Jack plate is an xxx replacement. Sticker on underside of pickguard says bass was repainted in 2000. Horseshoe is much hotter than toaster. Opinions? Real? Fake? Possible value? Plays great. Sounds great. attachment=0]r6.jpg[/attachment]

The tuners and other components look correct for the model and period of manufacture. A picture of the back of the bass would be helpful. Specifically, a picture of the area where the neck joins the body.

bassdroid wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:19 pm The tuners and other components look correct for the model and period of manufacture. A picture of the back of the bass would be helpful. Specifically, a picture of the area where the neck joins the body.

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Here ya go folks. hope this helps.

The body looks right to me.

The guard isn't original, IMO.
Nut's been changed.

Looks genuine though.

Hot horseshoe was par for the course back in the day.

teeder wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:24 am The body looks right to me.

The guard isn't original, IMO.
Nut's been changed.

Considering that all the pots, caps and wiring are not original, and the finish is not original, the guard and nut being swapped out wouldn't surprise me. I'm beginning to think something bad might have happened to this bass that generated all the non factory work.

henry5 wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:16 pm Looks genuine though.

Hot horseshoe was par for the course back in the day.

Do you know what years the "hot" horseshoes were produced? I'd love to come up with a ballpark date of manufacture for this bass. I've heard some folks can guess a ballpark date (decade?) by the shape of the headstock but I'm not one of them.

Pretty sure all the V63's had the hot HS (excluding the first few that had HS made with leftover vintage parts). Vintage spec HS came out with the C64's.

teeder wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:00 am Pretty sure all the V63's had the hot HS (excluding the first few that had HS made with leftover vintage parts). Vintage spec HS came out with the C64's.

That was my understanding too.

henry5 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:45 pm

teeder wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:00 am Pretty sure all the V63's had the hot HS (excluding the first few that had HS made with leftover vintage parts). Vintage spec HS came out with the C64's.

That was my understanding too.

My understanding, three.

jps wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:54 pm

henry5 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:45 pm

teeder wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:00 am Pretty sure all the V63's had the hot HS (excluding the first few that had HS made with leftover vintage parts). Vintage spec HS came out with the C64's.

That was my understanding too.

My understanding, three.

My understanding four. Bass looks right to me, even the pickguard. Looks like it might be early to mid 90s....

squirebass wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:52 pm

jps wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:54 pm

henry5 wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:45 pm

That was my understanding too.

My understanding, three.

My understanding four. Bass looks right to me, even the pickguard. Looks like it might be early to mid 90s....

It may be the angle, but I thought the guard on my '90 looks slightly more blobby.
PS. please excuse the lack of proper JPS knob alignment! That has been corrected since this picture was taken.

teeder wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:59 am

squirebass wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:52 pm

jps wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 3:54 pm

My understanding, three.

My understanding four. Bass looks right to me, even the pickguard. Looks like it might be early to mid 90s....

It may be the angle, but I thought the guard on my '90 looks slightly more blobby.

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PS. please excuse the lack of proper JPS knob alignment! That has been corrected since this picture was taken.

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