Hillman's Tuxedo 4001
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 9:20 pm
I've only seen him with it at the R&R Hall of Fame show in 91'.Anyone know if he still has it or has used it since!!
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 10:33 pm
Chris told me it was borrowed for the occasion.
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 12:57 am
I saw a 4001 v63 in black, that he was supose to own....it was for sale on ebay about 8 month ago...who knows if it was really his???
tom
tom
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 2:30 am
Dr and Robert: Is this the Rickenbacker bass of which you speak?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 3:19 am
While I may have the wrong bass in mind, wouldn't a Tuxedo such as the 4003 model have a white lacquered fingerboard, black hardware, black pickguard and truss rod cover, 9 black micro dot inlays and a white finished unbound body?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 6:06 am
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 6:57 am
Terry: I will have to get out my micrometer and check but I do believe that the size of the dots may be discernable by eye.
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 10:14 am
Peter: Yes, they do appear quite small. What happens if Old Blue comes along wagging his tail and sees a Tuxedo sitting on a guitar stand unattended and decides to go over and lick those tiny inlays??
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 11:52 am
the bass on ebay was a 4001v63 in black....
it had some kind of paperwork that said it was used when the Byrds did the reunion shows???
anyone seen it??
tom
it had some kind of paperwork that said it was used when the Byrds did the reunion shows???
anyone seen it??
tom
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 1:06 pm
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 6:09 pm
The black 4001 with the gold pickguards was one I traded to Chris back in early '92. It was originally an early V63 bass I got for a project
to restore. I custom made the gold pickguard and had it refinished in black.The original body halves had been, um, Modified and carved up really badly.So I cut them off the neck section
and made new body halves based on tracings taken from a friends early 70s 4001.In exchange for this bass, I got the mapleglo V63 Chris had in the Byrds boxed set pics, and that was used in the Roy Orbison Tribute concert.I no longer have it, as I traded it for a different V63 I liked a lot better.The "Tuxedo" bass that is mentioned here is simply a White 4001[or 4003?] with black binding and black pickguard and nameplate. Chris told me it was borrowed to use with the monkey suits the Byrds wore atthe induction ceremony.
to restore. I custom made the gold pickguard and had it refinished in black.The original body halves had been, um, Modified and carved up really badly.So I cut them off the neck section
and made new body halves based on tracings taken from a friends early 70s 4001.In exchange for this bass, I got the mapleglo V63 Chris had in the Byrds boxed set pics, and that was used in the Roy Orbison Tribute concert.I no longer have it, as I traded it for a different V63 I liked a lot better.The "Tuxedo" bass that is mentioned here is simply a White 4001[or 4003?] with black binding and black pickguard and nameplate. Chris told me it was borrowed to use with the monkey suits the Byrds wore atthe induction ceremony.
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 7:03 pm
Dr: Very nice work on the black 4001.
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 9:33 pm
Everyone: Thanks for the info !!!