4001C64FG

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:07 am

If anyone is interested, Motor City Guitar http://www.motorcityguitar.com/ now has a C64 Fireglo in stock. Looks very nice and the neck is slimmer with a better feel IMO than the three 4003's that are next to it. it is priced at $1799 but keep in mind that they have a price gaurantee that includes all stores, catalogs & Internet sites.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:33 am

It is time for a little road trip to actually play one of them ... I think they are less than an hour north from me ...

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:36 am

If you would like to meet let me know when you are going. If I can I will meet you there. It is only a 10 minute drive for me.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:28 am

it sounds like a plan ... I'll e-mail you ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:48 pm

Ken ... I went there today ... very cool old style music store ... they had 4 ric basses on the wall ... I got to play a 4001C64 ... very nice bass ... but I couldn't palm mute ... that damn mechanical mute from hell thing was in the way ... the neck is a little slimmer and had better resonance than the 4003 basses ... but it is like $700 more than a 4003 ... the horseshoe pickup has very similar properties to the 4003 high gain ... except you can't remove the cover ...

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:20 pm

If it was fireglo, then Jim Glen should have it!!!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:24 pm

Those shoes are non-magnetic, aren't they? If so, you can remove them.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:27 pm

I thought you could remove the shoes from the V63 and if so, why wouldn't you be able to take them off the V64?

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:27 pm

True enough Joey - I don't think they're different horsehoe pickups in the V63 and C64, so you should be able to remove the shoes without affecting the tone significantly. I prefer to remove the pickup covers on my 4001/4003's but can't seem to do it on my V63. Aesthetically it just doesn't look right to me - I guess I'm a fashion victim!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:09 pm

the whole point of a horseshoe pickup is to have the horseshoes ... instead of removing them just take out the pickup and put in a high gain ... also in person the reverse headstock is nice looking ...

but you know me ... I was checking out to see how I could convert it to a 5 string bass ...

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 5:19 am

Jeff, Sorry I missed you. I didn't read my mail til this morning.
Happy New Year everyone!

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 12:00 pm

Does anyone know if the horshoes affect the sound of the pickup or are they purely cosmetic as they aren't magnetized?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 12:36 pm

If there is an effect, it is minimal.