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My 4003MBFL is HERE!!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:01 am
by mikeyesfan
Wow I've waited 6 Months for this Bass. UPS just knocked on the door. I can't wait to open it,BUT it's 15 degrees here in NYC, so I guess I'll wait till tommarrow to open it!
Now I have to tell my Boss I'm feeling ill and might Not make it to work Tommarrow!lol
Pictures to Follow!
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:21 am
by atomic_punk
48 hours, Mike!! Be strong!!
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:12 pm
by basse
Seeing as it's -19 Celcius here (about 0 Farenheit) does that mean that I should wait 48 hours to open the 4002 when it gets here on Thursday?
Especially since it's coming by courier and will have spent a couple of days in a truck!
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:25 pm
by edski
Sounds like a good idea not to shock the wood. I might be inclined, if you have the option, to keep it for some hours in an enclosed garage that would maybe 20 degrees(10 C) warmer than the outside before even bringing it totally inside...don't want to take chances in the cold...no, no, no, no, no!
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:27 pm
by incubus2432
Yep....just take the case out of the box and stare at it for a day or two
It's painful !
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:42 pm
by beatlefan
It's a 4002......keep it in the case Dave.....it's not going anywhere
OMG!! I'd LOVE to be in your position!!! You gotta wait bro....
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:13 pm
by rictified
I want to hear about the FL. Never mind those wierd looking 4002's haha!
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:53 pm
by mikeyesfan
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:48 pm
by rictified
What kind of strings are on it Mike? I heard they were putting RW's on them now. I have a 4003 BB FL coming and told them to put Pyramids flats on it.
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:08 pm
by thx1955
Bob Scott is going to try Pyramids on his new c64. I tried them on my v63 and didn't like them, but I suspect that's just my proclivity toward rounds. I'm sure Bob will let us know how they sound.
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:15 pm
by rictified
I've been using them for a couple of years along with other flats. I don't like the sound of RW's on fretless basses, besides the fact that they eat up the necks quickly. I have one Ric, a 78 Azureglo 4001 with Ric RW's on it, it sounds great when I play it, has that classic cutting Ric tone.
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:47 pm
by jps
Very nice MB FL you got there, now you just have to vintage-ize it!
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:03 am
by robcollins
When I got my 4003fl last year , I replaced the roundwounds with Thomastik flats straight away for that lovely upright bass sound.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:20 am
by marty
Congrats on the bass Michael.
As you know Montezuma Brown is finished now and there can't be many fretless ones around, so a nice one to have!
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:09 am
by rictified
Michael, how is your FL? I'm curious because I have one on order also, I have a 72 4001 FL, had an early 80's 4001FL but haven't played one any newer than an 88 4003FL that had been modified. Dod it come stock with RW's? If so how do they play and sound? How's the neck compared to other 4003's? ETC. etc.
