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Pickup question ~ 3000 on eBay
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:58 am
by loendmaestro
Hey, does this look like a modern RIC (4004) pickup in this 3000? Easily reversible mod - but it may sound good as is...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3778178850&fromMakeTrack=true
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:23 am
by jwr2
Dane Wilder puts 4004 hb1 pickups in his 3000 basses ...
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:01 am
by loendmaestro
I have a stock 3001, but that looks intriguing...
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:54 pm
by aceonbass
All you long scale guys have your 3001,4000,4001,4001/8,4002,4003,4003/5,4003/8,4004,and 4005's. Leave me me my lonely Model 3000. I have a very special project in mind for this bass.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:35 pm
by atomic_punk
Hahahahahahaha! You can have 'em, Dane! You forgot the 4080 and 4004Cii
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:17 pm
by loendmaestro
Ok Dane, you win.
Anything for a fellow 3000 series fan!
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:36 pm
by jwr2
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:58 pm
by blueflamerick
I think that's actually a 2050 or 2060 Jeff. The 2020 looks exactly like a 2030 but has passive electronics.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:00 pm
by aceonbass
Thanks Chris. I can still see I'll have to bid against Kenny H. though.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:38 pm
by jwr2
I thought the 2050 and 2060 had body binding??? the body on that bass is exactly like my 2030 except for the electronics ...
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:25 pm
by cdaniel
"I think that's actually a 2050 or 2060 Jeff. The 2020 looks exactly like a 2030 but has passive electronics."
Jeff is absolutely right on this one. For this body style:
no binding + pickguard = 2020 Hamburg
no binding + no pickguard = 2030 Hamburg
binding + no pickguard = 2050 El Dorado
binding + pickguard = 2060 El Dorado
It's a 2020.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:27 am
by henny
That 2020 is a weird but sleak bass.
Go for it, Jeff.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 3:54 am
by basse
That replacement pickup looks a lot like the stock ones in my 4002.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:15 am
by jwr2
you are right ... I wonder if it is a 4002 pickup ... to quote John Hall ... "those pickups are as rare as Hen's teeth"
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:26 am
by 86kubicki
Jeff's bidding on a red bass with black hardware?
I'm shocked!!!