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Im off to pick up my new v63
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:37 pm
by jocke
Just got a letter telling me my new bass, a fireglo 4001v63, can be picked up at my local post office. Im off skipping all the way to the post office
I´ll update later when I´ve played it for a while.
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:47 pm
by rickinroma
enjoy it and let me know about
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:24 am
by jps
You will love yours as I do mine!
The one in the middle is mine!
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:32 am
by teeder
Those 4005's are nice, but I'd take the V63 in the middle any day!
My MG V63 is beautiful, but I sometimes wish it was FG.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:25 am
by beatlefan
I'm starting to miss that one in the middle....
...but the bookends are MINE!!
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:27 am
by beatlefan
Joakim...you will certainly LOVE your v63....they are a fantastic instrument!! Good luck and give us some pics!!
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:32 am
by jocke
Got the bass.
The setup was quite bad so I put on a set of Joe Osborne flats and raised the bridge. Not bad but I just had to remove the horse shues. I know it looks kind of naked without them but they do get in my way and my playing becomes less dynamic that way.
So I opened it up and it looks like the last owner had removed the shues one time to many. The pup wires just broke off so I had to solder them back. Now everything is sweet. It´s a player indeed. Im going to try a set of rounds next.
One problem though, the neck is really sticky against my palm. My last v63 was not that way as far as I can remember. Might be some old dirt though.
Also I probably will get a Rick humbucker for the neck position as the toaster is too weak compared to the thunderous horse shue.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:18 am
by rickcrazy
...as the toaster is too weak compared to the thunderous horseshoe.
Hm... Sounds like quite a common issue on Rick basses fitted with re-issue HS pickups. Yes, I guess replacing the toaster with a Rick humbucker is the simplest way to overcome the problem. I won't go into the alternative, not-so-simple ways - they're too much work, unless you are really intent on preserving the original look of your 4001V63.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:21 am
by rictified
I had two, one had a weak toaster, the other a strong one, the one with the strong one sounded great, was perfectly balanced
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:02 am
by teeder
My toaster is a little weak, but that's fine for me. I usually play with the shoe volume at 10 and the toaster at about 7-8. If I need something less aggressive I'll switch to the toaster alone, and then kick it back over like a rocket booster! That shoe cuts through like a hot knife!
Man those 4005's look huge! I played one at a shop back in the mid to late 80's, and I don't remember it being that big! It was really cool, and I would have picked it up, but I had just bought a 4003S.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:45 am
by jps
The toaster on mine balances quite nicely.
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:48 am
by jocke
I just removed the distance washers under the toaster so it could go as high as possible. I even changed the small screws that holds the pickup together to make it go even higher.
Now the pickups balance really well.
I do love the look of the toaster and now it sounds good too. Great stuff!