Stacker Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) As usual, stuff pops up on here that you've gotta try and snag so since one of my Nash basses isn't attracting any interest I may have to flog this 4001 and/or maybe my Fireglo V63. This 4001 started life as Jetglo and has been stripped back and given an oil finish, which is kinda neat. The neck has been shaved back a little (think Chris Squire's neck profile) and has a reissue Horseshoe in the rear pup position and the correct toaster in the 1/2 inch position. The original tailpiece had unacceptable tail-lift for me so I sawpped it out for the 7-screw '8os/'90s 4003 model. Wiring harness all original as are the wavy Grovers. There are a few wee issues. The lying Yank dealer who flogged it to me on ebay years ago hid a resin(!!) fill on the rear of the cresting wave! Beyond me why whomever did it just didn't use maple. Also, as often with Ricks of this period, the housing on a couple of the Grovers work loose and would need to be reworked, though they don't bother me as I'm not a gigging bassist. The frets are very low and she could do with a refret. No truss-rod issues and neck is straight though the first inlay is beginning to protrude a little but nowhere near enough to inhibit playing. Hard case supplied, along with spare 4001 truss-rods, though I've never needed them. This bass does need a refret if you're gonna gig it and it needs the Grovers sorted so I've taken that into account withe the price of this fella. I'm looking for £1050, unshipped, which is considerably below the average current price of a '73 4001. Sorry, no trades, unless it's Wes' stacker Jazz or Clarky's '51P. Edited November 8, 2011 by Stacker
Stag Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 Hot damn! Lovely Ric. If it was Burgundyglo id already be sat outside your house in Scotland
Stacker Posted October 14, 2011 Author Posted October 14, 2011 Well, at what I'm flogging it for you could get the re-fin and the re-fret done and still come in on a price on par with a '73. V63 FG maybe coming on, too.
Godber Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 [quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1318592154' post='1404059'] Well, at what I'm flogging it for you could get the re-fin and the re-fret done and still come in on a price on par with a '73. V63 FG maybe coming on, too. [/quote] What year is the V63?
Stacker Posted October 14, 2011 Author Posted October 14, 2011 [quote name='Godber' timestamp='1318598698' post='1404172'] What year is the V63? [/quote] 2000, slightly chunkier neck and shortened cresting wave.
Godber Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Cheers for the info. I'm kinda looking for an earlier one - although I played a 1995 V63 recently and that had a [b]really [/b]chunky neck.
Stacker Posted October 14, 2011 Author Posted October 14, 2011 Dunno why RIC did that, change the neck shape/headstock of the 4001cs and the v63. There's [i]never[/i] been an explanation given, not that I'm aware of.
Stacker Posted November 8, 2011 Author Posted November 8, 2011 No takers? Possible trade in the offing but would prefer cash.
clarkpegasus4001 Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Stag' timestamp='1318536320' post='1403559'] Hot damn! Lovely Ric. If it was Burgundyglo id already be sat outside your house in Scotland [/quote] You mean like mine? [attachment=92840:Tony Clark IFTK.JPG] Edited November 8, 2011 by clarkpegasus4001
Stag Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 [quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1320767306' post='1431121'] You mean like mine? [attachment=92840:Tony Clark IFTK.JPG] [/quote] Yes indeed. So, when do you leave your house unattended?
clarkpegasus4001 Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Stag' timestamp='1320778831' post='1431346'] Yes indeed. So, when do you leave your house unattended? [/quote] and a bump for the Ricky Edited November 8, 2011 by clarkpegasus4001
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