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My tribute to the long gone 4005
« on: July 16, 2009, 08:02:13 AM »
Ok, she's all finished except for some fine tuning.  I ended up using Danish Oil for a satin "used" look.  She sounds great!  I recommend the TV Jones pups!  A nice clear hollow sound with no mud!







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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2009, 12:46:25 PM »
holy crap that's nice!  oddly enough, out of hundreds of basses i have test driven over the years a 4005 is the only one i can recall as being particularly outstanding.
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2009, 02:13:49 PM »
Bill, You have missed your calling................................or maybe found it.
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2009, 04:25:32 PM »
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2009, 10:51:38 AM »
Thanks guys!  It plays and sounds great!  A real keeper.
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2009, 06:49:04 AM »
Wow, that's nice! Great job!
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2009, 04:02:12 AM »
Amazing, doc! Congratulations!!!

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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2009, 04:20:47 AM »
that is very nice indeed.what are the controls wired to do?
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2009, 05:50:13 AM »
IIRC they're just two passive volume controls.

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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2009, 04:43:33 AM »
that is very nice indeed.what are the controls wired to do?

Yep, 2 simple volume controls.  I never use the tone controls on my basses, so I figured what the heck!  Just dialing the bridge pickup in and out gives a nice variation in the treble output of the bass.  That's all I need.

It sounds great by the way, that huge hollow body really resonates.
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2009, 10:20:21 AM »
Very clean & elegant looking. Love the back.

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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2009, 08:11:35 AM »
I don't use tone controls either. Looks great - love the "f"-holes (cat's eye?). Where is the strap pin?

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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2009, 07:53:36 PM »
I don't use tone controls either. Looks great - love the "f"-holes (cat's eye?). Where is the strap pin?

Yep, the f. holes are Ric cat's eyes.  I got around to putting the pin on the end of the top horn a couple days after the picture.
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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2009, 03:46:18 PM »
Good job, what are those, Darkstar PU's?

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Re: My tribute to the long gone 4005
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2009, 06:28:12 AM »
TV Jones pickups