Limited Edition of 50 "4001S Special" (v63 reissue?) in matte MG

[ilan]

Flats?

For sure.

[hieronymous]

For sure.

And a pick no less! My kind of bassist!   

[gearHed289]

The bass in the ad has a correct shape pickguard, and a wider pickup surround. The one in RIC's photo doesn't.

Looks like they just grabbed a pic of a V63 there.

[ilan]

One owner of a new 4001S Special, Ed Dupont, was apparently disappointed.

[slinkp]

Certain classic albums ... hmmm...

[mc2NY]

Geesh....from that "Bass Medley" above, ya certainly wouldn't accuse Paul of writing memorable bass hooks. Considering how memorable most of The Beatles catalog is, that is a little surprising when you hear the bass solo.

[Dave W]

One owner of a new 4001S Special, Ed Dupont, was apparently disappointed.

I'll say! Poor setup is one thing, poor QC is another.

[eb2]

Maybe the Chinese v63 knock off is set up fine.

[eb2]

I saw one in the flesh.  It does look a bit off with the not so shiny finish.  It's too bad it's over $3 grand, which is probably defendable for the construction and labor to make in Ca.  It is probably a nice base for spraying a decent finish over.  Flame looks nice.  I hope it's not fotoflame.

[ilan]

Flame looks nice.  I hope it's not fotoflame.

Pretty sure it isn't.

[hieronymous]

Thought I would post this pic here too - first time I saw this special edition 4001S in person, at GC no less, with 2 beautiful cousins!

[leftybass]

" first time I saw this special edition 4001S in person, at GC no less"

I'm pretty sure they are a GC exclusive.

[hieronymous]

" first time I saw this special edition 4001S in person, at GC no less"

I'm pretty sure they are a GC exclusive.

Yeah, I remembered that after I posted but forgot to edit - busted! 

[copacetic]

Hmm starting to wonder whether they only produced 50......or they are not moving too fast.  Not sure how many GC's there are in the US, but am sure there must be at least 35. I run up and down California a lot and the 5 different GC's I've been to (including the one Harry was at) all have them in stock. The one here in San Francisco has sold 2 or more them since June and currrently has one 1 in stock.

[slinkp]

Not sure how many GC's there are in the US, but am sure there must be at least 35

262 in the US according to Wikipedia.