Author Topic: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup  (Read 4409 times)

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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2014, 05:38:59 PM »
That 3000 body went for $610. Definitely more than I would have paid.

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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2014, 11:25:35 PM »
I guess I'll be the lone vote that the pickups work great where they are.  I am only going by my 38 years of experience on this with lots of recordings and gigs under my belt with my old 4004WB.  8)

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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2014, 09:11:26 AM »
Jeff, do you mean 4005WB?
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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #18 on: December 31, 2014, 10:08:07 PM »
Jeff, do you mean 4005WB?
Got your pants all twisted now for a 4004WB?  :mrgreen:

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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2015, 07:12:09 AM »
Well, you could say that the Lemmy is "WB" (with binding), but I don't think you had a Lemmy! ;)
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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2015, 11:06:19 AM »
Nah, a Lemmy is only a .5WB.  We need binding on both sides to fully qualify for WB status, like a 2050 or 2060, for example.  :)

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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2015, 11:19:01 AM »
IMHO the teardrop pickguard looks best without body binding.
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Re: RIC 4001S/4005 mashup
« Reply #22 on: January 01, 2015, 03:01:36 PM »
...I don't think you had a Lemmy! ;)
But.............I have played a couple of them over the years!  8)