Daddy's latest acquisitions

[ilan]

Did you go with a wide (fretboard-to-surround) 60's guard to cover the holes, or a period-correct guard shape?

[weekend warrior]

WELL.............I want to thank Ilan for making  me think about the guard thing.I made a phone call and had my friend pull the guard for me and take some pics and guess what??THERES A F&%KING P BASS ROUTE BETWEEN THE PICKUPS!!Im so pissed off!Well needless to say the deal is off unless he sends me serious cash on top of my trade....What a drag......

[Hornisse]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1972-Rickenbacker-4001-Fireglow-Bass-USA-Road-Warrior-/370489716824?pt=Guitar&hash=item5642e87058

I'd still hit it for that BIN price with free shipping.

[weekend warrior]

Thats the same bass

[Hornisse]

I know.  I was just saying that the price would be fine for me even with the extra route.

[weekend warrior]

Heres the rout

[Denis]

Why the hell do so many people want to turn everything into P-basses?

I got my Sunn 2x15 cabinet from Atomic last year and it was honestly described. He even held it for 2 months until I could drive up there to get it. Hopefully they will help you out on this.
They have a pretty cool shop with loads of cool amps and other junk.

[weekend warrior]

They sold this one to a friend of mine over the weekend who intern traded it to me.He never bothered to look under the guard till he did it for me today.Im still getting the bass along with a nice chunk of cash for my jazz bass.Its all good.Its all about being a player not some unused framable peice of artwork.,Im goin to put a new guard on it and then promptly....PLAY THE LIVING PISS OUT OF IT!!!!

[ilan]

So a 60's style wide guard will be needed. Sometimes white Ric guards tend to be a little transparent and you can see the routes right through them. If that happens, spray the bottom of the guard with some white paint.

I think you still made a good deal.

It's nice to be able to gig a nice bass like this and not worry about scratching a museum piece.

[ilan]

Why the hell do so many people want to turn everything into P-basses?

I'm guessing it had to do with the cap, and many frustrated owners not understanding why the treble pickup lacks bass frequencies.

[weekend warrior]

Yep. Thats a great analogy Ilan.Why they even put that choke cap in there is beyond me.Once you pull that cap the 4001 just comes alive!

[SeanS]

I remember seeing MSG and Chris Glen had an Explorer Bass through many SVT's and it sounded awesome, then looking the other day at the original footage of that tour, I see he had a Precision pup in between the originals!!!

[Freuds_Cat]

Is that an Ibanez Destroyer or a Jackson?

[saltymonkey]

Is that an Ibanez Destroyer or a Jackson?

Looks like a Hamer Blitz.

[Bert]

Yep. Thats a great analogy Ilan.Why they even put that choke cap in there is beyond me.

Because there is some kind of electrical interference when you use both pickups which makes a mid-scooped sound. The cap does something with which it does not have this mid scooped sound, but a full rich sound instead, when using both pickups. I very much like the cap. But I seldom use the bridge pickup solo (capped or uncapped).