4005 facsimile-final shots

drbassman · March 08, 2009, 09:06:00 PM

OK, thanks to Chris P for his help with the template, I've started my project. I had to use 3 pieces of maple due to the width of this thing, so I cut to size and glued them up. Here's stage one............

Dave W · March 08, 2009, 09:13:02 PM

You're ambitious!

Does a 4005 have a center block?

drbassman · March 08, 2009, 09:19:39 PM

Does now!

Not that I know but I'm taking a lot of license with this one. Doing it my way.

Chris P. · March 09, 2009, 12:07:32 AM

Nice! I'm very curious how it'll work out! I hope you don't have troubles with centimeters and inches in a Stonehenge stage-prop kinda way:) In that case you'll end up with a mandobacker.

Nope, a 4005 doesn't have a centerblok. It has a kind of an H-profile, like the JCS bass. There are pics on the net of the insides of 330s and 360s and that's the same.

ramone57 · March 09, 2009, 05:32:23 AM

very cool, dr b! keep the pics comin'

drbassman · March 09, 2009, 11:51:51 AM

Will do!

Saf · March 09, 2009, 12:41:09 PM

great project. good luck.

godofthunder · March 10, 2009, 08:59:45 AM

very cool ! what kind of pickups are you going to use ? Were are you going to place them ?

drbassman · March 10, 2009, 09:43:44 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on March 10, 2009, 08:59:45 AM
very cool ! what kind of pickups are you going to use ? Were are you going to place them ?

I'm gonna use TV Jones Dyna'Trons, a new reissue style of a top-mount Dearmond type pup. They are a new offering from him............

http://www.tvjones.com/pickups/thundertron.htm

I'll place them similarly to the original 4005's.

shadowcastaz · March 10, 2009, 09:54:59 AM

I like this shot from the web site

Chris P. · March 10, 2009, 09:55:59 AM

Cool! In looks they'll come close to the originals and I bet they sound great!

I tried a Gretsch White Falcon Bass wit TV Joneses and that bass sounds awesome! A very big and wide sound!

@ Shadowcastaz: Thanks! I was looking for that pic. That's the H-frame I meant....

shadowcastaz · March 10, 2009, 10:32:44 AM

From what I see they are making things by hand. check out the rickenbacker site at click factory. Nice stuff.

Dave W · March 10, 2009, 10:44:34 AM

Quote from: shadowcastaz on March 10, 2009, 10:32:44 AM
From what I see they are making things by hand. check out the rickenbacker site at click factory. Nice stuff.

If you're referring to Rickenbacker, they're as highly mechanized as most other factories. Lots of CNC there. There's still plenty of human touch involved, and they probably spend more labor hours than average on finishing.

shadowcastaz · March 10, 2009, 10:50:20 AM

Basically thats what I meant. Only those of us here would do it all by hand. The acoustics caught my eye too.

Lightyear · March 15, 2009, 09:36:03 AM

Very cool! Are you going to leave the center block solid it's entire length or will will you hog some out between the pickups to allow for some airflow? Just curious?