Stag

Im still lovin the poodle picture lol

Cliff Burton's Ricky 4001

or Geddy Lee's 4080. Pure Ric porn for me as usual!

come on now Daniel, dont be shy, I shew you mine - now show me yours!!!

:-p

Thats an awesome looking piece of kit. Lovely finish

if its not preslotted does that mean ive got to hack the grooves out myself? I wouldnt bet on me doing it right!

Oh - and for those of you that may want something similar done (stained and lacquer refin father than nitro-cellulose) the chap who did the work is a lovely man by the name of Richard McPhee in Norwich- you can visit his website HERE :

[url="http://www.rjmcabinetmaker.co.uk/"]http://www.rjmcabinetmaker.co.uk/[/url]

He did say he would take on more guitar work if it came his way so hey, he's your man if you dig the finish he's done on my little baby.

Cheers - Stag

yeah, its a Strat fit pickup. Jean Luc-Pickguard has given me a pointer towards a pickup he recommends to replace the stock one as its a bit weedy on the bottom E in the "Dismanting an Old Fender" thread I started in the repairs forum.

Ill probably go for that then. I intend to use the bass at gigs (its too pretty not to now!!!) so some extra "oomph" is required.

In an unrelated issue, the A string seems to slip out of the nut quite a bit if playin it open. After a chat with Dood it appears either cutting into the nut myself or getting a replacement nut is in order. I dont particularly think ill be able to get the right cuts into the nut so an thinking of a new nut. Will the standard Fender P-Bass replacement nut do - here it is at allparts...

[url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/string-nuts-precision-bass-p-4654.html?p=product"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/string-nuts-pre....html?p=product[/url]

I actually really like the Hondo the most?

Is that odd?

Old horse / neeipheid : I kinda wanted a Gibson-esque finish as im GASsing for an EB-0 or EB-4.... hmmm, watch this space on that. Didnt want it to be a bright red so the more browny finish was required and done by a local cabinet / furniture restorer!

paul,the : not the waterlogged one from eBay, no. I think that one was almost unsaveable ! This one was spotted by a fellow BC'er in a little second hand guitar shop in Beccles sitting very unloved at the back of the shop. £200 later and it was in my house and awaiting a pretty refin :-)

thanks for the help guys - results can now be seen @

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14065&pid=145638&st=0&#entry145638"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry145638[/url]

Mr Pic-Guard - the G was very short but did go on. Will bear it in mind for the next string change! And yeah, ive noticed the open E isnt as responsive as the other strings... where would I get a Brandoni pickup form... AllParts seem to be good for most stuff...

Cheers - Stag

Hi Chaps & Chapettes - some of you may recall I asked a few questions a while back about dismantling my old Fender before I sent the body away to get refin'd. Well, finally, it's done, and many thanks for your advice! Managed to put the thing back together again without trashing it as well, handy! I'll be taking it to Dood for him to have a "doodle" on it next week so he should be able to tell you how it plays soon as well. Cleaned all the metalwork down piece by piece, gave the frets a good buffing with metal polish wadding, then got Mr Sheen working on the mucky non-metal bits and im very happy with the end result. Ive bunged a few "before" pics on to give an idea of how it looked pre-refin. By the way, ive still got the manual (with the warranty removed - lol) and the Fender headstock tag.. well happy with it!

Cheers - Stag

wonder how much the reserve is?....

if I can find one jono ill post - but its not easy! A couple on the net in dealerships for around the £800 mark

Hmmm, I have a lump of cash coming soon which I was hoping to get a second hand EB-0 or EB-3 with but they appear to be as rare as rocking horse sh*te. Perhaps a nice new USA P-Bass for £499 will soften my GAS...

My short scale strings and patch lead arrived super quick from Stringbusters as well, +1 from me

Not an eBay one but has anyone seen this??

[url="http://www.wizardguitars.com/BassGuitars.php?product=847&action=moreinfo&offset=20"]http://www.wizardguitars.com/BassGuitars.p...o&offset=20[/url]

Actually looks in very good nick...

I think (as it seems most do) that they should only be in cherry red and nothing else. That is only fair.

I have seen a couple of black ones that look quite tasty though.

yeah - the big ugly gash (ooer!) in the body to stick that in put me off as well. Shame as it was a nice bass and a proper luthier could have sorted the neck out with a bit of luck. Im more in the market for an EB-0 tbh... maybe... I may be getting some cash soon and a Gibbo Jack Bruce sound is about the only other thing ive lusted after since my teens!

thats bizarre, to have such an enormous cutaway for a 4 stringer...

why do people dig great big holes in basses to stick new p/ups in them?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310015823426&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:B:WNA:GB:1123[/url]

I watched it for a while, awnted to bid.... and to be fair it went for what I think is a very decent price, but with the neck bowing etc I think it might have been "A Project Too Far" for me....

I love em. Have a 76' Musicmaster and its like going on a nice holiday playing it after playing my Ric!

Have got major GAS for an EB-0 but just cant justify the expense at the mo!

i do stay away from eBay as much as I can these days after a bad experience once, but hey, theres no harm in looking is there....

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RICKENBACKER-4000-BASS-1979-MADE-IN-THE-USA_W0QQitemZ270201422492QQihZ017QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RICKENBACKER-4000-BA...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

now, im not a Rick expert even though ive owned one for 7 years but this just seems.... odd? Somethings not quite right here.

Q: serial number?
A: Yes


LOL

Unique!