dubkitty wrote:normally i'd say "chop it all the fuck up...go the full Lemmy." but given that it's a 70's 4001 in what looks to be reasonable condition, chopping it all the fuck up would be the equivalent of taking bricks of $20 bills and chopping them up. seriously: if you found a gutted 50's Les Paul or 60's Strat, would you put EMGs and a Floyd in it? if you really want a customized 4001, get a new or new-ish one, or one of the copies, and fuck IT up...you won't lose nearly as much resale value. they aren't making any more '70s 4001s. restore it, and then when the inevitable comes and you have to flog it you won't be weeping because you left 50% of the potential value on the kitchen table when you were modding.
OK... so you and teef sort'a miss where I am going here so let me say this clearly
NO WOOD WILL BE REMOVED, I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING! All I am talking about are the plastic parts which screw on... and which neck pickup do I want.. I just don't see the need for a real logo inless I sell the thing and I have seen picks or 64 4001s with tri inlays and the long guard. The thing with going full Lemmy is T-bird pickups that sound like real T-bird pickups cost a shit ton and if I wanted even more of a T-bird sound then my Flying V already gives me I would have bought a T-bird
Also there is a bit minor repair I need to do which is two of the inlays are cracked and it NEEDS fret work.
As for neck pickups there are actually five options: three by RIC and Bart makes one and SD makes one.
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