Oh, and I LIKE the narrow five string spacing.  If you ever run across the 5000AII, you'll find it has the W-I-D-E fingerboard like current TRBs.  I play it and it's fine, I just like the narrow better.  Of course every time the crybabies fire up that they can't slap and pop on that little old neck, I remind them that Stanley's basses are TINY and shortscale to boot.  Not to mention that his hands are just as big as the rest of him, a LARGE man!
 
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Joey- cool, cool, I still limit myself to Flame Koa Essence (favorite) Rick 4001 an Peavy Fury IV as they are all about 34 scale and of course 4 strings as it's hard to teach old dogs new tricks_ Michael

I'm definitely in the Old Dog School, I'm not smart enough to have any fours around anymore, as it's too confusing to go back and forth!  But if I did, I'd love to limit (!?!?) myself to a flame koa Essence.  Just love Koa, I see some of those koa Taylors and just think that's the prettiest thing I've ever seen.  Love that Pacific vibe with Hawaiaan wood and shell inlays.
 
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