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cheyenne wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:53 am They said years ago if the 4005 ever returned, they would be pricey.

Well they definitely stayed true to their word on that... in the UK at least!

Insane pricing. Im out, sadly.

A dealer here ive used before thinks based on the RRP hes been quoted by the distributor that the UK price will be £5999/£6299.

If thats true im totally out of buying one, that's crazy money.

I can only presume the Rosetti price here in the UK is very, very, VERY wrong if you guys in the states are getting told about $4K on your pre-orders...

An SW bass with that lovely Walnut colour BUT with varnish rather than oiled, and binding - if indeed that is possible

These have come down *a little* in price in the UK now, surprisingly (if you look around on the net). So im *a little* tempted by them... anyone else out there got one already? Mainly im interested in the weight of it, how it sounds acoustically (and is it loud?), what the case looks like (and if it...

"Pillar Box Red" has also been a special edition colour here in the UK, you can still see a fair few of these for sale at the big vendors...

https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/rickenbacke ... ctric-bass for example

You are right sir - there is a slight change in the binding colour from the side to the edge. The older binding on the top edge is yellowed a lot more, indicating its age (I think)

As requested, heres a few pics (now ive remembered how to upload things again and that they needed resizing!)

TC amp is my indoor amp... and also my gig amp when I cannot be bothered to shift my SVT stack around.

Hey all! Thanks for all the comments about the bass. I think ill get my local Ric chap to add some fret markers on there, ive grown to depend on them over the years in low light situations so I think im gonna need them... or there may be some very interesting semitone harmonies ill end up coming out...

Its quite the mystery isnt it? lol

Definitely not sending it back as its an excellent axe, and I know its legit becuase of all the other things ive mentioned... just weird that the dots arent there.

Think youre probably on to something in regards to the re-fret... Forgive my ignorance, how obvious is it that the bass has had a refret without playing it? There's obviously a marked difference between this and my '82 4001 which has not had a refret (and REALLY needs it!) but im wondering what you ...

Odd isnt it? Only theory I have is that the previous owner removed them for some reason, or Ric simply missed them off when it got built. Like i said - internally everything checks out... correct serial plate etc etc... just no dots... (!?!)

Hi! The link from the dealer still works... here it is :

http://www.wehavesoundguitars.com/product/809

It doesnt...