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  •  Model
     4001
  •  Strings
     4
  •  Special
     V63
  •  Finish
     Jetglo
  •  Manufacturing Date
     1988-07
  •  Serial #
     G17549
  •  Celebrity owned
     Chris Hillman
  •  Registration Date
     Feb 28 2017
  •  Country
     USA
  •  State/Province
     Washington
  •  Lefty
     No
  •  Collected Item
     Yes
  •  Sale History
     Appeared on eBay, item number 152453519942, auction ended at 2017-03-18 19:59:57, Did not sell at $4099.99
  •  Registered User
     Yes
  •  Comments
     Up for sale, a 1988 Rickenbacker 4001V63 owned and played by Chris Hillman of the Byrds. This unique customized vintage reissue Rickenbacker bass has been documented on the Rick Resource forum, and is unmistakable as one of two Rickenbacker 4001s owned by Hillman in the '90s.

    This bass began it's life as an early V63 reissue, and was subsequently refinished by Rick Resource forum member Don Adamek, "Rick12dr," who also worked on Hillmans matching Mapleglo 4001. Along with the sleek black nitro Jetglo finish, custom gold pickguards were fashioned for this bass and it was fitted with a new cocobolo fretboard. The horseshoe pickup currently installed in this bass (with the shoes removed at Hillman's request) actually came from Hillman's Mapleglo 4001, which was heard on the Byrds' 1990 boxed set. A small Byrds decal on the gold guard rounds things out, and all the aforementioned mods/upgrades occurred prior to Hillman owning the bass. The instrument remains in the exact condition it was in when Hillman owned it almost two decades ago!

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  •   This item was identified as a Modern (1984 and up) instrument
      The following is a summary of sales of above referenced model gathered from actual sales on eBay:
      *Basis for comparison: Same model, same strings number, same "special" features, same era

      Sample type  Min  Avg  Median  Max  Sample Size
      Same model, same era:   $1025  $2268  $2200  $3771  117

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