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what's it have for binding?

very nice...

at the end of his write up:
"Please note that an ebay user has helped me determine that this "Fireglo" paint job is probably a refinish, and that the original color of the bass was probably black, as seen in the control cavity etc. (I previously thought this was shielding paint.) This is the reason ...

the neck on that thing's gotta be long. says 34" scale, but look how far forward the actual bridge is. where the mute would be normally....

here's a newer one too...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Trussrod-nameplate_W0QQitemZ330128461979QQihZ014QQcategoryZ7266QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Alan,

nice look there...

There's a few on eBay right now.

http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=unknown&sbrftog=1&catref=C12&from=R10&fcd=1&satitle=rickenbacker+hipshot&sacat=20829%26catref%3DC6&fts=2&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=50322&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=2%26fsoo%3D2&coaction ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/78-RICKENBACKER-4001-BASS-RED-HANDYMAN-SPECIAL_W0QQitemZ190095280755QQcategoryZ118984QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

the routes don't look right to me, unless I'm just usedto seeing all the routesd from you folk's old RICs

there is a set of 4 out there now too...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130083638033

yep... I got a set of 3 about a month ago.....
(that's me on the auction)

Jon,

yes, on vintaxe.

"Electricbass" does ring a bell, but I can't place where I've seen it...

a lot of the Maya P & J basses had "Electric Bass" on the headstock...

the 1976 El Maya Catalog has one of their Maya fakers on the front cover. The catalog also states that they had dual truss rods, and the highest ...

the case showed up today... the lining looked like it was black to me in the photo, but it's blue.

the Rickenbacker name plate is plastic, about 8" long. Black and Silver.

I searched through the forums didn't find much. Seem as far as colors it was whatever was available.

just wondering if there's any way (construction wise) to date this case... it has the Rickenbacker name on the outside.

http://www.indysworld.com/4001CASE.JPG

thanks,
Mick