Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Thanks all for the great recommendations and the nice welcome. I talked to Chris at Pick of the Ricks and he said that Ric strings would be fine on the neck, so I've got those on for the time being. This bass sounds great. It has a lot of character. It's fascinating to compare the 1972 to a 1997 ...

Thanks for the welcome and the string advice. I purchased it from Olivia's this week. I imagine it must have belonged to one of the members of the forum at some point as there are photos of this burgendyglo bass in the forum photo section under the 1972 4001s. I have attached another photo to this ...

I would love any recommendations for strings that would suit a 1972 4001 without putting excess strain on the neck. I'm sure that this topic has been raised before, so I apologize if I have overlooked it. I use Rickenbacker strings on my 4001CS, 4001c64s, 4004cii and 1983 4003, but I've never owned ...