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Ive lowered the BIN price for those of you who are interested..... Im still accepting offers as well..

Cheers

I'm not trying to "unload" a shoddy "frankenstein" of a bass here... The conversion of this bass was an excellent job in my opinion...
I'm sure it would make a fine players bass. I didn't think you were trying to "unload" a shoddy "frankenstein" of a bass here. I just meant that you might do ...

Im not trying to "unload" a shoddy "frankenstein" of a bass here...[/quote]

The correct term would be a 'Frankenbacker'...or a 'Rickenstein'. I think. (just kidding bro!) Good luck with the sale Ashe!![/quote]

haha Frankenbacker ...

Thanks! Cheers

Just my opinion, but Ashe might do better with the sale if he showed pictures of this bass with all 8 strings installed and tuned. Potential buyers might be skeptical about if that head repair can withstand the tension of 8 strings.


The previous owner used it only as an 8 string.... I bought it ...

I didn't think anyone was rude to Ashe, just letting him know the truth.

Agreed. Simply, the facts, and presented with respect. Like dog says, I think he probably found it tough to believe it wasn't what he thought it was...



haha... I appreciate everyone taking my feelings into consideration ...

kennyhowes wrote:

aeternum wrote:I verified the authenticity with Rickenbacker years ago...... I would be happy to do so again..

Did you get any sort of written verification?

I have contacted Rickenbacker again just now.... I'll let ya know what they say when I hear back..

I verified the authenticity with Rickenbacker years ago...... I would be happy to do so again..

Send RIC the photos if you can. I agree with Erik. RIC made a 4003S/8 that looked like this:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/viewitem.php?id=6697&bl=%2Fregister%2Findex.php%3Fsearch%3Dtrue%26mine ...

blueflamerick wrote:My bad, the replacement tuners for the octave strings threw me off.

The tuners for the octave strings are not replacements... They are all original

I verified the authenticity with Rickenbacker years ago...... I would be happy to do so again..

Im selling my 1978 Rickenbacker 4008... I looked for a specific place for For Sale items on the forums and couldnt find anything... So I hope this is the right place to post this...

I thought I would post this here for you guys before I ebay it. I will entertain all SERIOUS offers. ashe@aeternum ...