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Thank you to all who helped me figure this bass out. One of the board members made me an offer I couldn't refuse. He has the ability to restore it to as near to original as possible. It would have taken me years to do it right so I have sold the bass to him and he can identify himself if he wishes ...

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7CardStud wrote:Hey, I think my thread is being taken to Cuba...LOL

Well, maybe Florida Mike!

OK...Now back to your regular program....

LOL, Florida is good too...2 Landsharks on the beach please

Hey, I think my thread is being taken to Cuba...LOL

Rookie error. Lol

Just another tidbit, my buddy just told me the pots check out as 1967 date code.

I chose the right guy for the job and trust him completely, he has worked on 1000's of instruments including some famous ones that would blow your mind and he is familiar with Rick basses. I've asked him to take pictures all the way through the restoration process and I'll post them as he sends them ...

Thanks guys, it goes off to one of the best builders in Canada this afternoon...I'll ask him to take some photos as he strips, repairs and refinishes it. Turnaround time might be around 2 months though as he's pretty busy.

jamespaul71 wrote:is the fretboard separating? The shot of the truss rods looks like there may be issues.

Ya, I've considered that. It goes out for repair tomorrow so I'll find out in a few days...

Its such a good deal, you feel guilty (almost!). Is there a story behind the sale Mike? (no worries if you want to keep it private).

I knew it was a good deal as soon as I saw the ad, but I had no idea of the value of the bass as I had to act quick. It was a girl in her 20's selling it and she ...

I only saw it this morning but my desperate e-mail was obviously to no avail! Very nice score Mike! :) I'd say its worth investing a bit to have this properly restored - you don't see many late 60's 4001s around. Like Bryce, I'm in the GTA area, and would be willing to offer whatever assistance you ...

UNREAL deal - i always miss the good local steals...enjoy it - and i hope you can bring it back to it's former glory.

i've got a pretty decent parts box, and am local, so drop me a line if you need any help.

Hey Brycycle, I just PM'd you. I jumped on this craigslist add minutes after it was ...

The finish looks pretty poorly done the more I look at it so on she goes on the weekend for a re-fin to Fireglo or natural. Here's the headstock shots front and back. Looking at the wing separation, I bet it was caused by the previous owner hammering a block of wood into the bridge cavity to ...

I have a couple of pro repairmen acquaintances that do great re-fins so that's the way I would go for sure. Pretty happy with this bass for sure and I'm starting to think it really is a 1967.

Just looking at the registry, I saw a couple of mapleglo 1968 4001's that had all the same features, truss rod cover with made in USA under the R, checkerboard binding, same shaped heel, same fretboard...so it's likely a bass made in November 1967 could have all these features and be correct IMO. I ...

Here's a couple more shots, the wiring only allows for a couple of inches movement of the pickguard and I'm not prepared to pull it out yet so this is the best cavity shot I could get. My early feeling has me thinking something isn't right here. It doesn't look like a copy Ricky to me but the serial ...