Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I first learnt to play by playing along with Lemmy's Hawkwind albums, and if I could own any celebrity guitar it would be his first Ric, which was on all of them except Warrior (which was apparently a real T/bird, later stolen).

Lemmy's first bass was a Hopf Studio, and is the one that can be ...

The bass of Lemmy's that RIC had was an unmodified 4001S or RM1999.

It was a 4000 that Lemmy modified with Gibson Thunderbird pickups, and is the one he played in Hawkwind after the Hopf bass got stolen.

Hi, Yes thanks, but they are dealers with somewhat high prices. I was hopefully looking for a private trade if anyone knows of any.

As subject, I'm in the UK and looking to buy a 4001, preferably 1974 or earlier. I see quite a few 'over the pond' but the import duties make the total cost unreasonable.

Many thanks for the bandwidth,


Lucid.

Frets look original, as does the binding. Nut job, could be, yeah.

Yes I thought it looked genuine for the year, I'll probably go for this one.

Thanks, that's cleared that up. Interesting that the current seller doesn't mention anything about the history. Not to mention the sudden doubling of value...but hey, that's business I guess.

Here's the rest of the bass...if that helps?

And why would someone refinish the fretboard??

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t272/starfieldofficial/Rickenbacker/Rick74-1.jpg

I'm considering buying a 74 Jetglo which looks genuine, and just wanted to check something with you guys. Between the nut and first fret under the G is an area that looks lighter, this is apparent on other photos ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1973-Rickenbacker-Mapleglo-4001-Bass-FREE-SHIPPING-/220735367044?pt=Guitar&hash=item3364da6784

Ad says 1973 4001, but this looks decidedly odd to me. No neck binding, dot markers yet it has a bound body, not Grover Tuners, Toaster pick-up and weirdest of all, a zero fret ...

Don't forget, the sound of the bridge pick-up with the series cap in circuit will change depending on the input impedance of your amplifier.

For example 1, assume an amplifier input impedance of 500k ohms. The volume pot is, according to the schematics, 330k, so the cap 'sees' a total resistance ...

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Yes indeed, beware the dodgy eBay ads where the same photos are repeatedly recycled. I work with vintage synthesisers and it's the same over there. A genuine seller will usually take the trouble to show off the item, not obscure it with some small indistinct pictures ...

Really wanting to buy one of these, does anyone have any leads on any for sale?

I'm in the UK BTW.

Many thanks,

Lucid.