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Guys...for info I have now put this Bass up on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001 ... 2565780212

Thanks for your help
Steve

Thanks for the feedback here it's very helpful.

I think we agree it's a players bass, I've always thought it sounded fabulous as I've never had an original to really compare it against! I jus not played it enough over the last ten years and it's a crying shame for it to sit in a case when it could ...

Nice pics. Love the Fireglo. It's a shame that the CS pickguard is wider than the original, so a true replacement won't cover the extra screw holes.

Was the neck stripped when it was re-fretted Steve?

The extra routing in the neck PU position, clearly shows some "Precision-ising" :shock: Also ...

Thanks for the responses guys.

Below is an extract of some of the description I plan to put on eBay..

It had been been subjected to some pointless tinkering in the past. Basically the pickups had been replaced with lifeless inaccurate copies, and the scratch plate was hand cut from white plastic ...

Hi,

This is my first post in this forum, as I am trying to prepare an eBay ad for my 1972 4001.

I want some advice as to the likely impact on the value as it does not have the original pickups, I restored the guitar and reinstalled new Ricky pups in the 90's along with a new stratchplate.

I ...