Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

We all know the usual suspects who are mentioned numerous times, but like the last poster I'm giving a shout for Graham Maby. He's been a stalwart for Joe Jackson on most of his albums through the many genres he's covered. Like 'rickyfricky' I picked up on him in the late 70's on the 'Look Sharp ...

Cheers Peter, I've been reading all about tail-lift on this forum, so much valuable information on here. I'm looking forward to bringing the 4001 back up to it's best.

Thanks for the info and feedback guys; I will bend the tailpiece back to shape as I have a full engineering workshop at my disposal. I may even design a metal fixture for attaching and straightening tailpieces using a thumbscrew arrangement to slowly tweak the lift out. The pitting on the chrome ...

It was the very early 70's; my college friend had a quality Hi-Fi, he cranked up the volume and played Astral Traveler. I wanted to know who the band was and who was playing the bass, then soon after what bass he was playing.

Desperately trying to put a youtube clip of the said song, tried every ...

I have just purchased a vintage Rickenbaker 4001 manufactured October 1974 (NJ6087). The bass hasn’t been played for several years so it was covered in dust and looked a little sad for it’s self. The neck is straight and the frets have little or no wear although to me they seem quite flat. On the ...