Possible '65 4001 lead

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat May 21, 2005 3:40 pm

I was talking to Gary Dick of Gary's Classic Guitars at the Chicago Guitar show today and he says he has a '65 4001 he is preparing for sale. He says it is not perfect and the tuners have been replaced but it sounds very nice. If anyone wants an early shot at it, Gary's website is http://www.garysguitars.com/ He can be reached at [email protected] . I bought my '63 from Gary about 2 years ago and found him to be an honest dealer. I have invited him to post his pieces here for comments / reviews if he is not sure about something.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sat May 21, 2005 3:45 pm

I'm sure it will be expensive...but I can attest for the quality of his instruments from personal experience. My first 4005 was purchased from him, it was just as described, no surprises...done deal.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:49 am

I recognize him from the Detroit shows.

ratso · Post by **ratso** » Sun May 22, 2005 6:59 pm

Gary always has a great selection of some of the finest rare guitars around! He knows his stuff and knows what he has, consequently he knows what to get for them! Seems like a stand up guy.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:13 pm

pic's of this 65 4001

best offer

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:20 pm

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:23 pm

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:23 pm

There is a lot to work with there. Save for the belt rash, that could be a sweet bass.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:42 pm

I'd wait and get one in one piece with less or no buckle rash.

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:54 pm

Could be a long wait Bob...
Still has a square heel. I'll take the pieces of old curved metal in the last pic..

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue May 24, 2005 3:49 pm

How rare are these? I thought the S models were a lot more rare.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue May 24, 2005 5:02 pm

How many have you seen? In any trim, all 1960's Rickenbacker basses are rare. Another bass is not in my immediate future, unfortunately. I hope someone here can bag this one and give it a good home.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue May 24, 2005 5:37 pm

If your talking in terms of how many were made and how many exist, maybe 50-75 in 65 maybe less how many exist who knows Ive seen 2 deluxe models in the past ten years,Gary also has a 65 4000 they made less than 50 in 1965.Ive seen more 68s than any other 60s 4001 totaling all the 60s basses up there are in the mid to low hundreds left.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:46 am

There seems to be a lot of 68's and 72's for some reason, McCartney and Squire maybe?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:07 am

I don't know for sure but that is probably a good guess.