I know it's GCrep but it's a 69 and I want it!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:14 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1969-RICKENBACKER-4001-BASS_W0QQitemZ7347910428QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:17 am

Wow, it is nice...steep price though. It annoys me when they can't even get the description correct. Humbuckers???

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:20 am

And 21 frets that one almost gave me a heart attack,i counted them 4 times.

lars · Post by **lars** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:22 am

Creep eh, Gcrep always double the price, so this should be worth max $2400!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:22 am

That bridge pickup surround looks like one off of a lap steel. In fact, since horseshoes were not being used on '69's, I'd say the pickup probably came off of the same lap steel.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:27 am

Nope...20 frets. I counted them 5 times. The 21st fret would have to be on the very end of the fingerboard and RIC didn't do them that way.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:46 am

Hey check out this photo.what do you see,look round the tailpiece

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:55 am

I believe this bass has been discussed before, it's been for sale for some time I think. Anyone else remember?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:00 pm

Ken, are you thinking it had a BadAss bridge mod done to it?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:01 pm

The finish looks like it has been touched up around the bridge assembly. Four grand? Hmm... I think I'll pass.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:08 pm

Theirs a polepiece right in the center of the horseshoe split, I'd say lapsteel for sure.

Definate touch up around the bridge.

Sergio would be the man on this one.

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:15 pm

Good memory John...This bass came up last year as a factory black finish over the fireglo. We debated it here and the lap steel surround and bobbin/horseshoes.

It sold for about $2300 if I remember correctly. 20 frets too. Only 70 and 71 basses have 21 frets it seems.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:16 pm

An easier (than counting?) way to tell a 21 fretter is that the tailpiece is about a 1/2" or 3/4" away from the bottom edge of the bass. It has a slightly longer neck to accommodate the extra fret, but the scale didn't change, so the tailpiece (with the bridge) was moved "up."

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:16 pm

Question is, that bridge, would that be the original bridge replaced while reversing the mod? Or is it period correct? Either way I haven't seen a 69 for less than 5K.

The pickup does look like a lap steel after closer inspection. Although I've never had a bass pickup used in the original horseshoes so I'm not familiar with what the pole pieces would look like.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:26 pm

All right, you talked me out of it. A refin with a filled in route, non original horseshoe will have to stay with GCREP a little while longer.