Chris Squire Rick Value

orgazmo · Post by **orgazmo** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 8:52 am

I played a Chris Squire finally and man - o - man, what a nice bass. It's a friend of mines and he claims he could get $2500.00 for the bass. (It is mint) Is this true? I saw one online at coolbasses that looks nice, but there isn't a posted price. Before I take the cookie jar out, is this realistic?

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 9:23 am

That seems to be the high end of the scale for the 4001CS. They have been ranging from a low figure of $900 to $2500 on ebay. Id would be careful however as some of the early basses seemed to have paint issues or neck angle problems. IMHO for a 4001CS to pull $2500 it had better be mint with the certificate, vintage case and paperwork.

chucksimms · Post by **chucksimms** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 10:47 am

They're great- I bought one a year ago for $1200. Pretty much mint, but I've gigged with it every weekend, so it's not anymore! I agree, $2500.00 is definitely the high end of the scale, although it's creeping up continuously; $1800-2000 seems the going rate for mint pieces.

banta · Post by **banta** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 11:21 am

Hey Chuck! We've missed you on the HCBF. Hope all is well.

chucksimms · Post by **chucksimms** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 11:49 am

Just fine, Banta! I check in from time to time at HCBF, but whenever anybody is asking for Rick advice you've beat me to the punch!

orgazmo · Post by **orgazmo** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 6:46 pm

Thanks, I guess it's pretty unrealistic to think I'll find one for 1200 now! I'll keep my eyes on this one that I saw Iguess. They also have something called a "Tuxedo"??? Never heard of it, looks cool though.

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 8:33 pm

I paid $1000 for my (brand new)lefty 4001CS(w/silver case) in '93. Bought it from Southpaw Guitars in Houston,Texas. Anyone know how many lefties were made?

Nigel

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 3:43 am

There is a 4003SPC "TUX" being offered on gbase.com, but the seller is taking "serious offers" only, whatever that means. I'd keep my eye on Mike Parks page, he had a TUX a few months ago for $1200, that took forever to sell (just about when I had decided to buy it) but he's your best bet.

chucksimms · Post by **chucksimms** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 7:07 am

$2901 that 4001CS went for! Yikes! Now I'm wondering if I should put mine away. It already has a slight discoloration where my forearm rests on the body. Rick should reissue it, like they have with Tom Petty's non-signature 660 and end this nonsense.

robj · Post by **robj** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 9:35 am

Very cool... $2901... I'm glad I've never played mine out now and it's absolute mint condition. I bought it new and have all the paperwork etc. On the other hand I have no plans to sell it.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 6:15 pm

As far as I've seen that's the highest I've seen one go for, oddly enough it wasn't as clean as one that sold for 2500 about a month ago. Strange market on these basses me thinks.

gaboik · Post by **gaboik** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 2:06 pm

I was offered 3 grand for mine from a collector in NYC. Mine is still in the Rickenbacker factory box that is used for shipping, and it includes all of the goodies. It's virtually untouched.
Had i known that they were going to be this popular, I would have bought 5 units.