3000 Fireglo (hey Jim Glen!) on German eBay

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:00 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Edler-Rickenbacker-Vintage-Bass-3000-Bj-76-RARITAT_W0QQitemZ7347867372QQcategoryZ87492QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Maybe Dane Wilder can make another fretless short scale from this.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:31 am

Wow! A fireglo 3000! I wouldn't change a thing about that bass. Besides, the seller wont ship outside of Germany darn it.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:16 pm

Too small a scale (I've had one), but nice color.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:27 pm

It is nice, sadly seller won't move it out of Germany .. dumb if you ask me !!!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:39 pm

What I usually do is ask him if I can have Fedex pick it up and i be resposnible. They usually go for that.

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:59 am

Is the fireglo right? Kinds of looks a bit obvious, could it be a refin? Still a pretty bass though.

highpoint · Post by **highpoint** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:37 am

Hi, new to the forum. I quite like the look of this bass (and it would be my first!). What is the score about bidding? I don't want to step on anyone's toes!!!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:06 am

Welcome to the forum, Jason!

No rules except the usual ebay rules. All is fair in what you bid on. Anyone else here will give it their best shot, if interetsed. We will all support you. This is a great group of guys! You will get detailed remarks on all basses -- more than you ever imagined by some pretty dang good veterans.

For a long time I believed that 3000/3001 (both of which I owned) were all autumnglo, however it appears that jetglo & fireglo were possible. We have seen too many. Good luck!

highpoint · Post by **highpoint** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:06 am

Thanks Mike! Everyone is real friendly here. How much do you think this bass might sell for. Still not sure if I even have the funds!!!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:09 am

The 3000 is slightly more scarcer than the 3001. I believe with the fireglo color it could go for over $1000US. Are you in the UK?

highpoint · Post by **highpoint** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:22 am

Yeah, Newcastle to be precise. May be able to stretch to £500 (English).

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:20 pm

First off, I am now nervous about treading on other forum members toes when bidding on EBay, and I sincerely hope that I didn’t tread on Jason’s when bidding on this bass. I checked all the bidders’ profiles 10 minutes before the end of the auction and they were all German. The next closest bid was from a guy who already has a Ric bass, so I guess that wasn’t Jason.

Anyhow…… I just won this little baby. I want to use it with flats to play some fairly high speed (for me anyway) jazz. I would like quite a middy slightly Jaco esque kind of tone and am fairly sure this short scale number will do the business.

I realise that I will not be spoilt for choice when it comes to short scale flatwound strings, but are there any recommendations out there? Thanks