75 Walnut(Glo?)4001.....

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 12:52 pm

OK, maybe not Donglo or Markglo,but Arnquistglo.
If you've seen his finish work, then I need say No More....

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 1:14 pm

*sigh*

Owned one for years, but never get tired of seeing a Ric 400x bass.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 1:14 pm

Hate them double-posts 'though ....

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 3:20 pm

The seller told me this was a special order/custom finish for that year.

jal · Post by **jal** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 4:23 pm

I found my old 1975 Ric catalog & the 4001 shown is wearing the same finish as Gregg's new
Bass, I posted a photo of the ad at the Dude Pit Bass forum, but I have to say the ad does not
do that finish justice, I don't have the price list so I can't tell if it was a special order/custom finish, but the only mention of walnut is in the ad for the 4002, which is a separate loose one page ad that was just
stick in the 1975 catalog,
Cheers,

walrus · Post by **walrus** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 4:39 pm

Welcome to the "what color is it?" club. I have a 1976 4001 in the same color. If you look at the Rickenbacker site, there is a copy of the 1975 catalog and it shows the 4001 in that color. Mine can be seen on this site in the photos/features section.
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mccorp/framespage.html

I saw that one on ebay and was very tempted.
Once you resolve your pickup issue, you'll never put it down again.
Enjoy!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 12:55 am

Gregg, have you considered my replacement bridge pickup offer? I sure would like to help a fellow Rick player here. What have you got to lose? Besides, should you find that my pickup is below par, don't hesitate to voice your disillusionment, but should you find that it does the job, please feel free to er... extol its virtues. Best regards.

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 4:08 am

Sure, I'll give it a try. Let me know what I need to do.

Gregg

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 6:43 am

Hi, Gregg. Thanks for reading my post. All you need to do is let me know your address (should you prefer to contact me via E-mail, please feel free), and I'll send you the pickup next week. As simple as that. Anyone else for pickups?

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Sun Sep 08, 2002 8:35 pm

Here's the response from the seller about the bad pickup and my asking him to reimburse me.....Pretty cool guy huh?

Gregg,

When I shipped the bass it was working. How do I know you didn't damage it somehow?

I don't.

Therefore I don't feel any reimbursement is warranted.

Gary

I know he didn't solo those pickups before he sent it to me. Oh well....

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 2:32 am

That seller is asking for it. But like you say, oh well...
Your beautiful 4001 bass will soon be singing again - check your E-mail.
As for me, I've just had word that a local musician is selling a Burgundyglo 4001 bass. Wow! I'm going to check it out in a few days. I will not sleep tonight...

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 3:04 am

Burgundyglo is one of my favourite finishes. It is, without question, very striking. It may be of interest to some to know that the color is obtained by mixing Jetglo and Fireglo stains.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 4:42 am

Greetings, Peter. "Burgundyglo is obtained by mixing Jetglo and Fireglo stains". Well, that I didn't know. Is it true that Burgundyglo is a somewhat rare Rickenbacker finish?

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Sep 09, 2002 4:49 am

Rickcrazy: I would be somewhat reluctant to refer to Burgundygo as a rare finish, however, based on the current registry listings only about 2% of the instruments are of this finish.

silagyi · Post by **silagyi** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 6:06 pm

What are the average neck and bridge pickup ohm output for 70's 4001's?