Ken, give someone else a change...

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:22 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4000-Bass-Guitar-very-rare-vintage_W0QQitemZ7354686720QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:24 am

I wonder how bad the bow in the neck is???

Horseshoe???

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:27 am

The bow gives me a little concern. Those old necks had a habit of being abused by someone trying to adjust them incorrectly. I had to reseat the fretboard on mine. All came out well though.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:28 am

Sorry for the typo

"Give someone else a chance"

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:48 am

Original Pickup? I thought we had "shoes" in 68.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:51 am

First thing I'd do would be take the DR's off and put TI's on. Nice bass, but possibly a weak neck.

wints · Post by **wints** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:53 am

I thought it was an early hi gain with cover, not a horseshoe. It's hard to make out...

With a Nov 68 jackplate it should be the hi gain. A Nov 68 MG had one that sold last year. However, this is a similar fireglo to Ken's 67 and I would think that it was made and sprayed in the run of the 4000/1S basses that were made that year.

If fitted with hardware at that time, it would have a horseshoe. It does have the later surround though, which leads me to think it is a hi gain.

My Dec 68 has the hi gain and is a very different fireglo.

The owner told me that the neck bow means the action is "about 3/16th" at mid neck, which probably is closer to a 1/4"...
All which means you have to be very careful...

And, I would imagine, there is a long way in regards to the bidding on this one...

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:51 am

"Go For Broke Ken"!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:09 am

my old '68 had a bad bow in the neck when I bought it for $150 ... but a good tech did a truss rod adjustment on it and it held stable for more than 30 years ...