A copy that tempted me...

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:37 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4001Bass-copy-not-Gibson-Fender-PRS-Burns_W0QQitemZ7356905318QQcategoryZ33039QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Got to be honest, I nearly went for this one. I need a fitted case for an old 4001, and it would have been fun to have sorted the setup on this one and sold it on Ebay again. Too many other things going on in my life at the moment.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:04 am

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:15 am

My, what a strange-looking 4001 copy. As we say in my country (Portugal, Europe), 'it is neither meat nor fish', meaning it is neither an exact 4001 copy nor a Fender/Gibson copy.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:16 am

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:17 am

A definate oddity.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:06 am

?????

The case is cool....

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:44 am

I thought it was a 4002 at a glance.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:13 am

I think the bridge needs to be pushed back a little farther...

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:10 am

It actually resembles a John Birch, although it isn't. A friend of mine has one of those; wierd but interesting.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:11 pm

Actually, I wouldn't mind having a copy like that, because then I could have a Bartolini P/J bass and not feel guilty about gutting a real Ric to do it.

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:50 pm

OK, I know you guys are taking the p**s but I really could have done with the case & at 150 UKP I bet I could have made a small profit out of it, and it might just have been an interesting bass, kind of Ric meets Fender meets Gibson T/bird.

Ok.... it would have been totally **** !!!!

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:32 am

Not necessarily Bob, you never know with some of these oddities....

dminer · Post by **dminer** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:52 am

Speaking of tempting faker basses, this Shaftsbury 330 copy bass looked kind of interesting to me...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7357262036

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:38 pm

Damn, should have bought it with the BIN of 150 UKP. It was relisted and sold for 245UKP.... Doh...