Rickenbacker 4000MS

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:12 pm

Just a little tease till I have her set up this week:

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:16 pm

More shots:

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:20 pm

Marc...Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are the wings stained or real walnut?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:50 pm

Stained. This is a 1975 4000. Many here objected to the using of an actually decent 4000 for this project, but I just couldn't find more of a beater, and to date, haven't seen one sell for less.

My apologies to the traditionalists. It was just something in me that I had to do.

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:57 pm

Marc, looks cool to me...

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:45 pm

I like it a lot!. With just one pickup,especially a horseshoe,one tone and volume,dot markers,no binding and mono, this bass is what I'd call a real hot rod. I almost missed the hipshot bridge. More pics when it's done please.
...which reminds me, I picked up the double neck today from the refinisher(Pat Wilkins) and tonight I pick up the loaded and wired pickguard assembly from my luthier(Bruce Johnson). I'll be burnin' the midnight oil assembling it tonight and will post some pics tomorrow before I send it off to Mike Lippe for a fretjob and set-up on the guitar neck.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:56 pm

Dane, That's exactly the term I wanted to hear... Hot Rod!

Gonna have to get some crazy distortion/chorus box and make this one raor!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:57 pm

That's ROAR!

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:06 pm

It'll be great to see that one on your birthday Marc! And the day after!!!

Did you get the WW amp?

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:11 pm

BTWN the WW and this, it was a crazy day...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:12 pm

Nice job!! Very cool!!

Your pretty much guaranteed that its a "one of a kind".

wints · Post by **wints** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:26 pm

Looks very nice...

edski · Post by **edski** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:28 pm

My apologies to the traditionalists. It was just something in me that I had to do.

Well, this is certainly one I would NOT suggest for Jeff Rath's Hall of Shame.

Nice job!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:48 pm

WOW Mark he really did a good job on it,mines next to come home soon he says some time next week,that thing is so cool now you have a cs to play and one that sits in its case getting more valuable.

green_us90 · Post by **green_us90** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:52 pm

My take is, as long as it is modified in the spirit of a Rickenbacker (and not adding jazz bass/ precision bass/ whatever pickups) then it is coo.

And it does look cool.