4001v63

wim · Post by **wim** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:05 pm

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7361375533&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I want it
I really want it.
Can't afford it
It's beautiful

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:45 pm

I was going to snag either a V63MG or a CS
I got the CS
It's in Germany
I'm in the states
If it was in the states, I'd be going ape right now.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:02 pm

HOOOOOGAN, that's a sweat "V"

philipharris · Post by **philipharris** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:12 pm

Scott, I'm coming to the states in two weeks...its within the baggage allowance I think, if I can help....

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:56 pm

Thanks for the offer. It's more of a money thing. I shot my bass funds for the year on the CS. Besides, next year is 75th......

BWAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:08 pm

I know not-ting!

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:02 am

Although I really can't afford it, I'm tempted to bid on it.
AAAARRRGH.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:39 am

Here's another, although I doubt this auction is for real... 0 feedback, doesn't take Paypal, signed up today just to list it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Vintage-4001V63-Mint-Condition_W0QQitemZ7558376574QQcategoryZ56384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:35 am

How come the neck tapers further into the body on that second one and not on the first?

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:41 am

I'd say the angle from which the pictures were taken is the reason.

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:25 am

I'm not sure about that, Andrew.
The walnut wings on the headstock seem to be different too

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:42 am

At some point, RIC changed the shape of the neck slab in the 4000 series. The 4001 and some 4003s have rectangular neck slabs (the slab is the same width from the bridge to headstock). At some point, RIC started making tapered neck slabs where the headstock end is narrower than the body end. I don't know why this changed occured. It does allow for larger walnut wings but I suspect the reason is more practical.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:30 am

"... but I suspect the reason is more practical"

My guess would be that with tapered slabs they can get more necks from the same piece of wood:

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:42 am

Maybe customers complained that the original '63 basses had the tapered necks?
It's probably from a more practical point of view they used that; that way you can plane then neck as a whole. With a modern CNC router it isn't an issue anymore

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:08 am

Ian, the body end should be wider than the non-tapered necks. It shouldn't make a big difference in sawing the wood. The slabs they use are probably not that big btw, let's say 2, maybe 3 necks maximum out of 1 piece. I noticed the're quarter sawn but used with the woodgrain at a 90° angle (that is horizontally in stead of vertically when the bass lays flat)