Is this bass OK?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:30 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/MINT-Rickenbacker-4001c64s_W0QQitemZ7385433890QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This looks a little odd, two basses shown in the add. The one in the case, the one I believe is for sale, looks not quite right...?

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:48 am

Shouldn't that baby have a 60's pickup surround?

Nice bass though... if only they didn't cut the headstock in front of a mirror...

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:52 am

They are not the same bass IMO. They remind me of pics someone took at a past NAMM show and photoshopped the background out..

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:06 am

Yeah, why is the pickup surround a modern one?

And why is the headstock wrong? Oh wait, they're made that way *on purpose* . . . hehehehe.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:34 am

"Yeah, why is the pickup surround a modern one?"

That's the way the "S" comes from the factory.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:28 am

This is supposed to be a recreation of Macca's.
The 70s surround is like his when the pickup
was changed to a high gain.
The ones pictured when the c64S was unveiled showed
a high gain instead of a horsey.

Wonder why they did that....

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:23 am

Okay, now I get it. I thought all of the '60s reissues had the vinty surround. Thanks!