Another for the hall of shame

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:46 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-RICKENBACKER-4001-BASS-GUITAR-FRETLESS-PROJECT_W0QQitemZ7393826072QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:00 pm

Yeah, what a looker!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:13 pm

It is perfectly saveable if the price stays low.

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:29 pm

"Howie Pyro was with Sid Vicious the night he died, He also helped scatter Sid's ash's on Nancy's grave with Sid's mom (Beverly Richie) If you don't think any of this is true, Just read the book (Please Kill Me)"

Drives me crazy when people tack on stuff like that to create fake buzz about the instrument.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:34 pm

But where's Kevin Bacon in all this?

gshadoan · Post by **gshadoan** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:33 pm

I dont know. That one is pretty far gone. Neck seperating from the body, Head cracked, holes everywhere, and that gawd awful square on the back. I'm not sure, but I dont think RIC is gonna trade that TRC in either. I'd say it was for someone with too much money and too much time on their hands.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:27 am

"And for all you punk rock history buffs, Howie Pyro was with Sid Vicious the night he died, He also helped scatter Sid's ash's on Nancy's grave with Sid's mom"

Somebody should put that bass out of it's misery by burning it & scattering IT'S ashes somewhere.

Jeez...

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:37 am

Well... looks like somebody thinks patches are what punk is all about... d'oh...
My heart goes to this bass...

clankchris · Post by **clankchris** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:42 am

Looks like a P-Rick!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:13 am

That is not a crack in the headstock. The lamination is just separating - easy to fix. It would not be a 10 minute job or but that bass could be saved. The lower body wing could be repaired or replaced.

edski · Post by **edski** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:23 am

Ted, are the magician that fixed that basket case 4004 Ci?

If so, I'll take your work for it. But this bass looks to be pretty much abused.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:45 am

Yes, that dead 4004C was mine. That one was actually a fairly easy repair. I know of a guy who can seamlessly repair splintered wood by carefully gluing and sanding. HE is a magician.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:54 am

A Ric-cision?

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:00 am

Speaking of the hall of shame... I'd like to nominate this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/rickenbacker-1973-4001-model_W0QQitemZ7393970162QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Who needs clank when you can have mud?

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:44 am

A lot of wood had to come out for that mess!