Ok, I give up, what is it?

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:37 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Customized-Rickenbacker-4000-4001-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ7396582662QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He mentions adding a TRC, is it or should I say WAS it a real Ric? Check out the chrome nut, and the jack plate looks weird or what?

gshadoan · Post by **gshadoan** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:54 pm

Looks like the pickguard, and TRC were changed out to gold. Looks ligit to me.
Oh, and the knobs.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:59 pm

I think it is legit also, just an added neck pickup. etc. I wonder what the routing for the toaster looks like?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:16 pm

4001S with a few reversible mods.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:35 pm

It appears it was a one-pickup 4000 that had that oft-mentioned routing for the second pickup. It's a set neck. He just wired the second pickup into the controls so there's one volume and one tone control for both pickups. Gotta be '70s or early '80s.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:12 pm

You are correct Paul. I did not notice that. My Comcast connection is REALLY bad tonight and I did not wait for all of the pictures to load.

edski · Post by **edski** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:22 pm

Looks like an 81... "UP-1454" from the pic...

I was fooled. Never saw a skunk striped set neck. Or maybe I never noticed.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:41 pm

4000's are set necks & have the stripe.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:49 pm

it looks like it is worth the $750 price listed ...

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:01 pm

Good price for a set neck 4000. I've even got the parts to make it a 4001s....

tempting....

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:21 pm

So then this baby has a skunk stripe...

edski · Post by **edski** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:15 am

I guess I've never seen a MG where you could see the stripe on just the neck...

philipharris · Post by **philipharris** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:27 am

My BG "s" has a skunk neck, but no skunk on the body. Guess that's logical as they are not through-necks.

henny · Post by **henny** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:58 am

4000's are set necks & have the stripe.

Not all, but a correct observation nontheless.

Some are neck-through.

Quite a cool-looking bass! I might go for it myself.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:24 am

some 4000 basses are neck through ...