More Abuse...Hall of Shame candidate

edski · Post by **edski** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:16 am

Uggg...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bass-Guitar-Rickenbacker-4001-Rick-O-Sound-1974-Vinatge_W0QQitemZ7396296039QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And the guy want $1600!!!!

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:27 am

Yeah . I sent him an e-mail and told him he was out of his gord to try to sell that now junk modded hunk of bass he has for 1,600.00 . Its because of clowns like that people have to pay twice what there worth for a decent piece . Hey i have reached post # 300 Wow and only thrown of the forum once too lol ..

henny · Post by **henny** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:53 am

Why, why, oh why...

Just buy a bloody Fender Precision, man!

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:04 am

I don't understand why there is a picture of a police man in there. Maybe he's getting arrested for ruining that beautiful bass!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:15 am

I'd say it's worth about $500 in that condition ... and actually it's not that ugly ...

frode · Post by **frode** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:14 am

ugly, ugly and....ugly

Go for this one instead:

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:43 am

I agree with Jeff Rath. I mean...its a modded, routed 4001 that somebody tried to turn into a P-bass, which seems kinda silly and definitely not worth $1600.00. But really...I've seen plenty worse hack jobs. Look at the Azureglo '72 body on ebay for instance!

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:43 am

The dog chewed on that 4001!

12stringbassist · Post by **12stringbassist** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:30 am

SAD SAD SAD...

Also - that guitar looks like a Shaftesbury.

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:55 am

See "4001 BG project".

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:26 am

Seriously . . . if you want a P-bass . . . BUY A P-BASS!!!

edski · Post by **edski** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:24 pm

I agree that it's not that bad...

But like Bobcat and Henny said, just get a freaking P Bass, or do that to a lawsuit bass.

I agree with Jeff Rath 100%... 5 bills, if I was in the market, it'd be a decent deal. I might actually keep it that way if it sounded/played OK.

But damn...why people do that to such nice instruments? Rick or whatever...

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:53 pm

*&&*^&$^$#^&^&(!!!!!!!!!!!!
The emp bought it for $600!
I consider that too much, particularly if the original hardware doesn't come with it.
It wouldn't be too bad for a refin job, but you'd have to do a solid color to cover the patches needed.
But with no hardware, I wouldn't pay more than $300 or $400.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:16 pm

Keep an eye out for it, refurbished, for about $1800 BIN if the Emp is in play.