OUCH! 2 4005's on Ebay!

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:35 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/1968-RICKENBACKER-4005-SEMI-ACOUSTIC-BASS-FIRE-GLO_W0QQitemZ7422507732QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-RICKENBACKER-4005-SEMI-ACOUSTIC-BASS-MAPLE-GLO_W0QQitemZ7422506759QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:56 am

Musicground...

c'mon lads!

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:02 am

Nice, but methinks there might be some "creative salesmanship" at work here:

"This was the only 4005 bass made in 1967 in Maple Glo and is one of the rarest of all Rickenbacker basses ever made."

Oh, and uh...last time I checked, $16,500 for a 4005 wasn't such a good value.

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:03 am

Voila

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:17 am

Wasn't 1967 the year RIC made the most 4005 basses in any given year?
So how can there be one one mapleglo, a stock color, produced in one year? Also, Didn't Entwistle own 3 4005s? All mapleglo and I'm not sure if one of them was a '67.
Also, talk about artificially inflating the value of the 4005.
However, these are very beautiful examples of the bass.

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:30 am

I must have the other '67

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:31 am

Un-freaking-beliveable.

I'm never gonna get one.

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:38 am

You may do John..........I'd take £8000. That's a saving of almost $1800!!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:13 am

You're too kind, Graham! Give me a moment while I break open the piggy bank.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:32 am

Must be the one stuffed full with Krugerrands, eh?

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:46 am

John,
You can have my '82 4005 FG for $7000.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:56 am

I think the MG may have been the one at the Philadelphia GTR show that sold for $9K.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:02 am

Dave, I was wondering that myself, if it was the same one...

vito · Post by **vito** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:55 am

Does the bridge look a little different on the MG or is it just the angle of the picture?

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:42 am

It just has the original Bridge Mute cover on it.