This can't be all original...Can it?

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:04 am

This looks like a scam to me. What do you guys and gals think. A 77 with a toaster AND a horseshoe!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-VINTAGE-HORSESHOE-RICKENBACKER-4001-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ180014998883QQihZ008QQcategoryZ10906QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

prog_rockin_metal_man · Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:41 am

the toaster and horseshoe were probably added after the bass was bought.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:08 am

That is an early '77 with added toaster and horseshoe pickups.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:55 am

Hah!! 2 slice toaster. Never heard that one before.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:18 am

The "original" owner's manual is also not right; it should be the one sheet.

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:44 am

Must be scam. Notice the different email addy in the description. I also notified the bidders that it is indeed not original.

walker · Post by **walker** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:58 pm

"This is a totally original guitar..." is what the seller says. This auction really reeks of a scam, but maybe there's the odd chance that this guy is a dealer and is going off the line that the guy he bought it from gave him. SO much wrong with this picture. I'm glad someone gave a heads-up to the bidders.

For what it's worth, I sold a '77 4001 JG last December to a buyer who in turn parted it out on Ebay a few months later. The parts he sold included the jack plate from 1977. I'm checking my old pics to see if the serials match.

walker · Post by **walker** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:04 pm

You know, forget my benefit-of-the-doubt sentiments. Anyone who says this:

"I do have a Buy it Now price and I am willing to consider serious offers."

is up to something no es buena.