Scale ?

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:51 am

Anybody now what scale the 2020 and 3000 models are ? What are they worth ?

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:31 am

Buy my 4003 instead...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:38 am

all of the 2000 series basses are the same scale as a 4001/4003 ... the 3000 is short scale the 3001 is also the same as a 4001/4003 ...

westtexasrickenbacker · Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:46 pm

Kind of a dumb question, but for string purposes, what is the official scale of the 4001/4003? Is it regular or long scale???

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:21 pm

I think regular would be....34" = long scale.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:08 pm

Rickenbacker 2000 and 4000 series basses are 33 1/4" ...

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:18 pm

Right, long scale Ricks are 33.25". Short scale are 30".

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:31 pm

The only production Rickenbacker bass that was short scale is the model 3000 (but not the 3001 which was long scale).

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:33 pm

Rickenbacker did make a few short scale 4001s in the '70s.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:40 pm

the 21 fret 4001 was a short scale bass ...

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:59 am

John, I've heard that and have yet to actually come across one. Certainly not a production feature, however.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:05 am

I believe 32" and less is short scale and 33" and higher is long scale ...

some 5 string basses are 35" and some 12 string basses are 35" as well ...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:03 am

Whats the proper way to measure scale??

From the end of the tailpiece to the nut?

Or from where the strings break over the bridge saddles to the nut??

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:21 am

Nut to 12th fret X 2 = scale length.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:46 am

All righty then.