The love of your life.

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:21 am

Jingle Jangle said

Heck, I have a tough time parting with the ones I do for customers!

I know of at least one that you probably won't be attached to.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:34 am

Yep ... I have trouble the same way ... these are a couple that I wanted to keep ...

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/05-4004cii5.htm

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/4004-goth.htm

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:13 am

Those look great!

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:59 am

The 4005/5 is an awesome looker.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:01 am

Peter, where's the love of your life?

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:12 am

For me... most definitely my '77 4001JG. I'm sure I'll own a few more basses before I'm done, but not only will I never off her, but the others will have a LONG way to go to stack up. The neck, the tone... and sure she's got her dings but I don't care.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:48 am

I someday may build a 5 string bass that is based on the 4005 or the 650 guitar ... it would be a loose interpretation and not a copy or replica ... I would do it with a bolt on neck ...

325_fan · Post by **325_fan** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:15 am

Aside from my dog Phoebe, it would be my M-1 Rick Turner bass. It's a part of me.

telebob · Post by **telebob** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:00 am

I built this guitar from scratch about 5 years ago and it has become my #1 gigging guitar. I bought a piece of quartersawn mahogany, and a piece of slab cut maple. Book matched and carved the maple top and added a Fender Am Dlx Strat neck to it. Out of the 17 guitars I own, it's my "go to" guitar when it's time to rock!
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-7/774043/NCT1.jpg

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:57 am

That 4005/"5" is indeed a 4005/6, even though the middle upper tuner has been "edited out" in the pic. No?

ram · Post by **ram** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:00 am

Love of my life; my wife and kids and family. This is followed by music - playing it. This keeps me from going crazy. And the proper way to do it is with my Rics'(4001 followed by 4003/5s), preferably well rehearsed, live, and in the 'groove'. After that I guess scuba diving and beer (making and drinking)... and so it goes.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:50 am

Sergio ... yep ... I used photoshop on a picture of a 4005/6 bass ...

I know they made a 4005/4 and a 4005/6 and a 4005/8 ... but I don't remember a 4005/5 being made by Rickenbacker ...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:42 am

I am one of those people who have sold and bought many basses in my life, as such I don't really have a long term love. No wait actually my 1938 RCA 811K console radio I've had since 1972 is it, haha!
Bass is more than a hobby to me and I view my basses and amps as tools as much as anything, I love them when they play and sound good.
I think maybe my 79 stock mapleglo 4001 would have to be my favorite although I've been playing my BB 4003FL a lot lately. The 79 has GHS bright flats (I think) on it and it sounds vintage Rickenbacker. I bought this bass about 6 or 7 years ago. My first Ric was a 77 mapleglo 4001 that I bought brand new and is long gone.
I would also have to say that my vintage SVT's are as much a part of the musical love of my life as is the Ric bass. To me a Ric and a vintage SVT are a perfect combination.

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:50 am

The Casino I mentioned in the first page of this thread:

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:03 am

Here's mine.....