Sweet Rickenbacker basses sighting

rickengrowl · Post by **rickengrowl** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 4:18 am

Hey, I was looking for information about vintage Hiwatt amps, and look what I've found... Nice collection, isn't it ?
Enjoy !

The web page is here :
http://members.tripod.com/~dcsbulldog/index-25.html

All the best,
JL

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 5:16 am

Wow cool find JL!

Now that's interesting on the right. All the markings of very early 4001s - walnut wings, toaster, horseshoe, split bridge, dot inlays, and a nice little finger rest - but the body appears to be bounded!

Anybody know what this is?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 5:20 am

I wonder who owns those beauties. Great find, Jean.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 5:21 am

could just be camera reflections......

rickengrowl · Post by **rickengrowl** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 5:27 am

According to what the website says, these basses are part of Mike Lull's private collection.

wints · Post by **wints** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 6:47 am

It,s listed as 64 4001S on a page on this site, along with the 58 and 60 4000,s and a 66 4001...Very nice. I,m pretty certain that is camera reflection on the "S"..These were export models that had none of the deluxe features....supposedly. Good to see an original thumb rest hanging in there too...

musicfan37 · Post by **musicfan37** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 6:50 am

I thought those Ric basses and the Hiwatt looked familiar. I've seen them at his shop.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 7:39 am

I want a DR405 and two SE4151's with those four basses for Christmas, I'm going to start working on the wife early.

banta · Post by **banta** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 8:01 am

This pic was posted on the HC bass forum a few days ago also. I'd love to get a '57 or '58 4000 one of these days.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 4:12 pm

Yeah, I love those old 4000's with the horse shoes, they sound great too. There's one right now at Gbass for $4000.00 I think it's a 1960, MG.
maybe older it's one of the thick bodied ones.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 6:18 pm

That bass on the right I've seen identified as a 1964 4001S on some other site related to Rick, can't remember where... But I THINK the mapleglo is an early '57 , then a '66 Jetglo, and a '60 4000 in fireglo. Mike Lull makes some pretty cool basses, I tried one of his J types a few years ago, and it was a tone monster... Now we know where he got some of his ideas;~)