Is it real rick?

xakattack · Post by **xakattack** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:46 pm

is it (a) real rick?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300073659074

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:50 pm

Dang! $600? Wow.

xakattack · Post by **xakattack** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:52 pm

well nevermind. someone popped the bin.

the fretboard inlays and trussrod cover looks funny to me. it also looks like the tuners were changed.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:02 pm

Looks pretty darn real, but will it ever need a refinish to fix the Issues!!!

The checkerboard binding and the plastic full-width (NOT MOP abalone-shell) fret markers put it at a serial number series of MCxxxx to MDxxxx corresponding to March-April 1973, bolstered by the wavy-Grover tuners. But the surround for the bridge pickup is wrong, it is the late-sixties shape. Pickguard and toggle is right, but the knobs are wrong for an early-1973. Look like modern reissue knobs from the Rick site for v63, etc, instead

Someone got a Really Great Deal at only $600, dadgummit. Wish I had seen it first

Be nice to have had it for the fun alone of doing some careful woodwork, at that price!!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:32 pm

The bass is quite real. The seller is the bass player in American English. They are one of the best Beatle tribute bands I have ever heard. They play a festival in my hometown every summer. I have seen that bass many times.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:44 pm

$600?

sonovab_tch!

xakattack · Post by **xakattack** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:30 am

truss rod cover...is that how it was made or was the tip broken off?

prog_rockin_metal_man · Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:54 am

my god what happened to that thing!!! the paint job is horrendous and those inlays look like puke and/or snot. pretty damn good deal though even though it looks really messed up.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:39 am

That bass was gigged a LOT. I am not sure what he was going for with those inlays but pre-64 inlays were not far off of that look. Here is one from ny '63.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:45 am

What a steal. Too bad its a lefty!

Paul or Dale could bring that bass back to life in a jif and slap some sparkly inlays on it while he was at it.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:50 am

Damn!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:54 am

Double damn!

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:09 am

Oops!

Thought it appropriate though!

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:10 am

Triple Dog Damn

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:21 am

Everytime I see your name Tom, I get the strangest desire to have a glass of wine and maybe watch a western with a hanging in it?

winky winky!