The German 1968 4001 is SOLD! Got parts, anyone?

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:20 am

As of 3:00:01pm EST today, that German 4001 with the wonky aluminum pickguard, aluminum nut, adapter plates in place of the original reverse Klusons, and a Schaller roller-bridge hybrid, has been sold.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0073906764

Would have paid a couple grand less, but for a Los Angeles losing bidder named nbvbn, who is most likely a Forumite since he recently sold a beautiful 1958 335 MG with original HSC for $6K USD back on Dec 2nd 2006, claims a private collection of over 100 guitars and basses. Glad I got lucky this time! With his resources, he could have buried me.

Dontcha love eBay?

All I can say is, it is apparently a genuine 1968 4001 FG, it's (almost) mine, and it is beautiful, despite the (easily fixable) flaws

So, Got Parts, anyone??? Restoral advice, counsel, recommendations are all deeply appreciated

wints · Post by **wints** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:32 am

Actually Elys, nbvbn, who most of us know here, has probably the largest collection of vintage Rickenbacker basses in the world.

He owns Chris Squire's '73 white 8 string bass, and his other RM1999 which is the one used on his "HOYH" solo album. He knows Chris very well personally.

He has been collecting for years, and owns one or more basses from every year right from '57 through '69.

There will be more eBay ventures for sure...

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:40 am

I was so shocked it was still below £1500 UK with seconds to go, (which kind of threw me out, as up until then I wasn't even considering bidding) that I was about to try and put in a bid at the death (my CS was getting very nervous as it would've had to go to help pay for it). At that point it jumped to the final price, which wasn't far above what I was planning. Probably wouldn't have made it in time anyway.

As I've said on the "basses for sale" thread, I think it's a great buy, even with the non-original parts. The value is only going to increase. I'd easily have paid that if I'd had more available cash.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:51 am

Actually, Shaun, I always like to wait until the last few seconds too before entering a bid, just to see if the price runs up too high or not, and to see how many bidders are showing interest. It is also a good way to watch people ratcheting someone else's overbid up to find out what their maximum bid was, but not go very far over it.

I won't ever tell what my max bid on that one was, but a couple of Alembics I recently sold went into that max bid, and it was a good bit higher than what it sold for (hehe)

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:57 am

I can imagine....!!!!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:17 pm

You're tearing it up, Elys! Congratulations! And don't get me started on your competitor...

wints · Post by **wints** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:38 pm

Edit:

I meant on "HOYH" from "FOOW"...Duh!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:16 pm

I can't believe you actually beat nvbvn. He usually bids whatever it takes when he really wants something. I've had a few dealings with him and he does seem to have a lot of really cool vintage Ricks.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:25 pm

Way Cool Bass!
Love the early treble PU mount.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:25 pm

Musta just got lucky, Ted. Vince Gallo probably underestimated the interest, and he missed hitting the last upbid trigger at the end to raise his ceiling until it was too late. Or, he is fat with the London 68 he bought in August for $8K and is not too hungry for more. Like I said, I know he could have buried me, and I suspect too many folks waited until the bitter last few seconds before hitting the trigger, lulled by the slow runup in the last few minutes of the auction. The third closest guy was a really nice guy from Italy, who did not go in aggressive enough or last-second enough.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:54 pm

Damn, Elys, nice buy! The bad news for me is I see you're going for those knobs from a '73 4001. They're the last step to my restoration, but now I'm guessing the price is going to fly like the wind in the final minutes? Oh well.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:08 pm

Hi Mark! Actually, you can get these on a BIN right now. They're cheap, like $40 or so. Just don't use the fifth knob (used for their guitar lines). Although they are not from 1973, and unless I am mistaken, they are pretty similar or even identical to a 1973 set. Seven knurls, the dot, the right shape, and perfect cover disc screenprinting. There is a very slight difference in the font and spacing in the screenprinting maybe, but not much.

And no, I probably won't snag those corroded ones from the salt-water flood 1973 that Rod parted-out. You can't polish away the corrosion without losing some of the black screenprinting, so they are not much good for use in a good restoration.

Here is the link, caveat emptor!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Standard-Control-Knobs_W0QQitemZ330080669136QQihZ014QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:36 pm

Ahh, you're the man. And I? I'm going for the corroded ones.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:51 pm

Here are factory bass knurled for $15. Why not get both these AND the corroded ones?

http://homer.netmar.com/~muscon2/ricpart.htm

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:37 pm

he scores!