4005 on eBay

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:52 am

Kinda surprised nobody has pointed out this baby yet:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2548001292&category=4713

Strange that a truss rod cover would be missing, but it looks pretty authentic. Any forum member is welcome to purchase it for me as a birthday present.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:22 am

It's in Rickenbackers for sale in this forum, they e-mailed me back and thought the serial numbers began with 1K, they thought it was May 69, that should be IE, maybe they misread the I as a 1. I don't know where they got May from though.

sneakers · Post by **sneakers** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 7:50 am

If it was a Fireglo in better shape I'd romp on it. It looks like it needs too much work for what they are asking.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 8:37 am

I kinda like the Jetglo, this is the first 4005 I have ever seen in that color. Fireglo is definitely better looking though.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:03 pm

Fretless!

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:04 pm

I had a '67 4005WB in Jetglo. I am going to see the bass in question tomorrow evening, he lives not too far from me. I'll let you guys know what I think of it.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:04 pm

OK, here's the scoop on the 4005FL: It is a real Rick, S/N IK***, made in Nov. '69; the fingerboard has been replaced with a slab of Rosewood with plastic inlays at the designated fret positions; the action is pretty high as the neck has a lot of bow in it that probably will be hard to adjust out, if you play URB perhaps this won't be an issue (see further comments); the nut is not original; the truss rod nuts are chewed up and there is wood carved out below them so this has been messed with; the fingerboard is separating from the neck down to around the 4th fret position and there is a crack in the neck on the treble side about 3 1/2 inches long; the TRC is long gone, it will never be found (he actually thinks he threw it away !); the neck PU is bent up a bit and it is mounted kind of funny; all the o-rings for the PUs are missing; some of the controls are wired backwards; all the pickguard screws are missing, it is only being held on by the thumbrest screws; many screws are rusted; there are a lot of extra holes in the body from various places where strap buttons were placed at different times and currenty has two Fender style buttons in the wrong place; the tailpiece end is attached at a funny angle; the body has a fair amount of dings here and there, plus a lot of buckle rash which does not go through the finish however; it does have original tuning keys and checker binding. Overall this bass is not worth anywhere near the asking price IMHO. It is a beater. The photos on eBay hide a lot of sins!

ricnvolved · Post by **ricnvolved** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:14 pm

Sounds like a perfect fixer-upper! Shucks!, are you hotshot do-it-yourselfers gonna let a few sandtraps scare you off??!! You chicken$*#% momma's boys oughta consider it a *privilege* to get that bass back in working order!

~LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL~

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:49 pm

jps,
Many thanks, not only for providing such detail, but also for taking the time to go check it out.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:26 am

I'll accept that challenge, click on my name, e-mail for address, no personal checks please.

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:32 am

To his credit, the seller did update the ad listing with some (although not all) of the information that Jeff passed along to him.

docbass · Post by **docbass** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:46 pm

Big surprise, it didn't sell!

ricnvolved · Post by **ricnvolved** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 1:26 pm

You do-it-yourself fixer-uppers around here missed out on a good opportunity.

docbass · Post by **docbass** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:04 pm

Hey, for $100 I'd take it off his hands. What a mess someone made of a great bass!